With A Little Help from My Friends: Friends Bring Joy

by Rev. Grant Armstrong
Sunday, October 25, 2020
John 3:23-30
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SERMON NOTES

I. Even if you’re in a desert, God can make sure there’s plenty of water.

II. Comparison is a thief of joy.

III. Joy is not the same as success and fame.

 

FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION

- Who cheers the loudest for your successes? How does that make you feel?

- This scripture is set where there might be insufficient water, insufficient disciples, and insufficient satisfaction. Why do you suppose none of that seems to trouble John?

- John's friends were so worried about competition. How is their anxiety unhelpful? What's the antidote to their fretting?

- How do you respond when your spotlight seems to be shifting to someone else? Is it possible to find joy in that?

- What is one way you can celebrate a friend's success this week? How will you share your joy with your friend?

- What is God saying to you through today's scripture?