Three Role Models
Questions for Home Groups or Private Reflection
Philippians 2 v. 12-30
- What are the key differences between friendship and fellowship?
- How should Christian relationships be different to those we observe outside the church?
- From the passage, find at least three things which contributed to the strong relationship between Timothy and Paul, and between Paul and Epaphroditus
- What can each of us do to foster even better relationships in church?
- What would be different in our church if we could consistently achieve the quality of relationship which Paul describes in this passage?
- How diverse are your friendships groups? What is good and bad about forming friendships with people who are like you compared to a more diverse group?
- When it comes to friendships in church, what is one thing you are going to try to do differently? (This might be something to consider privately rather than disclose to the group, but it might include determining to get to know someone you do not know, to serve a Christian friend in a new or better way or even to patch up a broken friendship)