Church of the Nazarene

May

Thoughts turn to Mother’s Day and ways to honor mothers. While honoring mothers, remember those women whose dreams of being a mother have not been realized. Also be aware of those women for whom memories of mother are not positive ones or who have aborted a child and experience immense guilt and grief on Mother’s day.

Patty Hambrick in South Carolina used these questions as discussion guides for a morning designed to celebrate “Faithful Women.”

Group Warm-ups: 1.   Greet the women as they come into your group. Give them a 3 x 5 card. Have them write a “Faithful Woman” question they would like answered by the tine of your time together. Take some time at the end to go through the questions and answer them. Involve the group members.

2.   Tell participants a little about yourself and your background.

3.   Have the group participants visit with each other in pairs for about five minutes. Have them find out something unusual about their partners. When you stop the conversation, have them introduce each other by telling some of the things they learn about the other person.

Discussion for Faithful Women

1.   What does it mean to be faithful?
2.   What’s your greatest satisfaction in being a faithful woman?
3.   What is the easiest part of being a faithful woman?
4.   What is the most difficult part of being a faithful woman?
5.   What is a special joy you have because God has given you an area of responsibility (home, life, work, church, etc.)?
6.   What do you see as your main purpose as a faithful woman in school, in life, at home, at work, in the church?
7.   What drives your life?
8.   How does your relationship with God help you in your role as a faithful woman?
9.   What are barriers that keep you from doing your bet in loving and caring for your responsibilities as a faithful woman?
10. How are you different because you know God? How does this help your thinking as you struggle with responsibilities?
11. How does God give you patience for the work you are called to do?