Small Groups

The Church: What is it? The Church (the body of Christ on earth) is God’s idea. Ephesians 4:11-16 Introduction Paul writes that our citizenship is in Heaven (Philippians 3:20). This means that every Christian has dual citizenship. So even though we live on earth we must recognize that we have some peculiarities that should mark…

Higher Ground: The Work of the Spirit Read Galatians 3:2-3 Introduction The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead. The Godhead consists of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. He is the executor of God’s will on earth. In the book of Genesis Chapter 1 we are introduced to the Spirit…

Higher Ground: Solutions to Intractable Problems Read Matthew 17:14-21 Introduction In our passage, we read about the man who had a child with a spirit that always put the child in harm’s way (see vs 15-16). Jesus concluded by saying that problems, such as this one in the passage, can only be resolved by adding…

Higher Ground for you Read Matthew 17:1-9 Introduction There is no doubt that the experience of Jesus’ glorious transformation on the mountain before Peter, James and John left an undenialble mark in their lives. Later on Peter, a leading Apostle, makes a pointed reference to this experience in his epistle in 2 Peter 1:16-18. The…

Where is Your Faith? Read Luke 18:8, 2 Corinthians 13:5 Introduction The scripture as most believers are aware defines faith in Hebrews 11:1 as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”   Jesus asked the question; “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Consecutive…

Read Isaiah 53:3-5, 1 Timothy 3:16 Introduction In daily conversations, the sentence “against all odds” is used to convey victory in spite of difficult circumstances. Do you sometimes feel that the odds are stacked against you? (Please discuss for few minutes with examples of what this feels like) Jesus had many odds stacked against Him.…

Introduction Read 2 Timothy 4:16-22 A betrayal is defined as an act of disloyalty. As much as we agree that friendships are important and God designed. It is also true that betrayal does happen.   Paul the apostle testified of his own experience of betrayal in the famous words “no one stood with me…but the…

Scripture Reading: John 15:13-17, Isaiah 41:8 Introduction Friendship is one of the great gifts of life. It is the highest form of relationship between two or more people. Jesus the Son of God proves this by conferring friendship on His disciples after they had been with Him for a while. More so we see God…

Introduction Finding and enjoying personal peace People travel far and wide to find locations that are isolated in order to enjoy peace. The peace that Jesus gives is deep seated within our spirit and therefore travels with us everywhere. It stems from making peace with God. It is more important to receive and grow in…

Introduction Grace and Peace are essential foundations of our Christian faith. It is by “grace we have been saved through faith…” Ephesians 2:8-9. God’s grace is His unmerited favour towards us. When we come to know Jesus personally, we have “made peace with God.” Romans 5:1. Paul in all but one of his letters to…