LifeGroup Questions

Sermon Passage: Acts 2:42-47

Sermon Big Idea:

At Foothills Church, we value community – Fellowship is more than casual connection—it is a shared life marked by spiritually intentional relationships, mutual encouragement, and generous love. We gather to strengthen one another and joyfully pursue God’s purpose both corporately and individually.

Sermon Points: Biblical Community is Marked by:

  1. A commitment to core Christian priorities (Acts 2:42)

    • The apostles’ teaching

    • Fellowship

    • The breaking of bread

    • Prayers

  2. A reverence for God’s work among His people (Acts 2:43)

  3. A demonstration of generous love for one another (Acts 2:44–45)

  4. A shared life marked by authentic, Christ-centered fellowship (Acts 2:46–47)

Questions: (Use, modify, be selective according to the needs of your LifeGroup)

  1. What are key elements of the kind of community we would want to develop in our church?

  2. How do the commitments listed in Acts 2:42 & 46 shape a healthy church community? What happens when these commitments are missing?

  3. How have you experienced “community” at Foothills? Where might it be lacking for you or others? What steps can individuals take to help it grow?

  4. How is generosity within biblical Christianity different from communism?

  5. Read Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-37. What drives this type of generosity (2 Cor 8:3-5) and what steps can be taken to develop it? 

  6. How do the following passages fit into Christian generosity (Gal 6:2, 5; 2 Thess 3:10; Eph 4:28)?

  7. What qualities in a healthy church community are universally helpful and attractive to people?