ICEBREAKERS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Then choose one or more questions to open up with.
1. Who did you want to be like when you were growing up?
REVIEW & TALK-IT-OUT
Go through each main point and scripture from the message and use the corresponding questions in discussion with your group.
Summer Playlist Part 4:
SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL.
POINT #1:
WE ALL WISH WE COULD CHANGE SOMETHING.
TALK-IT-OUT #1:
Is there anything you wish you could change about yourself?
POINT #2:
WITH CHRIST, YOU ARE GOD’S MASTERPIECE.
Ephesians 2:8–10 (NLT)
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
TALK-IT-OUT #2:
Is it difficult for you to believe that when from the moment you began to believe in Jesus you became God's masterpiece? Why or why not?
POINT #3:
"YOU SAY I’M GOD’S MASTERPIECE, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY SCARS?”
Medical Perspective: A physical scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Scarring is a natural part of the healing process.
ROMANS 8:28 (NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him . . .
TALK-IT-OUT #3:
What scars/hurts do you have that you want to turn into a story of God's grace and goodness?
POINT #4:
CHRIST LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO ACCEPT YOU WHERE YOU ARE AND LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO NOT LET YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
ROMANS 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
. . being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
We are on a mission to put Christ at the center and move life forward toward God's best. What do you think your best life looks like?
TALK-IT-OUT #5:
What is one choice you can make today to move your life forward toward God's best?
WRITE-It-Out
Encourage your group to start writing things down. In a journal or on paper, do the following exercises.
- Write out a list of all that Jesus has done for you.
- Write out a list of ways that you want to live your life because of all that Jesus has done for you.
Live-It-Out
Encourage your group to start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
- Find one of the ways you want to live your life that you listed in the Write-it-Out section and intentionally live that out this week in everything that you do.
- Complete Growth Track. Every Saturday in Tacoma 6:00pm, and every Sunday at all of our campuses. Bellevue 9:45am & Tacoma 11:30am.
- Serve together as a group with Summer Love. To view serving opportunities with Champions Foundation, click HERE.
Closing Thoughts
- Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.
- More resources are always available here: Group Resources.