Group Reconnect
How well do you know each other? Find out by playing a game of “This or That.” Give each person an index card with the number “1” written in marker on one side and “2” on the other. After someone reads the first question, pause to decide on your answer. You can also predict how your group members will answer. Then, on the count of three, each person holds up the number of their answer. How many surprises are there?
- Dogs (1) or cats (2)?
- Phone call or text?
- Ice cream or brownies?
- Swimming or sunbathing?
- Big party or small gathering?
- New clothes or new phone?
- Laundry or dishes?
- Sneakers or sandals?
- Think of your own!
Open in Prayer
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Message Recap
God created the world by speaking. When God created us in His image, He gave us the incredibly powerful gift of language. However, that power can either build up or devastate and destroy. Pastor Dave Dummitt encouraged us to pause and examine the power of our words. He also taught us how to steward them well.
Discussion Questions
*Due to a scheduling conflict, this group guide was created before Dave shared his message. These questions come from our Universal Group Guide. Before your group meets, decide which questions you’d like to prioritize. Feel free to be creative, customizing the questions to fit your group dynamics and the specifics of Dave’s message.
- Read the main Scripture passage from the message.
- What word or phrase stands out to you?
- How did you feel as you listened to the passage?
- What do you find encouraging in this passage?
- What do you find challenging in this passage?
- What did you hear today that was new to you?
- Which points did you find most insightful? Difficult to understand?
- How did the message connect with your current experiences or with what God has been teaching you?
- How did the message challenge you?
- Did any other verses come to mind during the message? Read them together. What can we learn from them?
Live it Out
- What is one “a-ha” you will take from the weekend message and our discussion?
- If you applied your learning from this week’s message, how would next week be different?
- Is there another way God is calling you to live out the message this week?
Close in Prayer
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