11.30.25 Huddle
Opening Discussion
- What was a highlight from your Thanksgiving weekend?
Read and Discuss
1 Corinthians 11:17-22
17 Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you. 20 When you come together, then, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21 For at the meal, each one eats his own supper. So one person is hungry while another gets drunk! 22 Don’t you have homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you in this matter!
- Why does Paul say in verse 19 that there must be factions among them?
- What are some good and necessary divisions/groups/factions in the church today?
- What are some negative and hurtful divisions/groups/factions in the church today?
- How should people take the Lord’s supper together?
- Why were those that had means not helping those that were poor?
- How does this happen in the church today?
- What are some practices in the church today that may make those who are poor seem less important?
James 2:14-16
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?
Acts 9:36
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works and acts of charity.
Acts 10:3-4
3 About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.” 4 Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord?”
The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.”
- What do these passages tell us about taking care of those in need?
- Why should our faith drive us to take care of the poor?
- How does God view acts of charity?
- This Christmas season, what are some ways you can help those less fortunate than you?
- What are some ways you can practice gratitude this month?
Discipleship Questions
- What is something specific you can do to help someone in need this month?
- How will you find out more information about this?
- Who is someone that you can bring along with you in this endeavor?
- How can you share the gospel with others in need this season?
- What are some ways you need help this season?
Memorize it!
James 2:14- What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him?
Prayer TACOS
Thanksgiving: How has the Lord helped you when you’ve been in need? Spend some time thanking Him for that?
Amazement: Worship the Lord for being the great provider.
Confession: When have you had the opportunity to help someone, but didn’t? Confess to those things and ask the Lord to forgive you.
Others: Who is someone you know is in need this season? Pray that the Lord would show you ways to help them that will honor God in the process.
Self: What are some things that bother you, or hang ups you may have, about helping the poor? Talk to the Lord about those things and ask Him to give you discernment when you help others, as well as a soft heart to those in need.