Session 2 - God's Love
The goal of this session is to reveal to participants the one-of-a-kind nature of the Father’s love for us. His love is not generic, but very personal, specific, and individual. God loves you, and He’s inviting and calling you to enter into a relationship with Him.
Agenda
5 min - Welcome and opening prayer
20 min - [Catechesis Video] Session 2 - God’s Love
20 min - Testimony
40 min - Small groups
5 min - Closing prayer and announcements
Catechesis Videos
Session 2 - God's Love - Fr. Jeremy Trowbridge
Testimony Outline
- Has it been easy or difficult to believe you are loved by God?
- What experiences of human love have helped you to better understand and experience God’s love for you?
- How have you been made aware of God’s love for you?
- When was the first time you felt that your connection with God was truly yours?
Testimony Videos
Katie W. Testimony
Small Group Questions
- Do you or did you have any “Grandma Josies” in your life who showed you unconditional love?
- Talk about a person in your life who has inspired you to love.
- Fr. Trowbridge talked about building a “portfolio of love’s experience.” What positive and unconditional experiences of love have shaped your understanding of love?
- Have you experienced small moments or “intersection points” between God’s life and yours?
- Have you ever felt a personal connection with God?
- What do you think you could do to better respond to God’s “gifts of grace” that he offers you each day?
Additional Resources
Leader's Guide
Preparation tasks
- Recruit testimony speaker.
Welcoming
- You’ll want to continue your intentional welcoming and hospitality efforts for this session as well as every future session, just like you did for the first session.
- Also, there may be people who were unable to attend the first session, but came today. So for them, this is their first session, and they need to be welcomed just like everyone else.
Supplies checklist
- Signs for directing people to the meeting location
- Refreshments (optional)
- Check-in list
- Podium or music stand
- Microphone, if needed
- Video presentation equipment (i.e. TV or projector)
- Small group discussion guide
- Announcements: next session date
Setup checklist
- If needed, post signs to direct participants to where the session is meeting.
- Set up refreshments (optional).
- Put a podium or music stand up front for the witness speaker who is giving their testimony.
- Set up a TV or projector. Test the video before the session starts so you can troubleshoot, if needed.
- Set up chairs.
- Set up small group meeting areas (i.e. tables, separate rooms, etc.).
- If you have a larger group, set up a microphone in the front of the room.
- Meet with your volunteers shortly before the session begins. Review the agenda and pray with them.
