Written in Heaven

ADVANCE 2009:
NOW

***Before you begin! Reaffirm the ‘Vegas’ rule with your group – what happens in small groups stays in small groups. This is very important to talk about every week. Encourage everyone that the environment is safe, and that there is no judgment.

***The reason we do small groups is to ‘belong and become’ – Have a safe group of friends to belong to and become more like Jesus every day. This is the vision of small groups – remind your group of this each week.

1. What does everyone think about the launching of a second campus in Pekin? Who thinks that the venture is exciting? Who is nervous about it?

2. Read 2 Samuel 14:14. How have you seen ‘God devise ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him?’ Dale used this verse to talk about a very important part of what BridgeWay is about, does anyone remember what that is? (People not property) What examples from scripture can you recall where Jesus is focused on people or on a specific person? What does that mean for us as the body?

3. Read Genesis 12:1-3. God blesses us so that we can be a blessing. In what ways has God blessed each of us in our lives? In what ways have you been a blessing to someone else’s life over the past year or two?

4. When Nehemiah was called by God to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, he acted in three steps: he identified the need, he looked for God’s hand at work, and he took action in joining God in what he was doing. God is clearly moving us towards a campus in Pekin. In what ways do you think God wants you to participate in this exciting adventure?

As always, end the group with general sharing of prayer requests and prayer. Some groups have found it effective to pray for each request as it’s given, rather than creating the list of requests. Use your discretion as a leader.