Hosts
Make sure to start off with prayer. Then choose one or more questions to open up with.
- What is the best day of your life, and why?
- What is your favorite food?
Message Discussion Questions
The following questions will help guide your discussions and give your group some opportunities to open up and share.
- Thinking back on this week's message, what is the most important thing you think you need to know, and the most important thing you need to do?
- Do you believe that God has something for you that is beyond where you are now? Why or why not?
- When it comes to your faith, are you in a pattern of observation or participation?
- Between your faith, finances, relationships, health, and time management; what area of your life is God beckoning you onward?
- In regards to question 4, what action step do you need to take to answer God's call onward?
- What areas of your life that needed change have you been "defensive" about?
- Tell about a time you took a leap of faith with no guarantee of an outcome.
Live It Out
Encourage your group to start doing. Commit to a step, and live it out this week.
- On a piece of paper separate your life into 4 categories: Spiritual, Relational, Health, and Finances. Then ask yourself, “what area is God beckoning me onward this year?” and “what does that look like for me?”
- Now write down a prayer to God that asks for His help on your journey onward.
- Write down your goals for the area God is beckoning you onward.
- Post this piece of paper somewhere in your home that is visible.
Key Scriptures
I Kings 19:21 (NIV)
So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.
Philippians 3:14 (MSG)
. . . God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.
Job 17:9 (TLB)
. . . the righteous shall move onward and forward; those with pure hearts shall become stronger and stronger..
Closing Thoughts
- Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.
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