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Living Hope - Session 1
Conversation starter
Discuss some or all of the following questions: You wake up to a bank error in your favour! You have £1 million that cannot be given back. What do you do now? How would you describe the hope your friends and neighbours have for the future? How would you complete this sentence: “The hope for the future of the people in the UK is…”?
Reading Scripture Together
Read the passage aloud together Revelation 21:1-5 What is the Spirit highlighting to you in this passage today? How does this passage describe the biblical future hope? “I am making all things new” – how do you understand this?
Video - The Clay Pot Story
Discussion Questions
Discuss some or all of the following questions: What stands out to you from this story? What does it say to you about “All Things New”? What do you feel in response to this story for your context today?
Video
Creation, De-creation, Re-creation
Response
Ask some or all of the following questions: What do you find helpful about the framework? In what ways can you see de-creation at work in our world? How does the Christian hope change our perspective on the areas of de-creation we see in the world? With regard to re-creation: what aspects of Christian hope are realised now, and what aspects are for the future?
Prayer
Listen to the song ‘Living Hope’ by Phil Wickham. Take some time to pray prayers of thanks. Thank God for what this living hope means for you. Pray into areas of de-creation you see around you.