Nuclear Fusion

I think God gave me an idea, but maybe it was to inspire others to be creative and lead a small group bible study. I don't know. In any case, let me know what you think of it. If you were to talk about something, it would probably go like this
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I have a deep desire for God’s Word, and to see myself and others grow in the Word, worship, prayer, and fellowship. I have a few ideas for things we might consider doing.

1. Select a name for the group.
I like the name “nuclear fusion” because of John 17:20-23 and Phil 2:1-11.

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."-John 17:20-23

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father."-Phil 2:1-11

The connection that Jesus has with the Father God is absolutely perfect. In fact, it almost sounds like perfection squared. This is a major factor of Grace. To me, the very first bomb that was dropped was not Ivy Mike, it was Jesus Christ. When He came back to life after being dead three days in a tomb, everything changed. In Scripture, we read of dead holy people coming back to life after His resurrection (Matt 27:52). The magnitude of that spiritual tremor sent shockwaves throughout the world. In the book of Acts, His disciples could not stop speaking about the Gospel despite being beaten and jailed (Acts 1-3) In the Gospel of John, we find our place in the story as the fallout from that point of explosion. Why else would time have changed forever, since Jesus came to earth, died, and came back to life. Philipians 2 also brings that strong unity in Jesus to light, and gives us a clear example to follow.

“a nuclear fusion in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.” Another definition I like that I found from one of my textbooks on oceanography regarding the make up of the stars as “…a process that liberates energy.”

We are free. Jesus has bought us freedom. We are free. This applies everywhere to everyone. Jesus is the truth. The truth is eternal. Therefore, the truth of Jesus is everlasting.


2. Choose the method of research
a. Perhaps a dvd that leads us into deeper study of God’s Word.
For example, “Following in the Dust of the Rabbi.”
b. An inductive study of the Word that is an open forum discussion using pens and pencils to mark things down during the study.
c. The Acts 2uesday method. Break bread, fellowship, pray, break into groups (2-4 people) with one scribe, and one spokesman. The scribe writes down questions,and comments from each small group. The Spokesman reads these comments publicly before all the groups.
d. Serving the homeless and poor through an established ministry like "Volunteer Way", or __________ and/or reading God’s Word to see what’s written about the rich and the poor. The book of Proverbs, and James are both good places to start.