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 does Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness in Matthew 6 reveal about what matters to Him in our relationship with God and with other people?
2) Why is it sometimes easier to ask God to forgive us than it is to extend forgiveness to someone else?
3) What “stone” are you most tempted to carry—hurt, anger, resentment, offense, or the desire for justice? Why is it difficult to put it down?
4) How does remembering what Christ has forgiven us change the way we look at the person who has hurt us?
5) What would it look like this week to live with an “open hand” rather than carrying the offense?
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”.