ICEBREAKERS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Then choose one or more questions to open up with.
1. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Why do you think you have that preference?
TALK-IT-OUT
Go through each main point and scripture from the message and use the corresponding questions in discussion with your group.
POINT 1: EACH ONE OF US IS CREATED BY GOD TO SEE THINGS WE DON’T SEE.
2 Corinthians 5:7
“We walk by faith not by sight.”
TALK-IT-OUT 1: Do you feel like you are currently activating your imagination enough in your life?
POINT 2: WHEN YOUR YOUNG YOU LIVE TO DREAM. AS YOU GROW OLDER YOU DREAM TO LIVE.
TALK-IT-OUT 2: Why do you think we start to dream and imagine less and less as we get older?
POINT 3: WHEN YOU’RE A DREAMER THERES GOING TO BE TIMES WHEN NOTHING VISIBLE IS HAPPENING.
Genesis 16:1-3
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
TALK-IT-OUT 3: What can you do to remain content during the times when nothing visible is happening?
POINT 4: WHEN YOU’RE A DREAMER THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU WILL THINK THAT GOD HAS FAILED YOU.
TALK-IT-OUT 4: Do you struggle with reconciling the fact that God is good but bad things can still happen?
POINT 5: WHEN YOU’RE A DREAMER THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU WILL WANT TO IMPLEMENT YOUR OWN PLAN TO GET WHAT YOU WANT.
TALK-IT-OUT 5: What is one thing you are going to work on in order to fit better into God's plan for your life?
WRITE-It-Out
Encourage your group to start writing things down. Do the following exercises:
- Read Genesis 16 and write down one observation, one application for your life, and one prayer this scripture to change you in a specific way.
Live-It-Out
Encourage your group to start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
- Continue to go through The Life of Abraham Bible Reading Plan.
- Complete Growth Track. Every Saturday in Tacoma 6:00pm, and every Sunday at all of our campuses. Bellevue 9:45am & Tacoma 11:30am.
- Consider serving together as a life group. 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.