Questions for week March 13th - 19th

Baptism and Communion Night

1) Just for Fun: Have you ever forgotten to set your clocks ahead or back an hour for Daylight Savings Time? If yes, were you late to work, church, etc.?

2) What has been your experience with communion in church prior to CCA (did you participate in it, understand it, etc.)?

3) If you knew you had only one last meal on this earth (as Jesus did at the Last Supper) whom would you spend that time with and what would you eat?

Read Luke 22:7-27

What dynamics take place during Christ's and the disciple's last meal together?

Obviously, the disciples didn't understand the importance of this night. They argued about who would be the greatest among them. Jesus tells them the greatest among them are the ones that take the lowest rank. Christ demonstrated an attitude of servanthood always. When it comes to serving others, do you feel you are more Christlike or more 'self'-like? In what ways can you become more of a server to others?

4) Do you feel you are putting God first in every area of your life? (You don't have to be specific with your answer)  Why do you fell you struggle with putting God first in this area?  How does focusing back on the Cross and Christ's death help us give every area of our life to Him? (Answers could be- Because of his death I don't have to be bond by this sin, addiction, etc...)

5) What is the greatest thing you are looking forward to in heaven? (Seeing loved ones that have gone before, etc.)

6) Misconceptions about baptism are common in church. Have any of these misconceptions about baptism been a part of your thinking? And was there something in your past that led you to think that way?

•       Baptism as a way to wash away sin.

•       Baptism administered to infants.

•       Baptism as a means of salvation.

•       Baptism by some other method than immersion.

•       Baptism prior to genuine conversion.

•       Baptism for the dead.

•       Baptism is not very significant. 

7) Read Matthew 28:18-20. 

•       Why do you think baptism is part of our mandate to make disciples and teach them to observe Jesus’ commandments? 

•       What would you say to someone who claims to be a follower of Christ yet has no intension of being baptized? 

8) Read Romans 6:3-11. 

•       How many times do these verses reference “death”? 

•       Who’s death? How is dying symbolic of our conversion to Christ? 

•       What dies when we are saved? What do you do with an old man who dies? 

•       How does baptism picture this process? 

9) If you have been baptized, share your baptism story. (If someone has never been baptized, encourage them to pray about taking part in our next Baptism Service in July.)

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