HOSTS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Open up group with this icebreaker:
Share a favorite highlight from your holidays with your group.
TALK-IT-OUT
Open YouVersion and take turns reading: Joshua 1:9. Joshua 1:5, 2 Peter 1:3, Philippians 4:19
Main points from this week's message: Courage: Being the Best You Can Be
Main Point: GOD IS CALLING EVERYONE TOWARDS SOMETHING THIS YEAR THAT’S GOING TO REQUIRE MORE COURAGE THAN YOU’VE HAD IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE IT
Talk-it-Out: What is God leading you towards this year and what do you think is your next step in getting there?
Main Point: COURAGE IS BEST THOUGHT OF AS A MIND MUSCLE
Talk-it-Out: Share with the group a time when you had the courage to overcome your fear. (skydiving, new job, new school, meeting new people, etc.)
Main Point: GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY
Talk-it-Out: What fear or uncertainty is in the way of you taking your next step toward the new thing God has in store for you?
Main Point: THERE ARE NO SMALL ACTS OF COURAGE
Talk-it-Out: Have you ever thought that what you have overcome was not as big of a deal as what others have overcome? How does it feel to know that your act of courage is just as big?
Main Point: GOD HAS GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED
Talk-it-Out: Pastor Kevin shared the story of the Cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz.” Once the Cowardly Lion acted in the face of fear, he realized he had courage all along. After listening to Pastor, what can you do to recognize the courage and strength you already have within you?
WRITE-IT-OUT
Journal about the new thing you believe God has in store for you and the fears you have in pursuing that new thing. Write out some phrases that will speak to the courage that is in you.
LIVE-IT-OUT
Every morning read Joshua 1:9 out loud. Every evening read Joshua 1:5 out loud.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.
“Courage is not the absence of fear. It’s acting in the face of fear.”