Sunday, February 24

GROWING TO BE LIKE JESUS

This week we will look at the six weeks in review. If you still have notes go back over them and see what was helpful to students, what needed to be covered but we ran out of time, and what you think still needs attention. This is your week to format the small group time the way you see fit. The following summarizes titles and scriptures and suggestions in approaching your time together.

Spiritual Growth Isn't Easy Hebrews 12: 1-3
The Power of the Holy Spirit Galatians 5:16-25
Hanging out with God Luke 10:38-42
Prayer and God's Presence Matthew 6: 5-13
Developing an Appetite for God's Word Philippians 2:3-11
When Pain Leads to Gain James 1:2-8

Memory verses:

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first..."
Ephesians 3:16-17 "I pray that out of his glorious riches...."
Luke 10: 41-42 "You are worried and upset about many things, but..."
Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God..."
2 Timothy 2:15 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one..."
James 1:2-3 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face..."

There are extra sheets of the six memory verses on the table in the youth center.

If you would like to take some time and worship during your small group time, here are six suggestions, one for each of the six weeks we studied:

1. Have members of the group share one specific way the others in the group can pray for them. Spend time thanking God for the people in your group and praise Him for the unique qualities each person has.
2. Pair up and share a goal you want to pursue that will help you grow in your relationship with God and better understand the leading of the Holy Spirit.
3. Pair up and discuss you daily devotional times with God. Ask for accountablitiy for your alone times with God.
3. Regarding surrendering your life to honor God I will make copies from the resource whereby your group will personalize the Lord's Prayer. I will put copies on the table. Even if you don't use this resource in your time together they can be handed out for completion during next week.
5. Make a realistic goal for being in God's Word and share that goal with your group. Focus on God's Word by having one person read a memory verse while others in the group closes their eyes to focus on His Word.
6. Discuss how a response to pain can become an evangelistic opporunity. What might the relationship between pain and evangelism look like?