1.REVIEW: Based on the study of Daniel 4, explain in your own words the difference between the way in which fear and love shape the way we engage with truth. What are the key differences?

2.Which one of these three fears is most likely to keep you from speaking truth in love? Explain.

___ Fear about People: How will they react if I tell them the truth?
___ Fear about Self: What will people think of me if I tell them the truth?
___ Fear about the Outcome: What will happen if I tell the truth?

3.God wants you to see truth as a means for Him to accomplish His purposes in people’s lives.
Which one of these ways of thinking is the weakest in your life today?

___ Protecting people from deception.
___ Trusting that God will use truth to bring transformation.
___ Hoping that God will lead the outcome.
___ Persevering despite the risks involved.

4. Read 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 out loud together as a refresher. After learning how Servants of the Living God faced truth in Daniel 4, what is one thing that God wants you to do as a result?

5.Talk to each other about a current situation that you are facing in which you must speak truth to somebody at your job our in your personal life. Then pray together as a group:
a.Thank God for His love and for His desire to use truth to bring transformation.
b.Bring to God your situation and ask him to help you discern the best time and place to speak.
Ask God to give you the right words and prepare the person’s heart to receive the truth.
c.Thank God in advance for what He will do as you step in obedience to speak truth in love.