Written in Heaven

MYTHBUSTERS: THE GOD WANTS ME HAPPY MYTH

***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. Describe one of the happiest, if not the happiest moment of your life. What made that moment so happy?

2. How many days out of the week would you consider yourself happy? What determines your happiness in day to day situations? Do you feel closer to God in the moments you are happy or in moments where you may not be as happy? Why?

3. What’s the first image or word that pops into your head when you hear the word ‘holy’? How would you define ‘holy’? Why would God want us to be holy? Are holiness and happiness exclusive of each other?

4. What does it take to become holy? What things do we need to give up to become holy? What things do we need to start doing to become holy?

5. How can we pray for one another tonight so that we may become more holy?

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.