ICEBREAKERS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Then choose one or more questions to open up with.
1. What is your most embarrassing moment?
TALK-IT-OUT
Go through each main point and scripture from the message and use the corresponding questions in discussion with your group. Encourage your group to pull this post up on their own device to follow along.
Genesis 3:11-13
… he (God) said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
POINT 1: THE FULL OWNERSHIP POLICY = ALL IN, NO VICTIM, NO BLAME, NO EXCUSES POLICY.
Talk-it-Out: What relationships do you see yourself as an owner? What relationships do you need to shift to an owner mentality?
POINT 2: YOU CAN STILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR A RELATIONSHIP WHEN THE OTHER PERSON IS BEING A COMPLETE JERK.
Talk-it-Out: What type of accountability do you have when it comes to your relationships?
POINT 3: THE FULL OWNERSHIP POLICY MEANS THAT YOU WON’T PLAY THE VICTIM.
Talk-it-Out: Why should we not play the victim even when we are a victim?
POINT 4: THE FULL OWNERSHIP POLICY MEANS YOU WON’T SHIFT THE BLAME
Talk-it-Out: How will you resist the temptation to cast blame on others?
WRITE-It-Out
Encourage your group to start writing things down. Do the following exercises:
- Do a SOAP devotion on Genesis 39. Read the SCRIPTURE. Write down at least one OBSERVATION, at least one APPLICATION for your life, and one PRAYER inspired by this scripture.
Live-It-Out
Encourage your group to start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
- Identify one relationship in your life you would like to improve and schedule a time for you to sit down with them or have a phone conversation this week.
- Complete Growth Track. Every Saturday in Tacoma 6:00pm, and every Sunday at all of our campuses. Bellevue 9:45am & Tacoma 11:30am.
Closing Thoughts
- Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.
- More resources are always available here: Group Resources.