Getting Started
- Make Sure everyone knows everyones name.
- Would you rather vomit on your hero or have your hero vomit on you?
- Would you rather have a sing-off with Ariana Grande or a dance-off with Rihanna?
- Would you rather have a pause or a rewind button in your life?
- Would you rather always have a full phone battery or a full gas tank?
Digging In
- What was Jesus implying when he said, I am the true vine? (verse 1)
- Jesus says we are the branches. What is our responsibility in bearing fruit?
- If we don’t remain in Jesus…what can we do? What does the text say?
- How does our ability to remain (or abide) in him effect our prayers?
Discuss
- What does it mean to remain in the love of Jesus? (verse 9)
- What part does obedience play in our ability to remain in Him?
- Verse 12 My command is this: love each other as I have loved you. Two parts: 1) How do you experience the love of Jesus in the everyday of life? What is Jesus calling us to as it relates to loving others? (hint: Verse 13 – Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (Bonus: What does it look like to lay down our lives for our friends? Double Bonus: What must we resist in order to love like Jesus loved?
Prayer
Spend time praying for one another.