Some people feel that one’s faith is a private matter whilst others feel “sharing of faith” is a vital and natural part of our relationship with God. This talk is aimed at helping you understand how and why you should tell others

PERSONAL REFLECTION

Read John 4:1-26

1. What do we know about the woman?
2. How did Jesus initiate the conversation / contact? (v. 7)
3. How did Jesus present the gospel?

Why did he present it like this to her? (vv. 10, 13, 14)

1. What does he mean by ‘living water’ / ‘springs of water welling up to eternal life’?
2. Why does she start talking about ‘mountains’? (v. 20)
3. What does Jesus do about the red herring?
4. What does it mean to be ‘presented with Jesus’? (v. 26)

There are many forms of gathering as people in the life of the Church. This week, Steve unpacks the purpose and significance of the church, in our walk with Him.

In this talk we look at various scriptures on how all believers can be filled with the Holy Spirit.

In this message we unpack Who the Holy Spirit is, and what He does - in and through us.

This week we aim to help you see that God has a wonderful plan for your life.

PERSONAL REFLECTION

Proverbs 16:1-9 (NIV)

1. What conditions does God attach to guiding us? (vv. 3, 5, 7)

• Confide in God
• No room for pride or independence
• Obedience

1. What promises of success does he offer? (vv. 6b-8)

• Avoidance of evil
• Peaceful life

1. How does this picture compare with your own experience?

1. With so much confusion in the world, how do we know that God can handle it? (v. 1, 4, 9)

• God is sovereign
• He is in control

If God knows our needs, why should we pray about them? What is the value of prayer?

PERSONAL REFLECTION

Read and reflect on the lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:5-13

1. Do verses 5-6 suggest that it’s wrong to pray in public? What is Jesus really getting at?

• Need for sincerity

1. What can you do to reduce the distractions that get in the way of your time alone with God? (v.6)

• Need for secrecy

1. What are the differences between pagan and Christian prayer? (v.7)
2. What is the difference between the repetition in prayer that Jesus denounces and the persistence in prayer that he recommends? (v.7)

• Need for simplicity

1. How could you apply the requests of the Lord’s Prayer more to your own life?

• Need for more structure

1. Take time to talk about any answers to prayer that you have seen recently.

The Bible is a book that comes alive to Christ-Followers. This week we will look at how and why you should read the Bible.

PERSONAL REFLECTION

Read the following passages

Mark 4:1-8 & Mark 4:13-20 and reflect on the following point outlined below:

The hard-hearted (v.4, 15)

1. What was the problem?
2. What is the difference between hearing the word and responding?
3. Can you think of a time when you read the bible or listened to a sermon, but it made little or no impact on your life?

The faint-hearted (v.5-6; 16-17)

1. What was the problem?
2. What sort of things do you think Jesus meant by ‘trouble’ and ‘persecution’ (opposition)?
3. What do you think the roots are?
4. Roots cannot be seen – the things we do in secret, such as Bible reading, prayer, giving,etc.

The half-hearted (v.7, 18)

1. What was the problem?
2. How long did it take for the problem to become apparent?
3. How do we prevent issues such as the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desire for other things from choking the word?

The whole-hearted (v.8, 20)

1. What does God promise to those who persevere?
2. What do you think the crop is?

This week we look at how you can be sure you about your faith in Jesus

PERSONAL REFLECTION

READ 1 Peter 1:3-8 (NIV)

1. What do you think Peter means by ‘new birth’? (v.3)
2. What does the future hold for Christians? (v.4)

       (Compare hopes of the world)

1. How can we be so sure about the future?

• Resurrection
• Shielded by God’s power (v.5)

1. In what light should we see our problems?

• Relative shortness (v.6)
• Their purpose (v.7)

1. What do we learn from verse 8 about our relationship with Jesus Christ?

• Our love for him
• The joy

This week we are looking at the problem of sin, God’s solution and result of Jesus’ death.

PERSONAL REFLECTION

READ Luke 15:11-24 and reflect on the questions below

1. Why do you think that the son decided to leave home?

What was he hoping for?

• ‘Wild living’ (v.13)
• ‘Give me’ (v.11 selfishness/sin)

1. What was life like in the far country?

• Wasting his life (v.13)
• Began to see the need (v.14)
• Severe Famine (v.14)
• Hunger (v.15)
• Loneliness (v.15)

1. How does this compare with your experience of life?

1. What made him decide to go home?

• Thinks about situation
• ‘He came to his senses’ (v.17)

1. What does he decide to do?

• Act of the will (v.18)
• Action (v.20-24)

1. What does the picture of the father tell us about what God is like?

• (vv.20-24)

PERSONAL REFLECTION

This week we explore the evidence regarding the historical claims of Jesus Christ

Knowing Jesus is absolutely central to the meaning of human life, for it is only in the context of an intimate, personal relationship with Him that we experience eternal life.

As you react on the question “Who is Jesus?”, take a look at the videos below of others who have experienced Jesus in their circumstance.