Rethinking Your Reactions
Included below are Week 1 details to cover with your group, like the group agreement, volunteer schedules, growth goal ideas, and an overview of how groups work to help new people get acquainted with group. The notes also include the sermon discussion questions for this week.
This is a great time to remind your group of why we do groups (Apply the Bible, Build Relationships, Care for Each Other) and that we are not just meeting for ourselves, but we want to invite others into our Community Groups.
You may also want to just spend this week catching up and discussing your groups plans for this trimester, especially if your group plans will look different than a typical trimester.
I Can't See It
If you have not had a chance to set some Growth Goals for the Community Group trimester, make sure to do that with your Community Group this week. There are some growth goal ideas included in the sermon discussion questions or you can’t print the list HERE and bring it to group. Set a goal, write it down, and ask each other about it through the trimester. It is one of the simplest ways of encouraging growth and seeing progress.
2019.01.27 - Drew Karschner - "I Can't See It"
Division can be a tricky thing. We have a tendency to focus on the implications of our division and not the root of that division. If we want to understand why we are divided, it starts by understanding where division truly comes from.
Galatians 5
Peace > War
2018.06.10 - Drew Karschner - "Peace > War"
Part 1 of the "Triggered" series
Since we are all in relationships we have all experienced conflict. In a moment of conflict we all have a choice to learn and grow from it or let it destroy our relationship. One way we can grow from conflict is by letting go of being right. Perhaps fighting for the relationship is more important than fighting for your side of the argument.
Ephesians 4
Finger Pointing
At the end of the discussion questions this week there is an application question encouraging each group member to write down a growth goal for this trimester to share in their prayer group.
Make sure to bring 3x5 cards or something for them to write down their growth goal.
2017.09.24 - Drew Karschner - "Finger Pointing"
Whether you're dating or married, navigating relationships can be very difficult. We often blame each other for our problems, which can cause fights and even break ups. This week we’re looking to break the myth “it's not my fault” and learning to take responsibility for the part we play in relationships.
Genesis 3:8-13
