Caring people

The goal of a Christian is to glorify God in all that he or she does (1 Corinthians 10:31). How we accomplish this is the focus of this week’s lesson “Glorify God”, which is based on Romans 15:1-13. The Study Questions from NetBibleInstitute might be helpful, especially if you get them out to members today.

We bring glory to God, or not, by our actions and attitudes. Why are Southern Baptists on a campaign to demonstrate that we are a “caring people”? We’ve produced at least one TV ad and published, “How we make a difference”. SBC Outpost fielded comments on the ad (mainly the posts are by pastors at SBC churches).

You might want to introduce the lesson by showing the ad and asking members their opinion about the image of Southern Baptists? Ask, “Are we known as a group of people that glorify God?” If not, “What are the key issues and what do we need to change in order to become known as people that glorify God?”

The goal is to start discussion with thea “big picture” and then have members apply Paul’s teaching personally as the lesson progresses.