This small group season runs from January 15 – March 5.
1) Use the telos (end/goal) chart from last weeks sermon to map out your life and share in your group. You’ll want some paper, a notebook, or a printout of the chart.
2) Consider the Psalm chart as a timeline. On the top side, map out your life by writing down some really good, life-shaping moments. Don’t share these moments with your group yet…
3) Now on the bottom half of the chart, map the tough moments that were life-altering. Don’t share these moments with your group yet…
4) Read James 1:2-8. The reality is that both the good moments and the tough moments we have experienced shape us in life: Our attitudes, character, and our response to God and people. Now take some time to share with your group how you have been shaped to be more like Christ through some of these moments. NOTE: Only share what you feel comfortable revealing to your group.
5) As you consider God as our dwelling place (Psalm 90:1) and the end as gaining a heart of wisdom (with God, ultimately), where is God still working through those good and tough moments to make you more like Christ?
