Written in Heaven

MYTHBUSTERS:
ETERNITY MYTHS

***Before you begin! Reaffirm the ‘Vegas’ rule with your group – what happens in small groups stays in small groups. This is very important to talk about every week. Encourage everyone that the environment is safe, and that there is no judgment.

***The reason we do small groups is to ‘belong and become’ – Have a safe group of friends to belong to and become more like Jesus every day. This is the vision of small groups – remind your group of this each week.

1. What are some viewpoints regarding eternity that people hold? What informs those viewpoints?

2. What does hell look like? What are some examples of hell on earth?

3. What does heaven look like? What are some examples of heaven on earth?

4. What can we do to bring heaven to earth? What traits in our lives help to bring heaven to earth?

5. How can we know we are going to heaven? What’s different in the life of a person who knows they are going to heaven compared with someone who doesn’t know they’re going to heaven? If you’re unsure of where you’re going but know you want to go to heaven, talk about that with your group in order that you can leave knowing that heaven is in your future.

As always, end the group with general sharing of prayer requests and prayer. Some groups have found it effective to pray for each request as it’s given, rather than creating the list of requests. Use your discretion as a leader.