Micro-Church - Week 19
The main themes over the last two weeks has been repentance and re-aligning our hearts with God. We see how quick God is to restore relationship both with Jonah and with Nineveh when they submitted their lives to Him. God delights in giving us His best. The Holy Spirit is constantly at work drawing us closer to Jesus, and transforming our lives to look more like his. Our last Micro-Church together we discussed Jesus as the good shepherd who would speak to us as he leads us. This week, we will continue in that thought process, discussing how the Holy Spirit works in the lives of believers to guide us in day to day life.
John 16:6–15 (NKJV)
6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
Discovery Bible Study
What do you notice about the relationship between the Father, the Son (Jesus is speaking in this passage), and the Holy Spirit?
What do you notice about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers?
Consider these verses:
1 Corinthians 2:9–12 (NKJV)
9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
What do you notice about a person who spends time gaining wisdom from the Holy Spirit?
What are some practical ways that we can adjust our lives to become more sensitive to the Holy Spirit teaching us?
A current trend is the "75 Hard" or "75 Medium". Basically it is 75 days of a disciplined routine.
What would happen if your Micro-Church implemented a period of time where you committed to practice a Spiritual discipline?
(These don't have to be difficult to achieve, but simply consistent practices. Discuss possibilities.)
Personally, is there an adjustment you would be willing to implement to better align your life to hear from the Holy Spirit consistently? Discuss.
