Small Group Notes for 27th September 2026
N.B. Sermon can be heard via our website and YouTube channel and the Paper Service version is on our website: https://parishofmedsteadandfourmarks.co.uk/online-church/paper-services/
Read and Reflect: Revelation 19:6-9 & Mark 2:18-22
- How do you feel about being part of the bride of God?
- How does it further our understanding of God's love?
Look at the story of Hosea (chapter 1 and 3). This shows the prophet exemplifying God's relationship with his people - choosing a bride, he knows to be adulterous, and forgiving and continuing to love her, after betrayal.
- In what ways does the church (globally, nationally, and even locally) betray God? What do we prioritize above Him?
Jesus rejects the perfomative piety displayed by the pharisees and shows that our actions should be driven by our relationship and responses to Him.
- What would the church look like if we responded to and reveled in the love and delight of our God?