Group Plan | Fall 2024
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Session 1
Group Launch Part 1
We hope your group is a place where you connect relationally and grow spiritually. During the next few months, you’ll explore topics related to life and faith but this session is all about getting to know one another.
Don’t have any new members in your group? Start with the Group Checkpoint for Session 1 instead.
Session 2
Group Launch Part 2
The goal of a group is to provide everyone the opportunity to pursue authentic community and spiritual growth.
Session 3
Social
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Session 4
Three Prayers
None of us want to look like we’re one kind of person but really be someone else underneath. Drifting away from God happens slowly, and it can be hard to notice when it’s happening to us. In this 1-part study, Sandra Stanley shares three prayers that are key to keeping us from being people who are not truly the people we appear to be. These three prayers can shape our relationship with God and become a defense against drift. They will shape who we are and can inform the choices we make in life.
Session 5
Genesis 1
Genesis was originally written to Israelites who had just broken free from 400 years of Egyptian slavery. When they were out of bondage and trying to establish their identity, they wanted to know: Who are we? Where did we come from? So their leader, Moses, documented it for them. It all started “In the beginning…”
Session 6
Genesis Part 2
Early on, things were perfect. People had a wonderful place to live and a great relationship with each other and God. But the temptation to take matters into their own hands, rather than trusting the God who created them, proved too much. When sin entered the picture, a once-perfect world was tainted with shame, distrust, and consequences.
Session 7
Serve/Social/Break
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Session 8
Genesis Part 3
Despite the choice to trust themselves over God, the Creator never abandoned his people. Not long after sin caused irreparable damage, God promised to one day restore things to the way they were intended. But it would take time and sacrifice to get there. The plan to redeem creation would begin with God’s promise to Abraham.
Session 9
Genesis Part 4
God’s promises of a future nation—and a permanent home and blessings for that nation—were passed down from Abraham to his son Isaac and to Isaac’s son Jacob. While it’s true God used Jacob to continue his plan of redemption, it’s also true that the story of Jacob comes with complications that result from Jacob’s sometimes questionable actions.
Session 10
Serve/Social/Break
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Session 11
Genesis Part 5
Through the Abrahamic Covenant, we’ve seen God’s plan of redemption go from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob and Joseph. In this session, we’ll look at some remarkable examples of how faith can have an amazing impact on how we respond when treated unfairly.
Session 12
Limited
A limit is any barrier that comes between what we want and can actually get. While limits can feel like dead ends, they actually provide hidden opportunities. Join us as we explore how the apostle Paul dealt with limits in his own life.
Session 13
Your Story Part 1
Sharing your story in parts will allow each group member to share during each of the three sections.
Session 15
Your Story Part 2
Examining your story in the following sections will allow each member of the group to share during each of the three sections.