Genesis 6-9 Discussion Guide
Sermon date: Feb. 26, 2023 Passage: Genesis 6-9
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here are a few things your group needs to know!
Parenting Classes
Are you a tired parent? Feel like you're messing up? Desire a better vision for discipline in your home? You're not alone!
At Citylight Bennington, children are dedicated through the commissioning of their parents, who commit to care for their children in ways that introduce them to the person and work of Jesus. This involves a 4-week Zoom class that explores “Parenting by the Book” in a cohort with other parents of like mind and faith. You can see the dates below!
*This class is best for parents with kids ages newborn through pre-teen.
*You must be able to attend at least three classes.
Class Dates (on Zoom):
Sunday, March 5, 2023 - 2pm-3pm
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 2pm-3pm
Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 2pm-3pm
Sunday March 26, 2023 - 2pm-3pm
Upon completion of the classes:
Parent Commissioning on Sunday, April 2, 2023 - in-service during the worship gathering
Register at clb.church under “Upcoming”
Easter Baptism Classes
Do you have questions about baptism? Have you been baptized? Do you wonder if you should be baptized again?
We are offering a baptism Zoom class to talk about what baptism is, why it matters, and how we do it here at CLB to prepare us for our Easter Sunday Baptism Celebration April 9, 2023!
We will have the same class offered:
-Sunday, Mar. 26th, 2023 from 1:00pm-1:30pm
-Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 from 1:00pm-1:30pm
*Choose which class you want to register for, and then you will receive a Zoom link for the class!
Student Ministry Retreat
April 14th-15th at Camp Carol Joy Holling (Hotel Theodore)
Students! Join us for our VERY FIRST Student Spring Retreat! Come and enjoy a weekend of worship, games, food and fun! Our speaker Ben Phillips from Dare2Share Ministries will talk on the topic: “Full Send - going all in for Jesus!”
Cost is $60 per student and that will cover food (dinner Friday night, breakfast Saturday morning and lunch Saturday) and lodging.
Students who bring friends will be entered into a raffle first night of retreat! Retreat will be at Camp Carol Joy Holling at The Hotel Theodore.
Register at clb.church under “Upcoming”
WHAT IS THIS FOR? WHERE ARE WE GOING TOGETHER?
Remind your group that City Groups exist to…
Apply God’s Word to our everyday lives through the power of the Holy Spirit
Multiply faithful disciples who make more disciples of Jesus Christ
PRAY
Ask if anyone would like to open up in prayer and ask God to bless your time together
STORY
Break the ice with a testimony..
Someone shares their salvation story
Or someone shares a celebration of God’s goodness in the past week
VISION FOR THIS DISCUSSION
God’s created beings begin to turn away from Him and start their own rebellion by living apart from Him and His goodness. They decide what is good in their own eyes instead and begin building their own new perverted race, corrupted rules, and broken kingdom.
It gets to the point where God is sorry for ever creating them. His heart is broken. In His justice, He sends a great flood to wipe out His evil-corrupted creation. But in His mercy, He spares one man, Noah, and His family. He counts Noah as righteous due to Noah’s faith. God tells Noah to build an ark for his family and pairs of animals in order to survive the flood. Noah does what God says and lives.
Mankind seems to have a fresh start. But it doesn’t take long until Noah and his family turn away from God and turn right back to sin. The curse of sin only continues to spiral, along with man’s need for salvation from it.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PASSAGE
Read Genesis 6:5–22, 7:6–10, 7:24–8:5 to provide an overview for this study.
Spend time talking about the reasons for the flood.
-Do you think God was patient or impatient with mankind before the flood?
-What are your thoughts about God’s patience today?
When you consider that there were only eight survivors of the Flood, why do you think no one heeded Noah’s warning message over a span of 120 years? Why do you think so many people today choose to disregard God’s grace and mercy?
Does it seem to you that the culture in Noah’s day is not very different from our culture today? In what ways are people living a “business as usual” life with no thought of eternity? How should we respond to this?
How do we experience God’s grace and mercy today? How are you personally experiencing God’s grace and mercy in your own life? How should we respond to this?
PRAYER
PRAY ‘TACOS’ after collecting prayer requests
Thanksgiving - “Father, thank you…”
Adoration - “Father, you are…”
Confession - “Father, I confess…”
Others - “Father, I pray for…”
Self - “Father, please help me…”
*If size or group dynamics seem to hinder prayer, consider dividing into groups of men/women or groups of 3-4 to reduce barriers to praying out loud
DON’T FORGET
Re-confirm schedule
Urgent needs for serving in the church
We need Citylight Kids volunteers! Email Trish at trish@citylightbennington.church to volunteer today!
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Plan serving opportunity and put it in everyone’s calendar