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. What are your new years resolutions? How did you come to those resolutions?
2. Proverbs 29:18 Divine Guidance – Have you ever wrestled or struggled with what you thought was God’s direction, or vision for your life? Share your experience with the group.
3. Could your resonate with either of the groups that were struggling in Mark 8? Pharisees – Did not know Jesus as God but as a miracle worker, The Disciples – His power and provision, Peter – Messiah, but not death on the cross. Can you relate? Maybe go back and reread the moments of fuzziness for those in the text. Is Peter making a point by grouping these together?
4. Bryce talked about Believing in Jesus for who He really is as paramount in getting clarity and therefore accepting God’s vision for our lives. What are the things that we can be doing this year to encourage our faith in Jesus?
5. What does Abiding (John 15) look like for you this year? Share with the group any changes or steps that you plan on taking this year to Abide.
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”.