Group Discussion & Life Challenge
Use these notes as discussion prompts for your group, or in your personal time with God.
Connect:
Get to know each other. Connect, warm up to each other, fellowship.
Care:
Carry each other’s burdens. Share life’s challenges and practice Soul Care. Pray together.
Challenge:
1) As a group, do you practice confession with each other? What would it look like to incorporate a time of repentance with each other like John and James describe (1 John 1:9, James 5:16).
2) Last week you wrote down your, “even if… God is still God,” list. How did the reminder of God being still in control and still good change how you approached the week? Did you think of that at all? If yes, share how. If not, consider ways you can daily allow that truth to change how you approach each day.
3) Are you holding God to something true, or do you need to let it go? Do you expect him to be a genie granting your wishes or a sovereign King?
4) Take a moment and think about your day yesterday, or the day before. How did you spend your day? Be honest, what took your time? What did you worship?
5) Empire says do whatever you want with your time, build your own kingdom. Yet, the King says, repent, be transformed? What do you need to remove from your life to repent and be transformed?
Clarify:
Does anyone need clarity on something? Are there any big God questions you are wrestling with?
Celebrate:
Celebrate life’s successes and God’s provision. Worship God’s presence. Time to brag about God.
BibleApp
Through the Bible in one Year
Join us in reading through the entire Bible in one year. Each day of this plan guides you through passages from both the Old and New Testaments, allowing you to see connections between the history of our faith, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Readings average four chapters in length, so it is posible to do. When you use the YouVersion Bible App, you can even have the app read the Bible text to you – very useful when you are in the car or otherwise occupied with your hand.
All you need to do is click the link to the Bible Plan, which should lead you straight to the Bible app. Your two options are now (1) to read the plan on your own, one day at the time. Or (2) you can make it more fun and rewarding, by sharing the plan with one or more friends, and then even “Talk about it”.