By Dan Lentz 1. Distribute sheets of paper and ask group members to draw a series of stick figures representing the various people groups they routinely come in contact with (children, the elderly, Caucasian, Hispanic, wealthy, poor, and so on). Then ask group members to show and explain their papers to the rest of […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Appoint someone to write on a white board or large piece of paper. Then ask the group to shout out current news headlines until you have a dozen or so headlines on a list everyone can see. Go around the group and ask each person, “Which headline stirs up a […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Think back to the first time someone close to you died. What was it like for you? Did you occasionally visit the gravesite? Read John 20:1-10, 19, 20. 2. When John, Peter, and Mary visited Jesus’ empty tomb, they were not immediately able to discern what had happened […]
Queations and Answers for Small GroupsBy Dan Lentz 1. Talk about a time when you were falsely accused of a wrongdoing or took the punishment for someone else’s wrong. How did it feel to be falsely judged? Read John 18:28-38. 2. Do you see differences in the way the Jewish leaders were […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Have each group member take a blank sheet of paper and make three columns labeled “relationships,” “experiences,” and “practices.” Then list three or four significant items in each relevant column. (As examples, in the relationship column a person might include parent, child, spouse, and friend; the experience column might include […]
