Friends: Glad To Be Together | Week One

Welcome to the FRIENDS group study! The Discovery Bible Study method used here is a simple set of questions to help you and a few others look at a passage of the Bible and hear from God. No matter your experience level with the Bible, working through these questions with others can help you discover, do, and share what God is telling you right now. Each week of the study should take around 90 minutes total, although each group will vary slightly. Do whatever works best for you and your people!

This first week will look a little bit different. Before jumping into some Biblical friendships, spend some time setting some goals and discussing some expectations together! There is always so much potential and expectation that comes along with a community pursuing Jesus together. We know God is up to something when he brings people together, and we want to discover what that is with one another.

Below are a few helpful questions to ponder as we look at the beginning of the church, the first group of Christians to ever come together! There is so much to learn from these early followers of Jesus. We will look together at a passage that showcases the earliest Christian group and ask some good questions to think about how our group, family, friend group, or community of any kind can look like these early followers in all the best ways.

BEFORE READING, ASK THESE TWO QUESTIONS:

1. What led you to this group of people you are part of? (Could be a small group, family, friends, etc.)

2. What are your hopes for this group of people?

NOW READ ACTS 2:42-47

3. What can our group not afford to miss from Acts 2?

4. What was the end result of community in the early church?

5. How do you see friendship modeled in this passage?

6. How will we think well about how our group might add to our number and invite others to discover Jesus with us?

  • What will we do now that will help us multiply this group in the future?

7. What will our group commit to together in response to what we’ve read?

  • What will your part individually be?

FriendsKASEY SMITH