SERMON NOTES

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:
Dive into God’s Word. Use these discussion questions. Learn from each other's insight

Reflection/Discussion Questions:
1) Share a time that you prayed and asked for something and God answered that prayer.
2) Come up with a good answer from the whole group - If someone asked you today what it means to be a
follower of Jesus, what would be a good answer?
3) What specifically is in that answer that is challenging for you to live out?
4) Colossians 3 describes things to put to death and some things to put on. From these lists, pick one that
most surprises you. Which of these would be hard for you to talk about with non-believers?
5) Which way will you be focused this week? Putting something to death in obedience to God or putting
something on?

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.

PRAYER OF SALVATION
Jesus, I believe you came because you love us, you died on the cross because you love us and you rose again because you desired to make a way for me to be with you now and in Heaven. I am sorry for sinning and going my own way, please forgive me. God be the King of my life, I invite you right now to come and change my heart and life. Amen

If you prayed the Prayer of Salvation, do these three things:
1. Tell someone that you started a relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. Talk to God and tell him about your life. Just talk to him like you would to a friend because HE is your friend,
3. Check out that reading plan above (Click on the "First Steps" image above).