Written in Heaven

LIFEGROUP Questions

5/2/10

***Remember that we always start LIFEGROUPS reminding the group that the purpose of LIFEGROUPS is to ‘belong and become.’ To find a group of people we can connect to and build friendships, and become more like Jesus each day.

***Also reinforce the ‘Vegas Rule’ – what happens in LIFEGROUP, stays in LIFEGROUP.

If You Really Knew Me: You’d Know I’m Hurting – Week 1

1. What’s the worst injury or illness that you have ever suffered? How long did it take you to recover? Did you have to do any rehabilitation? If so what was that like?

2. What are the things in our world that cause people to be hurting? What are the people in your circle of influence currently hurting from?

3. When you find yourself hurting, which of these responses most closely defines how you respond? “Rub some dirt on it” (suck it up), “Woes me” (give up), “God help me” (look up)

Why is that your response?

4. What past emotional hurts have you gone through that God has healed you from? What was that process like? How long did it take?

5. What does it mean to surrender those hurts to Jesus? How have you seen surrender to Jesus played out in your life or in someone else’s life?

6. Are there hurts that you are currently going through that we could pray for you for or about?

Leaders’ note: You can choose a different book of the Bible or Bible reading plan. This one is merely a suggestion. You will need to make sure you email out or somehow get the prayer requests in the hands of your group members if you do not do that already.

***Always close your group with a time of prayer. As a leader, you can lead this or you can all share in the requests praying for one another. You need to know where your group is at to determine what would be most comfortable in that setting. i.e. don’t ask people to pray in the group if you’re not sure they’re ready to.