By Dan Lentz 1. Outside of church, work, school, and home, what other “extracurricular” activities take your time? Name as many as you can, both past and present. (Consider clubs, hobbies, and service organizations.) Read Philippians 3:1-11. 2. We find our identity in different ways. Some ways are healthy while others are […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Some things in life give you energy; other things sap your energy. Ask group members to make a list of the things in their lives that require energy output and include an approximate percentage of energy each item consumes. (For instance: 50 percent of my energy output goes into parenting, […]
By Dan Lentz 1. What personal goal would you like to accomplish in the coming year? Read Philippians 1:12-26. 2. When you observe people who are “preaching Christ” or are very public with their faith, does their perceived internal motivation ever impact the effectiveness of their message? 3. In these verses, […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Ask group members to share pictures from their purse, wallet, or phone of a person or event that’s been meaningful to them recently. Ask, “What made you take this picture or keep the picture with you?” Read Ephesians 5:18—6:4. 2. What does it look like in practical terms […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Name a Christmas tradition your family practiced as you were growing up. Name a Christmas tradition your family currently practices. What Christmas tradition would you like to establish in the future? Read John 1:1-5, 14; Ephesians 5:1, 2, 6-14. 2. How has Jesus been a light around you […]
