Next Week's Topic: The Gospel Blesses Families

  (October 11th, 2011)

  Everyone has a family.  Though they come in all shapes, sizes, cultures, & creeds, we come from a family.  In the grander scheme of things, we all come from the same family.  Last week, we talked about how God is our Loving Heavenly Father.  So that makes all of us spirit brothers and sisters.  That makes all of humanity, from the beginning of time, one big family.

 If family was important from the beginning, it stands to reason that it is still pretty important now.  In fact, God intends for our families to last forever, and He has given us many things to help us with our families in this life.  What our discussion this week will pertain to is How God has blessed our families.

Questions to Ponder:
~How has God blessed your family?
~Why do you think God has put us into Families?
~Why would it be important to learn about the teachings of Christ at home?

Past Topic: God is Our Loving Heavenly Father

(October 4th, 2011)

 Throughout history, people have searched to know God.  Is He there?  Does He speak to us?  Is He even a "He"?  There are many ideas and schools of thought pertaining to the "Nature" of God.  Whatever our backgrounds are, one thing is common to us all: everyone has to come to an understanding of God for themselves.

 We believe that God is our Loving Heavenly Father.  He is the Father of our Spirits, and as such, we are all (spirit) brothers and sisters (see Romans 8:16).  We are created in His image (see Genesis 1:26), and have the potential to become like Him (see Philippians 3:14). 

 Like any loving Father, God wants to have a relationship with us.  Like any relationship we have in our lives, communication is key.  We can communicate with God, heart to heart, through prayer. 

  Questions to ponder:
 ~Why do we Pray?
 ~How have you felt the Love of God in your life?
 ~How can we draw closer to God?

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