LIFE's Group Study Resources
Now and Not Yet – Ps Ashari McGaw – Sunday 29 September 2024
This week, Ps Ashari McGaw speaks on the tension of ‘Now and Not Yet’. The question we should be asking ourselves is not ‘Are we willing?’ but instead ‘What is keeping us stuck in-between now and not yet?’ God wants to redeem these areas by meeting us where we are at — speaking purpose and promise over us. However, there are two common traps we can fall into which can stop us from engaging in the promises of God. We can either disqualify ourselves from the purposes of God or elevate ourselves to the position of God.
Christ Centred Community – Ps Dan McGaw – Sunday 22 September 2024
This week, Ps Dan McGaw shares the importance of a Christ-centred Community. Community is not an optional aspect of our faith; it is a vital component to our spiritual formation. Christ-centred community is one of the greatest ways we can reveal Christ to others. God’s plan wasn’t that we may sit together on a Sunday but that we may be knit together every day of the week.
Living on Purpose – Ps Dan McGaw – Sunday 15 September 2024
This week off the back of our ‘Why?” Series, Campus Pastor, Dan McGaw asks the question what does it mean to live on purpose? He has always had a purpose for you, in fact, he has created us all in mind of what He has purposed us for. Our purpose is that we may see His kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So, are we living for earth or are we living for heaven?
WHY Jesus – Ps Scott Thornton – Sunday 9 September 2024
Summary and questions from our Founding Pastors, Ps Paul & Maree de Jong, who brought a powerful message sharing their testimony and what they’ve discovered is the pathway to peace when we find ourselves troubled.
Summary and questions from our Founding Pastor, Ps Paul de Jong, who brought a powerful message of hope as he opened the series – Common Cents. He showed us how to discover and walk in the pathway of financial freedom that God has in store for us, through stewarding, seeding, saving and spending.
Summary and questions from LIFE Nz's Ps Scott Thornton, who continued out WHY series on WHY Jesus. This week, we ask, ‘Why Jesus?’ Many people have searched through various religions and ideologies to find peace, meaning, and fulfilment. However, these paths often fall short because they are human constructs designed to help us make sense of our lives.
Summary and questions from LIFE Melbourne Lead Pastor, Craig Clark, continues our new series as we explore the ‘why’ not just the ‘what’ around the most fundamental aspects of our faith. This week, we ask, ‘Why Faith?’ as we look at why faith is a vital element of our Christian life. Before faith, we are just simply existing. A step of faith brings us to life but continuing to walk in faith keeps us living. When we take a step of faith we are inviting God into that area of our life. For every hurdle we face in life, there is a heavenly outcome.
Summary and questions from Ps Dan McGaw as he continues our new series as we explore the ‘why’ not just the ‘what’ around the most fundamental aspects of our faith. This week, we ask, ‘Why Suffering?’ as we look at why suffering exists and how it fits into our Christian Walk. Suffering can be defined as living between what we thought would be and the reality of what is. Suffering was not supposed to be our reality, however when sin first entered the world so did suffering. The suffering and pain that was meant to sabotage our spiritual formation is actually the secret to our spiritual formation. Suffering is an opportunity, it can be taken or thrown away. Suffering takes what is head knowledge to heart knowledge, it prunes what is unproductive or diseased, it deepens our dependence on God and shows others the reality of Jesus.
Summary and questions from Senior Pastor Luke de Jong. This week, we ask, ‘Why the Bible?’ as we look at the importance of the Bible, not just as a historical document but as the living word of God. The Bible isn’t just a collection of ancient stories it is God’s revelation to us, a guide for our lives and a means to know Him more intimately. Despite this diversity, it presents a unified story of God's plan for humanity, culminating in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible is not
just informative but transformative, designed to change our hearts and lives.
WHY Worship? – Ps Dan McGaw – Sunday 4 August 2024
WHY Forgive? – Ps Dan McGaw – Sunday 28 July 2024
WHY Surrender? – Ps Jacob Meinel – Sunday 21 July 2024
Summary and questions from Ps Jacob Meinel,who spoke on the second week of our ‘Why’ series, tackling Why Surrender and we are not called to be a self-sufficient people, but a God-sufficient people.
Pathway to Peace – Ps Paul & Maree de Jong – Sunday 16 June 2024
Summary and questions from Ps Dan McGaw on "WHY Worship?" We are beings who were created to worship. It is an expression of our deepest affection and reverence for God. Our worship will reveal the condition of our hearts, realigning us and shifting our focus back to where it should be.
WHY Forgive? – Ps Dan McGaw – Sunday 28 July 2024
Summary and questions from Ps Dan McGaw. This week we unpack ‘Why as believers should we forgive?’ The cost of unforgiveness is far too high, it traps us in a moment. Holding onto un-forgiveness is holding onto something that is causing us pain. It keeps the pain alive and the wound open. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you all along. To be a Christian is to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable.
WHY Surrender? – Ps Jacob Meinel – Sunday 21 July 2024
Summary and questions from Ps Jacob Meinel,who spoke on the second week of our ‘Why’ series, tackling Why Surrender and we are not called to be a self-sufficient people, but a God-sufficient people.
Summary and questions from Ps Ashari Mc Gaw,who spoke on the second week of our ‘Why’ series, tackling Why Repentance and how seeing sin as God sees it leads us to the feet of Jesus.
Summary and questions from Ps Dan McGaw who unpacked Why God had to send Jesus and how we are given the task of living reconciled to God, so we might lead others into the same.
Summary and questions from Ps Dan McGaw who delve into WHY Church and how the church isn’t a building, but a holy people.
Summary and questions from our Founding Pastors, Ps Paul & Maree de Jong, who brought a powerful message sharing their testimony and what they’ve discovered is the pathway to peace when we find ourselves troubled.
Common Cents: Creating a Financial Freedom Pathway – Ps Paul de Jong – Sunday 21 April 2024
Summary and questions from our Founding Pastor, Ps Paul de Jong, who brought a powerful message of hope as he opened the series – Common Cents. He showed us how to discover and walk in the pathway of financial freedom that God has in store for us, through stewarding, seeding, saving and spending.
Belong, Believe & Build
There is also a God’s Word 7-day devotional you could do together as a Group.
This study will help you and your Group unpack and understand how we outwork our vision of bringing Jesus to our generation.
Gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a modern day disciple of Jesus.
Gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a modern day disciple of Jesus with this 10 day devotional.
This 7 day devotional will help equip and encourage you to create a biblical rhythm of rest in your life.
This 7 day devotional will help equip you to live in a fresh surrender and a revelation of what God is calling you to.
This study will help you take your Group through the why and what of baptism.
We have gathered and created some helpful information and resources to learn more about why we pray and fast, including studies for your Group.
A Group study for cultivating spiritual friends, sharing sacred moments, for a divine purpose.
This three session Group study will help you take your Group through what, why and how we sabbath.
This three session Group study will help you take your Group through understanding how obedience is a way to show our love for our heavenly father and live in a greater level of freedom.
This five session Group study will help you take your Group through; why the Bible matters, what does it say and how does it speak to us today.
There is also a God’s Word 7-day devotional you could do together as a Group.
Leaders guide and video resource to take your Group through Ps Paul de Jong’s God, Money & Me curriculum.
Group study and questions to assist learning what it means to follow the ONE and to share the ONE with others.
More Group Study Resources
Alpha – videos and resource to run the Alpha Course through your Group.
Raising Godly Children – a 3 part series on raising Godly children
God Will Sustain You – a 1 part session on walking in obedience with Priscilla Shirer
Resolving Confict – a 1 part session on dealing with conflict well
Out of the Cave – a 2 part series on depression with Chris Hodges
The Prayer Course – An eight week journey that will help you and your community to grow and deepen your prayer life.
Unanswered Prayer – Following on from The Prayer Course, these five sessions go deeper, provoking honest conversation around the hardest and most personal questions we all ask about prayer.
Messenger X – A Full Collection of John & Lisa Bevere’s resources.
The Bible Project – Take a creative and insightful look at all the books and themes of the Bible
How to Unhurry – John Mark Comer – the digital companion to his book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Church of the Highlands – a large selection of messages and series from Church of the Highlands. These include a wide range of topics and provide message notes and discussion guides.
Life Church US – a large selection of Small Group Studies from Life Church in the USA. These include a wide range of topics.
Passion Equip – a great selection of materials from Louie Giglio and the team at Passion Church.
Raising Godly Children – a 3 part series on raising Godly children
God Will Sustain You – a 1 part session on walking in obedience with Priscilla Shirer
Resolving Confict – a 1 part session on dealing with conflict well
Out of the Cave – a 2 part series on depression with Chris Hodges
The Prayer Course – An eight week journey that will help you and your community to grow and deepen your prayer life.
Unanswered Prayer – Following on from The Prayer Course, these five sessions go deeper, provoking honest conversation around the hardest and most personal questions we all ask about prayer.
Messenger X – A Full Collection of John & Lisa Bevere’s resources.
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The Bible Project – Take a creative and insightful look at all the books and themes of the Bible
How to Unhurry – John Mark Comer – the digital companion to his book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Church of the Highlands – a large selection of messages and series from Church of the Highlands. These include a wide range of topics and provide message notes and discussion guides.
Life Church US – a large selection of Small Group Studies from Life Church in the USA. These include a wide range of topics.
Passion Equip – a great selection of materials from Louie Giglio and the team at Passion Church.
Helpful resources for Business focused Groups.
Faith in Business Reflection Surveys:
Faith in Business Reflection Surveys:
Sparking Group discussion and personal insight, short surveys that can be completed at the start of the group and discussed.
IF:Equip – Sign up for a free Rightnow Media account for access to a collection of resources, including videos, study PDFs, and leader guides from Jennie Allen, Jo Saxton, Ann Voskamp, Jackie Hill Perry covering topics such as How to Read the Bible, God’s Promises, Women of the Bible and many more.
Ice Breakers – a collection of ice breaker options you can use in your Group.
Baptism in Groups Guide – a guide to help Group leaders facilitate baptisms.
Creative Ideas for Groups – a list of suggestions and ideas you could use in your Group.
Group Thinking & Discussion Tools – strategies for leading discussions and getting people to think, reflect and discuss topics and ideas.
Baptism in Groups Guide – a guide to help Group leaders facilitate baptisms.
Creative Ideas for Groups – a list of suggestions and ideas you could use in your Group.
Group Thinking & Discussion Tools – strategies for leading discussions and getting people to think, reflect and discuss topics and ideas.
Bible Study Tools + Resources
Doctrine Summary Statements
We believe the Bible is the only infallible, reliable and authoritative written word of God. We believe in only one God, eternally existent in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.