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. Coming into Lent, what are the things that you are considering laying aside for a season and why?
2. This week we discussed repentance and Bryce used the acronym of the ROAD, what were some of the points in that acronym that you remember and made you think differently about repentance?
3. Discuss as a group what the Rend your Heart from Joel 2 really means and how does that relate to a season of Lent.
4. Read together the (2 Corinthians 7:9-11) How do you feel about what is happening in these passages? What kind of emotions does Paul’s excitement for true repentance bring up in you. Do you have any personal experiences that would compare?
5. What does repentance look like in your life now vs how do you think it should look?
6. Notice the word “Alarm” How ready are you to set the alarm on yourself when you see Sin happening in your life? Are you serious enough about it? Take some time to pray over each other for a hunger for righteousness and seriousness about Sin.
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”.