Youth Growth Group Questions
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1. Check in & Hang out: (700:-7:10)
2. Game: (7:10-7:25)
Icebreaker:
What was the worst test you’ve ever taken?
3 . Welcome and Memory Verse: (7:25-7:30)
2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Corinthians 10:13
What life change did you personally see the last week or Pi2 stories? (7:10-7:15) (5:25-5:30)
Bottom line:
Never give up on others.
4. Video Lesson: (7:30-7:45)
Never give up. Week 3
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
5. Small Groups: (7:45-8:00)
After the first break, discuss this question:
SCRIPTURE
6. Bible Reading & Discussion: (8:00-8:10) (What stood out to you in this week's reading?)
Read Acts 4:13-20
What kind of men did the council recognize Peter and John to be?
What was the council trying to prevent?
How did Peter and John respond to their demands?
What are some ways you may feel pressured to listen to people instead of God.
Tell about a time when you were pressured to choose to listen to people instead of God. How did you respond?
Brainstorm some responses you could have available when faced with this situation at, work, school, home, friends, etc.
What is God telling you to do this week?
8. Sermon Discussion: (8:15-8:20)
(Trust is a must!)
What’s one thing that personally challenged you from this sermon?
What happened in today’s story?
What was your favorite part of the story?
Did you have any questions about the story?
Why do you think it’s hard for some people to trust God?
Do you think you could sacrifice a loved family member? Why or why not?
Teaser: What’s the #1 thing you’d struggle to give up if God asked you to and why?
Which point stood out to you most and why?
1. God gives a pop quiz
2. God wants to see proof
3. God shows us a protype
4. God says he can provide
5. God makes a prediction
(Let multiple people answer)
How have you seen God test you or how is God currently testing you?
What do you think God wants us to do because of today’s story?
9. Life Change - Application: 8:20-8:25)
What is one thing that you can do this week? (TRY TO HOLD OUT ON GIVING OPTIONS!!!!!
10. Prayer: (8:25-8:30)
Take a few minutes to ask for prayer request and/or praises and pray for each other.
***Leader TIPS***
BOTTOM LINE
You don’t have to be fixed to be found.
SCRIPTURE
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32).
GOAL OF SMALL GROUP
To help students see that they can have a relationship
with God regardless of their mistakes or their past.
THINK ABOUT THIS
Leaders, at this phase, students are developing the ability to see other people from a different perspective. You can help your students realize that neither character was all right or all wrong.
TRY THIS
Leaders, people are always more complex than we think—even when at first, we think it’s just good versus bad. By the end of the story, everyone had their successes and failures. This story is also not just a story of two brothers, this story is about a father who loved two sons more than they thought. Pay attention to the students in your group who may need a reminder that they are wanted and worthy of being in your small group. Reach out to them this week and remind them how thankful you are to have them in group.
You owe it to yourself to be honest to yourself. In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 11:1 NIV).
He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” (2 Samuel 11:3 NIV).
1. Check in & Hang out: (700:-7:10)
2. Game: (7:10-7:25)
Icebreaker:
What was the worst test you’ve ever taken?
3 . Welcome and Memory Verse: (7:25-7:30)
2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Corinthians 10:13
What life change did you personally see the last week or Pi2 stories? (7:10-7:15) (5:25-5:30)
Bottom line:
Never give up on others.
4. Video Lesson: (7:30-7:45)
Never give up. Week 3
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
5. Small Groups: (7:45-8:00)
After the first break, discuss this question:
- Have you ever needed the help of a friend? Tell us what that was like.
- What’s one reason you might want to give up on accepting someone else’s help?
- What makes it difficult to invite other people into the messy parts of our lives?
- After the second break, discuss these questions:
- Who is one person in your life that you go to for help when life is overwhelming?
- What is it about that person that makes you trust them in those moments?
- After the third break, discuss these questions:
- What’s the benefit of choosing resilience in your relationships?
- Think about the qualities you’d look for in an ideal friend. List as many as you can.
- Of those qualities listed ,which ones do you see in yourself? And which ones do you need to work on for yourself?
- Think about the people in your life on a regular basis (at school, on your team ,in your neighborhood ,at church, etc.). Who could benefit from your help and support in the face of hard things right now?
SCRIPTURE
6. Bible Reading & Discussion: (8:00-8:10) (What stood out to you in this week's reading?)
Read Acts 4:13-20
What kind of men did the council recognize Peter and John to be?
What was the council trying to prevent?
How did Peter and John respond to their demands?
What are some ways you may feel pressured to listen to people instead of God.
Tell about a time when you were pressured to choose to listen to people instead of God. How did you respond?
Brainstorm some responses you could have available when faced with this situation at, work, school, home, friends, etc.
What is God telling you to do this week?
8. Sermon Discussion: (8:15-8:20)
(Trust is a must!)
What’s one thing that personally challenged you from this sermon?
What happened in today’s story?
What was your favorite part of the story?
Did you have any questions about the story?
Why do you think it’s hard for some people to trust God?
Do you think you could sacrifice a loved family member? Why or why not?
Teaser: What’s the #1 thing you’d struggle to give up if God asked you to and why?
Which point stood out to you most and why?
1. God gives a pop quiz
2. God wants to see proof
3. God shows us a protype
4. God says he can provide
5. God makes a prediction
(Let multiple people answer)
How have you seen God test you or how is God currently testing you?
What do you think God wants us to do because of today’s story?
9. Life Change - Application: 8:20-8:25)
What is one thing that you can do this week? (TRY TO HOLD OUT ON GIVING OPTIONS!!!!!
10. Prayer: (8:25-8:30)
Take a few minutes to ask for prayer request and/or praises and pray for each other.
***Leader TIPS***
BOTTOM LINE
You don’t have to be fixed to be found.
SCRIPTURE
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32).
GOAL OF SMALL GROUP
To help students see that they can have a relationship
with God regardless of their mistakes or their past.
THINK ABOUT THIS
Leaders, at this phase, students are developing the ability to see other people from a different perspective. You can help your students realize that neither character was all right or all wrong.
TRY THIS
Leaders, people are always more complex than we think—even when at first, we think it’s just good versus bad. By the end of the story, everyone had their successes and failures. This story is also not just a story of two brothers, this story is about a father who loved two sons more than they thought. Pay attention to the students in your group who may need a reminder that they are wanted and worthy of being in your small group. Reach out to them this week and remind them how thankful you are to have them in group.
You owe it to yourself to be honest to yourself. In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 11:1 NIV).
He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” (2 Samuel 11:3 NIV).