DEFINING MOMENTS

Lifegroup Guide – Week Nine

“God”

INTRO

1. How have you seen our infinitely perfect God at work this week?

2. Do you have a favorite analogy, or image, of the Trinity? What is it, and why does it
connect with you?

REVIEW

There is only one God and He is infinitely perfect. He created all that we see and don’t see.
He is the Creator. He exists in as the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In
Sunday’s analogy of the vine, the Father is the root, the Son (Jesus) is the vine, the Holy
Spirit is the sap, and we are the branches. It is important for us to abide (or live) in the
vine of Christ, so we can be full of the Holy Spirit and produce much fruit for the Kingdom
of God.

READ – Matthew 28:19

3. The words “Father, Son and Holy Spirit” were used in early Christian baptisms and other
forms of worship (including prayer), prior to the Trinity being “defined” by theologians.
Why was this important to early Christians?

4. What differentiates the Christian God from other gods and religions?

5. Do you start or end your prayers in the name of the “Father, Son and Holy Spirit”? Why
or why not?

READ – John 1:1-4 and John 1:14.

6. Is it possible for Jesus, “the Word”, to have existed before he was born on earth? If so,
why is it important to our Christian faith?
 7. According to John 1:3, Jesus created the “all things”. Does an image of “Jesus as
Creator”, change your thoughts about Jesus? Why or why not?

8. Why is Jesus’ divinity important to your faith? In other words, why is it important that
Jesus is part of the Holy Trinity and how does it affect your walk with God?

READ – Mark 1:9-11.

9. Why was it significant for the Holy Spirit to be present at Jesus’ baptism?

10. Discuss what John saw that day. Do you believe John recognized that each person,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, where a part of the Trinity? If you were present at Jesus’
baptism, would you have noticed?

11. How has the scene of Jesus’ baptism affected your faith journey?

READ – John 15:5-6.

12. Why is it important to “abide” in the vine of Christ?

13. Where are you in the “vine analogy” of the Trinity? Are you connected to the vine? Do
you sometimes “disconnect”?

14. What happens if we are branches which are not connected to the vine?

15. Discuss how you can best prevent producing “artificial fruit” (mentioned at the end of
Tim’s message). What is “artificial fruit”? Have you produced any lately?