John 1: ⁹The true light that shines on everyone was coming into the world. ¹⁰The Word was in the world, but no one knew him, though God had made the world with his Word. ¹¹He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.

Colossians 1: ¹⁵Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the first-born Son, superior to all creation. ¹⁶Everything was created by him, everything in heaven and on earth, everything seen and unseen, including all forces and powers, and all rulers and authorities. All things were created by God's Son. ¹⁷God's Son was before all else, and by him everything is held together. ¹⁸He is the head of his body, which is the church. He is the very beginning, the first to be raised from death, so that he would be above all others.(CEV)

Hebrews 1: ²...God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son. ³God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven. ⁴He had become much greater than the angels, and the name he was given is far greater than any of theirs. (CEV)

1 John 5: ⁴Every Child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory. ⁵No one can defeat the world without having faith in Jesus as the Son of God. (CEV)

1 Peter 1: ⁵You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do... ⁷Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honor and glory when Jesus Christ returns... ²¹And when he did come, it was to lead you to have faith in God, who raised him from death and honored him in a glorious way. That's why you have put your faith and hope in God. (CEV)

Hebrews 11: ¹Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see. ²It was their faith that made our ancestors pleasing to God. ³Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen...      ⁶But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that he rewards everyone who searches for him... (CEV)

Hebrews 12: ³So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up... (CEV)

1. How do hope, trust, and faith relate to each other? Why are they all important?
2. What is Christ's relationship to God, the Church, and all things?
3. What proof is there that our faith is reliable? What hope and proof do unbelievers have?
4. Where in my life am I still under the mentality of serving a small God?
5. How can understanding the bigness of Christ influence our ability to serve in a small group?
Please study the above references and questions and then addyour observations and applications:
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