Sermon Based Small Group Lessons
Time
Left on the Clock
2008 June 15
Dr. Les Hughes
Opening Question
(New groups: Share
your name and the answer to the following question.)
Burger King
started us in the wrong direction with the slogan “Have it Your Way.” Consumerism is now very prominent in our
society. How do you think people
have brought this in to the church?
(and what is wrong with that?)
Read the focal passage.
Focus Passage
“Do not
let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would
have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and
take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You
know the way to the place where I am going."
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know
where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
Jesus
answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.
Digging for Truth
1. Christ was talking about his departure
when He said, “Do not let your heart be troubled.” How can we keep from being troubled by
the departure of a loved one?
Life-lesson
number one: Do not fear.
2. Pastor Les stated that we have choices
about how we live our lives. What
is there in the past that you’d have done differently? What keeps us from doing all the right
things now?
3. Death is a part of God’s overall
plan. Pastor Les shared about
tombstones with funny comments. Seriously, what would you like your tombstone to say if you could
sum it up in one short phrase?
Psalm
90:10 the
length of our days is 70 or 80 years.
4. Life-Lesson Number Two said, “Ease the minds of the people closest to
me.” What are some ways we can do this?
5. Life-Lesson Number
Three is “Make the wisest investments.”
What are the things that we need to invest in?
(spiritual life, family, friends, etc.)
6. Life-Lesson Number Four is “Make attempts to reconcile fragmented
relationships.“ What relationships in your life
need repair now? What are some good
first steps to reconcile relationships?
7.
Life-Lesson Number Five is “Emulate the character of our Jesus
Christ every day.”
What are the benefits of doing this? How can we do this?
a. Make certain
of your own salvation
b. Serve your
family and others.
8.
Life-Lesson Number Six is “Honor your earthly father with gratitude
and respect.“ How
can we do this?
Eph.
6:1 says
Children obey your parents in the Lord.
9. Tell the group about your dad.
Closing Thought
We need to live our lives
with the end in mind. What are some
things we can do this week to begin living a life with no regrets?