By Dan Lentz 1. Begin your group time by talking about your place in your family. Are you an only child, first child, middle child, or youngest child? How do you think your birth order impacted who you are today? Read Genesis 21:12-14, 17-21, 26:2-5, 12, 13. 2. Despite some the tensions […]
By Dan Lentz 1. What is one dream you had in your younger years that is yet to be fulfilled? Do you now see it as something idealistic from your youth or as something you believe is attainable? Read Genesis 17:15-17; 18:9-15; 21:1-7. 2. Many times people accept their current situation and […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Ask group members to list every place they’ve lived for more than a year and talk about one thing that was unique about each place. (Examples might include, “I lived in an attic apartment above a bar and grill” and “I lived in a house that was more than 100 […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Bring a box of toothpicks and gumdrops to your meeting. Form smaller groups of three to six people and give each smaller group several toothpicks and gum drops. Give the smaller groups five minutes to build the tallest tower they can with their toothpicks and gumdrops. For the first two […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Ask everyone in the group to choose a number silently from 1 to 6. Depending on the number chosen by each group member, ask members to answer one of the following questions: • What was one of the happiest days of your life? • What was one of the saddest […]
