Fruit of the Spirit – Faithfulness
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Video Questions
- How did faithfulness show up in the story from the video?
- How was this faithfulness the result of being connected to the Spirit?
Faithfulness is a way of life marked by utter trust in God which leads to someone being loyal, reliable, and dependable.
Scripture
Read John 19.25-27:
25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
- How does Jesus demonstrate faithfulness to his mother and to John in this passage?
- What role does community play with regard to faithfulness?
General Questions
- God is trustworthy through and through. Share stories of how you all have seen this to be true in your lives.
- How can you begin to trust, to rely on, God more and more? What is holding you back?
- How can we as brothers and sisters in Christ help one another become more faithful toward God and others?
- How do we mend broken relationships within Christian community when faithfulness has been broken?
- If we are unreliable, flaky, and disloyal as followers of Jesus, how will our witness be affected?
- What does it look like, practically speaking, to live a faithful life within a neighborhood that has real, tangible needs?
Challenge
Keep your word this week. Make a concerted effort to be on time. If you say you’ll do something, then do it. Begin to make being faithful a habit!
Prayer
Father, when we didn’t deserve it at all, you were faithful to us by sending Jesus. Despite our continued rebellion and disloyalty, Jesus chose to die for us. And even though we continually ignore his presence and promptings, the Holy Spirit continues to dwell within us, teaching us how to be faithful. We are grateful. And it is our honest prayer that we would humble ourselves to you, following you wherever you may lead. In Jesus’ name, Amen.