Small Group Notes for 2nd March 2025
N.B. Sermon can be heard via our website and YouTube channel and the Paper Service version is on our website.
Read and Reflect: Isaiah 5:1-7 & Mark 12:1-12
Questions:
God is the creator and owner of the vineyard; the Jewish leaders and us all are the tenants.
- God shows extraordinary patience to the ‘tenants.’
- How does kindness affect us? (see 2 Peter 3:9 and Romans 2:4)
- How might we show God’s kindness to others, thereby sharing the Gospel with them?
- God requires his ‘share’ and holds the ‘tenants’ accountable?
- What does this mean for us as Christians?
- How can we share this sobering thought with those not following Christ, whilst keeping the news good? (see question 1b)
- God seeks fruitfulness.
- Lent begins on Wednesday; how might we use this time to grow more/better fruit? (See Galatians 5:22-23; John 15:1-12; Matthew 7:15-20 and Matthew 13:18-23)