We Are a Family We Need Each Other

Life Group Agenda: May 2-8, 2021

Tacloban Bible Community

Welcome: (15 minutes)

 Please observe social distancing and make sure everyone wears a mask and keeps it
on. Please no snacks, because people take off their masks as they eat and this can
lead to transmission of Covid-19.
 Greet each person with excitement as they arrive. Give special attention to visitors.
 Do an icebreaker, or something fun, to make the group relaxed and get to know each
other better. You can have everyone tell something about themselves: favorite movie,
or vacation, or where they would like to live.

Worship: (10 minutes)

 Have someone open the meeting in Prayer.
 If someone in your Life Group can play an instrument, ask them to lead the group in
singing a couple songs that express our love for God.
 Remind people to focus their attention on what the songs are saying and on God.
 If you prefer not to sing, worship can be done through the sharing of things you are
thankful to God for. You could also read a Psalm or have each member that wants to,
share a favorite memory verse.

Word: (35minutes)
 Last week, we studied God’s promises to reward those who give generously.
Please share with the group what you have done since then, to make sure you
give God his share from what he has given to you.

 Today we are going to look at God’s instructions to all believers regarding their place in
the family of God. We will look at how God expects each of us to care for one another
in the church because we are a part of His family. We will also learn that we each have
a job to do in God’s family. Read John 1:12-13, Hebrews 13:1, Romans 12:3-5,
Galatians 6:10.

 Have someone summarize the Life Lesson from their notes.

 As you read the following verses, pay attention to the special relationship we have as
Christian brothers and sisters in the family of God. Read John 1:12-13, Hebrews 13:1,
I Corinthians 12:26. Please give some examples of how - like in a biological
family, you have experienced family care from other Believers. You could also
give examples of how we should treat our brothers and sisters in the Lord.
(Weddings are family affairs but many times those getting married get a lot of help from
their brothers and sisters at church. Funerals are also family affairs but our brothers
and sisters in the Lord often help us. In making significant life choices we do get advice
from our human family but often we also get advice from other Believers who have
experience in the area of our question or choice.)
  Of course, the more active we are in a church the closer we will feel with other
members. Read Hebrews 10:24-25. One of the negative effects of Covid restrictions is
that it has caused some people to only attend church online. Though we can learn
truths from church online, it is not the same as attending church in person. What are
some of the advantages of attending church in person over simply watching a
church service online? (There is no one to ask you how you are doing in church
online. There are no opportunities for you to help others or to do a ministry when you
attend church online. When you attend church face to face, you will be encouraged
through worshiping God in community. You do not see your other Life Group members
and talk with them in church online.)

 It is normal for our lives to have up and down times, but this past year of having
restricted lives has caused many people to become depressed. Read I Thessalonians
5:11, I Corinthians 12:26, I Peter 3:8. Who are some people God may want you to
visit or make a video call to this week in order to encourage them? (People who
have lost income or a job or a loved one are in need of encouragement. People who
are separated from loved ones because of Covid are in need of encouragement.)

 Each of us were born into a human family. Families are not all the same, but in most
families, there are different jobs that each member has that benefits the entire family.
Read Romans 12:3-5. At TBC, members also have jobs for the benefit of their spiritual
family. Some are ushers who welcome people, some play instruments in the band,
some sing with the back-up team, some lead LIFE Groups, some do the calling and
inviting for LIFE Groups, some do the icebreaker for their LIFE Group. Please share
with the group what abilities God has given you which you could use for the
benefit of the family of God. (Life Groups are a good place to practice an ability before
doing something in the Church.)

 God did not create you to simply enjoy others helping you. God made us so that we
could do good things to benefit others. Read Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 2:10. There
are many different kinds of good things we can do to help others. You could take
someone who has been confined to their home for months on an outing, you could
teach someone to play an instrument, you could go sing songs to people who are
discouraged, you could help a child with their module and teach them the skills they are
intended to learn from it. You could share the message of salvation with someone.
Please think about what good works God may want you to do this week and share
it with the group. There may be some others in the group who might want to help
you do it. (Consider doing something special for a young person or possibly for an old
person. Consider doing something special for one of the staff at the church.)

Work: (20 minutes)

 Talk within your group if there is someone that your group should help this week. We
are to be the family of God so we should care for each other.
 Divide into groups of two or three and share about how you want to be prayed for in this
area of giving to God.