Read Romans 12:2. How might unthinking conformity to the world’s
way of celebrating Christmas be stifling to the spiritual growth you
might otherwise experience during the season? What are some of the
best means you know of for cultivating spiritual growth for you and your
family during the Christmas season?
Week of November 13, 2016
Message 1: “Help for Your Christmas Holiday”
Romans 14:5-6a
Memory Verses:
One person thinks that some days should be set aside as holy and
another thinks that each day is pretty much like any other. There are
good reasons either way. So, each person is free to follow the
convictions of conscience. What’s important in all this is that if you
keep a holy day, keep it for God’s sake…
Romans 14:5-6a
Open: What do you like most about the ways your family observes
Christmas? What would you most like to change? Why?
Read 1 John 3:18. Discuss some practical ways that you can express
love to others at Christmas that go beyond gift-giving or greeting card
writing.
What do you think your spouse, children or loved ones need most
during the Christmas season? What are some practical ways that you
can provide it?
Study: Read Romans 14:5-6a.
If you knew that you were really free to design your Christmas holiday
observance in a way that (1) conformed to your personal convictions,
(2) satisfied your personal preferences, and (3) still honored the Lord,
what would it end up looking like?
Read James 2:14-16, and Matthew 25:31-40. What ideas do these
passages elicit in your mind for serving those most in need of your
generosity at Christmas?
Since there is no command in the Bible to observe a holiday honoring
the birth of Jesus, is there any reason--in your opinion—to observe one?
Why or why not?
What will you intentionally do differently this Christmas to keep the day
for God’s sake?
Read Romans 12:2. How might unthinking conformity to the world’s
way of celebrating Christmas be stifling to the spiritual growth you
might otherwise experience during the season? What are some of the
best means you know of for cultivating spiritual growth for you and your
family during the Christmas season?
Week of November 13, 2016
Message 1: “Help for Your Christmas Holiday”
Romans 14:5-6a
Memory Verses:
One person thinks that some days should be set aside as holy and
another thinks that each day is pretty much like any other. There are
good reasons either way. So, each person is free to follow the
convictions of conscience. What’s important in all this is that if you
keep a holy day, keep it for God’s sake…
Romans 14:5-6a
Open: What do you like most about the ways your family observes
Christmas? What would you most like to change? Why?
Read 1 John 3:18. Discuss some practical ways that you can express
love to others at Christmas that go beyond gift-giving or greeting card
writing.
What do you think your spouse, children or loved ones need most
during the Christmas season? What are some practical ways that you
can provide it?
Study: Read Romans 14:5-6a.
If you knew that you were really free to design your Christmas holiday
observance in a way that (1) conformed to your personal convictions,
(2) satisfied your personal preferences, and (3) still honored the Lord,
what would it end up looking like?
Read James 2:14-16, and Matthew 25:31-40. What ideas do these
passages elicit in your mind for serving those most in need of your
generosity at Christmas?
Since there is no command in the Bible to observe a holiday honoring
the birth of Jesus, is there any reason--in your opinion—to observe one?
Why or why not?
What will you intentionally do differently this Christmas to keep the day
for God’s sake?