By Dan Lentz 1. If you are married, tell your group how you met your spouse. If you are not married, share your favorite “love story” movie. Read Song of Solomon 4:8–5:1a. 2. How do these verses compare or contrast with the image of romantic love portrayed in today’s culture? 3. What biblical values for romantic […]
by Dan Lentz 1. What is your vision for retirement? What do you want your life to look like when and if you retire? If you are near retirement, have things worked out the way you hoped? Read Ecclesiastes 11:9–12:7, 13. 2. Name at least one unwise decision you made in your youth. 3. How […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Ask your group to sit in a circle and have each member say his or her full name, explaining the significance of each part (special meanings, who you are named after, and so on). Read Ecclesiastes 9:13–10:4. 2. Provide several current news headlines (from magazines, newspapers, or Internet […]
by Dan Lentz 1. Pass around a bowl of M & M’s or other finger candy. Ask group members to take an amount of their own choosing. Then instruct group members that for every piece of candy they took, they need to share with the group something the group may not know about them. Read […]
by Dan Lentz 1. Share an embarrassing moment you can look back on and laugh about. Read Proverbs 25:1-10. 2. These verses allude to several potential pitfalls. To which of the following are you most susceptible? • Thinking you know it all. • Avoiding being put to shame at all cost. • Tending to gossip […]
