WELCOME TO WEEK 6!

If you haven’t done week 5, click here to see the previous agenda. Go through that on your second meeting, then come back here for week 4.

Ready to move on to week 7 click here.

BEFORE YOU MEET

Take a listen to the Core Value #5 recording and read through this weeks passage when you get a chance.

Link to the recording on Apple Podcasts(if you want to subscribe): Core Value #5 podcast link

Link to Core Value #5 preaching notes transcript: preaching notes

Prayerfully consider taking notes on what God speaks directly into your life as you re-listen to this sermon.

Be ready to discuss your notes with your group.

MEETING AGENDA

Connecting

Begin your time together connecting and catching up on life.

“How was this week for you?”

Ask each other “Were you able to implement or try a new practice that you mentioned last time?”

If not follow up with “What do you think you can do differently to be more intentional in the coming week? How can I help?”

“Reflect on how focusing on intentional practices challenged you this week?”

“Share what God has been bringing to your attention throughout this week.”

Share victories, blessings, and setbacks, share struggles, concerns and prayer requests.

NURTURE: If you have been praying for a person in a group, and God has placed a thought, a word, an encouragement, or a blessing, kindly offer it to them.

Pray for one another and invite God to speak to you in your heart as you transition to reading of the Word.

Reading

Read the Scripture together.

John 15:8-13

Core Value 5: We are a joyful and loving community.

Personal Question: “What am I bringing into the life of others?”

Reflection

Discuss the passage

Discuss the Core Value

Try explain what the core value means in your own words.

Discuss any thoughts that stood out to your personally from the sermon.

Living it Out

Consider trying something new this week:

• Reflect on the people in your life who are loving and joyful? How can you bring the same love and joy into the lives of others?
  • suggestions:
    • true loving and joyful expressions, are a result of the Spirit at work in our hearts – so being with Jesus is a start.
    • reflect on how others would describe you? Would joyful and loving be one of the adjectives? Why or why not?
    • reflect on the difference between happiness and joy, and on the difference between popular definition of love and true love.
    • commit to pray this week for God to guide you into becoming joyful and loving person.
• Set and share some small, meaningful and manageable goal for yourself this week.
• Feel free to ask for extra accountability throughout the week, as well as check in on others in your group?

Prayer

Bring to God the things that you have discussed, pray for one another. take turns praying or rotate who gets to pray over everyone each time.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK

• Continue to pray for those in your group – specifically for what they requested and generally.
• Pray for God to put on your heart a word of blessing or encouragement for the people in your group.
  • You can share this personally or when you come to the group.
• Reflect on the passage (and the core value).
• Follow through with your commitments to the group.
• Feel free to ask for extra accountability from each other throughout the week.

QUESTIONS

For additional information and questions please reach out to Alex Gaidai (360)540-6892