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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Commonwealth Week 11 This series is all about how we can better live into spiritual empowerment made accessible to us, through Jesus. In our teaching this week in Commonwealth we discuss Sharing in the Commonwealth of God’s Spirit. We’re excited for you to listen along with us! If you want to talk through this message with a group of people join a community group- www.societychurch.com/groups. We will be discussing the questions listed below. Community Group Discussion Guide: STEP 1- Ice Breaker: Help people to loosen up and share. It will be helpful if someone is new to go around and do names and have each person share about a question and share a bit about themselves. (Group Leader Note: Use the Learning/Living Circle to guide your discussion and application of the content. Try your best to keep the “learning” and “living” focus balanced.) Step 2- Learning- Observe, Reflect, Discuss (Group Leader Note: Don’t feel the need to go through every scripture, point or question. Pick and choose what you feel will be most impactful for your group. If you are not sure where to start, just ask your group what stuck out to them about the message most and start with that.) Read this scriptures together: John 15:1-27 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes a so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17This is my command: Love each other. 18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ b If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’ c 26“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. Observation & Reflection Questions to Discuss: - Anything that jumps out to you as important, helpful or interesting in this scripture? - Are there any questions or curiosities you have about this portion of scripture that you would like to look into more? - What do you think it means to have an abiding faith? - How might a fruitful faith look amidst relationships with others? Can you think of a personal example? (Read Galatians 5:22-26 together) - What is the hard work that Jesus is describing in versus 18-27? - How might this description relate to the work you do? Is there a clear connection for you between your work and the mission of God (to bring about renewal in and for the world)? - What does it mean to develop our “gifted faith”? (Resources: Spiritual Gifts Survey, Strengths Finder, Personality Assessments) STEP 3- Living- Planning, Accountability, Action - What is a prayer practice that has helped you to learn to develop a greater “abiding faith”? - How might you use the list of the “fruit of the Spirit” (from Galatians 5) to reflect on how to grow in your interpersonal relationships? - Do you feel comfortable connecting your work to what you believe the “mission of God” is for you? - What would be on a Commonwealth List for you? Make a list together of the signs of God’s grace in your life. This can be friendships, family, opportunities, resources, people, ect. - Is there some work you have been putting off that you need to tend to this week? What is it, when do you plan to get it done by? - Use the chart below to consider if there is there an area of life that seems out of balance right now? Which area is it? What might be a way to bring it back into balance? STEP 4- Prayer And/Or Meditation: Try one of these options, don’t be afraid to mix it up. - Share requests and pray for one another. - Inner, Other & Outer life prayer needs - Meditation with silence and stillness- A word or phrase to focus your group. A time of silence and stillness, set a timer for 5 minutes if you want.
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 15 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “म साँचो दाखको बोट हुँ, मेरो पिता माली हुनुहुन्छ। 2 म मेरो प्रत्यके हाँगा जसमा फल फल्दैन त्यो उहाँले काटिनदिनु हुन्छ। अनि उहाँले प्रत्येक हाँगाहरू छाँस्नु र सफा गर्नुहुन्छ ताकि त्यसले फल फलाउन, सकोस्; त्यसो गर्दा यसले अझ बढता फल दिनेछ। 3 मेरो उपदेशको कारणले गर्दा तिमीहरू पहिल्यै शुद्ध भइसकेकाछौ। 4 मभित्र बस, म तिमीहरूभित्र रहनेछु। कुनै पनि एक्लो हाँगाले फल दिंदैन। त्यो मूल बोटमा अर्न्तनिहित भएको हुनै पर्छ। तिमीहरूसंग पनि यही कुरा लागू हुँदछ। तिमीहरू एक्लै फल फलाउन सक्तैनौ। तिनीहरू ममा हुनु पर्छ। 5 “म दाखको बोट हुँ र तिमीहरू त्यसका हाँगाहरू हौ। यदि जो कोही ममा रह्यो भने त्यसले धेरै फल दिनेछ। किनभने म बिना तिमीले केही गर्न सक्तैनौ। 6 यदि कोही ममा रहँदैन भने तब ऊ त्यो हाँगा जस्तो हुन्छ जो फ्याँकिएर जान्छ। त्यो हाँगा मर्दछ। मानिसहरूले त्यस्तो मरेको हाँगाहरू टिपेर आगोमा हालिदिन्छन् र तिनीहरू जल्छन्। 7 “यदि तिमीहरू ममा रह्यौ र मेरो वचनहरू तिमीहरूमा रह्यो भने तब तिमी जे पनि चाहन्छौ माग अनि त्यो तिमीलाई दिइनेछ। 8 तिमीले अधिक फलहरू फलाऊ र सिद्ध गर कि तिमीहरू मेरा चेलाहरू हौ। यसले मेरो पितालाई महिमा दिदँछ। 9 म तिमीहरूलाई प्रेम गर्दछु जसरी मलाई पिताले गर्नुहुन्छ। अब मेरो प्रेममा निरन्तर रहौ। 10 मैले मेरा पिताको आज्ञा पालन गरें र निरन्तर उहाँको प्रेममा रही रहेकोछु। यस्तै प्रकारले यदि तिमीहरूले मेरो आज्ञा पालन गरयो भने तिमीहरू मेरो प्रेममा निरन्तर रहने छौ। 11 मैले यी कुराहरू भनिसकेकोछु, यसैले तिमीहरूले त्यस्तै आनन्द पाउन सक्नेछौ जुन मसंग छ। म तिमीहरूको आनन्द एक पूर्ण आनन्द भएको देख्नु चाहन्छु। 12 यसैकारणले म तिमीहरूलाई आज्ञा गर्दछुः एकअर्कामा प्रेम गर जसरी मैले तिमीहरूलाई प्रेम गरें। 13 महान प्रेम त्यस मानिसले देखाउन सक्छ जसले आफ्नो मित्रको लागि आफ्नो जीवन बलिदान दिनसक्छ। 14 तिमीहरू मेरा मित्र हौ यदि तिमीहरूले मेरो आज्ञ अनुसार काम गरयौ भने। 15 म तिमीहरूलाई नोकरहरू भनेर डाक्ने छैन। एक नोकरले उसको मालिकले के गर्छ भनेर केही पनि जान्दैन अब म तिमीहरूलाई मित्र भनेर बोलाउँछु किनभने मेरा पिताले मलाई जे-जे भन्नुभयो ती सबै तिमीहरूलाई भनिसकेकोछु। 16 तिमीहरूले मलाई चुनेनौ; मैले तिमीहरूलाई चुने। अनि मैले तिमीहरूलाई नियुक्ति गरेकोछुः जाऊ अनि फल फलाऊ। म यो फल तिमीहरूको हृदयमा फलिरहेको देख्न चाहन्छु। तब पिताले तिमीहरूले जे पनि चाहन्छौ त्यो मेरो नाममा दिनुहुनेछ। 17 यही मेरो आज्ञा होः एकाअर्कालाई प्रेम गर। 18 “यदि यो संसारले तिमीहरूलाई घृणा गर्छ भने याद गर कि संसारले मलाई प्रथम घृणा गर्यो भनेर। 19 यदि तिमीहरू संसारकै थियौ भने तिमीहरूलाई उसकै आफ्नै मानिसहरू सरह प्रेम गर्ने नै छ। तर मैले तिमीहरूलाई संसारबाट छानें। यसैले तिमीहरू संसारसंग सम्बन्धित छैनौ। यसैकारणले संसारले तिमीहरूलाई घृणा गर्दछ। 20 मैले तिमीहरूलाई भनेका कुराहरू सम्झः एक नौकर उसको मालिक भन्दा श्रेष्ट हुँदैन। यदि मानिसहरूले मलाई सताए भने तिमीहरूलाई पनि सताउनछन् यही मानिसहरूले मेरो शिक्षा पालन गरे भने तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूको आज्ञा पालन गर्नेछन्। 21 मानिसहरूले यी सबै कुराहरू मेरो कारणले गर्दा तिमीहरूलाई गर्नेछन्। उहाँलाई तिनीहरूले चिन्दैनन् जसले मलाई पठाउनु भयो। 22 यदि म नआएको भए र संसारका मानिसहरूलाई नबताएको भए तब तिनीहरू पापका-दोषी हुने थिएनन्। तर अब मैले तिनीहरूलाई जनाएँ र अब तिनीहरू पापबाट माफी हुने छैन। 23 जसले मलाई घृणा गर्दछ, उसले मेरो पितालाई पनि घृणा गर्दछ। 24 मैले ती मानिसहरू माझ जस्तो कुराहरू गरे अन्य कुनै मानिसले कहिल्यै गरेन। यदि मैले त्यस्तो कुराहरू नगरेको भए, तिनीहरू पापको-दोषी हुने नै थिएनन्। तर मैले जे-जे गरें ती सबै तिनीहरूले देखी सकेका छन्। तथापि तिनीहरूले मलाई र मेरा पितालाई घृणा गर्छन्। 25 तर यस्तो भयो किनकि उनीहरूको व्यवस्थामा लेखिएको कुरा सत्य हुने भयोः यस्तो लेखिएको छ ‘कुनै कारण बिना नै तिनीहरूले मलाई घृणा गरे।’ 26 “म तिमीहरूलाई पिताबाट सहायक पठाइदिनेछु। सहायक सत्यको आत्मा हो जो पिताबाट आउँदछ। जब उनी आउँछन्, उसले मेरो विषयमा बताउनेछन्। 27 अनि तिमीहरूले मेरो विषयमा मानिसहरूलाई भन किनभने तिमीहरू शुरुदेखिनै मसंग छौ।