This week's Life Group Questions
1. REVIEW
In this study we learned that your Heavenly Father wants you to encounter Him as your Savior. He desires to free you from the lies that keep you distant from experiencing His perfect love. Let’s explore how this study connects with your life.
Conversation starter: What is one key insight that you gained from this study?
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2. APPLICATION
A. From the list below, select any of the questions that reflect how you feel about God.
___ Distant: Is God really there?
___ Vindictive: Is God really loving?
___ Evil: Is God really good?
___ Judging: Does God really want me?
___ None of the above
B. Which one of these doubts are you currently struggling with? Select all that apply.
___ I doubt that God really sees me. I imagine He must be very busy running the universe.
___ I doubt that God really wants me. After all, I have done too many shameful things in my life.
___ I doubt that God really finds joy in me. After all, I am just insignificant.
___ None of the above.
3. GET DEEPER
A. Which one of these truths about your Heavenly Father is harder for you to embrace?
1. ___ God anticipated my need for salvation even before the creation of the world.
2. ___ God is pursuing me relentlessly because He really wants me to live with Him.
3. ___ God loves me always; His love does not depend on what I’ve done but on who He is.
4. ___ God will one day welcome me into His presence and wipe away my tears.
4. GROUP PRAYER:
Before you pray, identify the lies that you have believed about God and about yourself so you can bring them to your Heavenly Father. He wants you to be free from those distortions so you can experience his unconditional love.
Heavenly Father,
a. Thank you for loving me and inviting me to encounter you in deeper ways.
b. I invite you to heal my life from the lies that have shaped the way I see you or see myself.
c. Today, I renounce the lie(s) that I ____________________________________________________.
d. I ask you to break the power of these lies in my life and help me walk in the truth of your love.
e. Today, I confess that you are my loving Maker and Savior, that I am so valuable in your eyes that you made a way for me to be with you even before the foundation of the world.
f. Thank you for creating me and sending Jesus to pay the price for my freedom. I know that you love me perfectly despite all my failures. I truly believe that your love for me will never change.
g. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!
Helpful Links:
Perspective: Universe Size Comparison https://youtu.be/8Are9dDbW24
Lee Yih Testimony: Fitting In https://www.iamsecond.com/film/lee-yih/#modal-media-vimeo
In this study we learned that your Heavenly Father wants you to encounter Him as your Savior. He desires to free you from the lies that keep you distant from experiencing His perfect love. Let’s explore how this study connects with your life.
Conversation starter: What is one key insight that you gained from this study?
________________________________________________________________
2. APPLICATION
A. From the list below, select any of the questions that reflect how you feel about God.
___ Distant: Is God really there?
___ Vindictive: Is God really loving?
___ Evil: Is God really good?
___ Judging: Does God really want me?
___ None of the above
B. Which one of these doubts are you currently struggling with? Select all that apply.
___ I doubt that God really sees me. I imagine He must be very busy running the universe.
___ I doubt that God really wants me. After all, I have done too many shameful things in my life.
___ I doubt that God really finds joy in me. After all, I am just insignificant.
___ None of the above.
3. GET DEEPER
A. Which one of these truths about your Heavenly Father is harder for you to embrace?
1. ___ God anticipated my need for salvation even before the creation of the world.
2. ___ God is pursuing me relentlessly because He really wants me to live with Him.
3. ___ God loves me always; His love does not depend on what I’ve done but on who He is.
4. ___ God will one day welcome me into His presence and wipe away my tears.
4. GROUP PRAYER:
Before you pray, identify the lies that you have believed about God and about yourself so you can bring them to your Heavenly Father. He wants you to be free from those distortions so you can experience his unconditional love.
Heavenly Father,
a. Thank you for loving me and inviting me to encounter you in deeper ways.
b. I invite you to heal my life from the lies that have shaped the way I see you or see myself.
c. Today, I renounce the lie(s) that I ____________________________________________________.
d. I ask you to break the power of these lies in my life and help me walk in the truth of your love.
e. Today, I confess that you are my loving Maker and Savior, that I am so valuable in your eyes that you made a way for me to be with you even before the foundation of the world.
f. Thank you for creating me and sending Jesus to pay the price for my freedom. I know that you love me perfectly despite all my failures. I truly believe that your love for me will never change.
g. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!
Helpful Links:
Perspective: Universe Size Comparison https://youtu.be/8Are9dDbW24
Lee Yih Testimony: Fitting In https://www.iamsecond.com/film/lee-yih/#modal-media-vimeo