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) “Your kingdom come, your will be done” is described as a statement of allegiance and surrender. What is one area of your life where you find it hardest to let go of control and trust God’s will?
2) Jesus teaches us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread.” What does this reveal about God’s desire for us to bring our everyday needs to Him? Why do you think we sometimes hesitate to ask God for what we need?
3) Paul learned to trust God both “in need” and “in plenty.” Which is harder for you—to depend on God when you have too little or when you have plenty? Why?
4) When you pray, what tends to be at the center: God’s character, God’s Kingdom, your needs, your fears, or your desires? What does that reveal about your relationship with God?
5) What is one thing you need to stop carrying yourself and start bringing honestly to God in prayer?”
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”.