HOSTS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Open up group with this icebreaker:
What is your favorite sport and team?
TALK-IT-OUT
Open YouVersion and take turns reading: Joshua 1:9, Deuteronomy 31:8, Isaiah 41:10, 2 Timothy 1:7, John 10:10, Daniel 6:3, 1 Chronicles 4:10
Main points from this week's message: Courage: Being the Best You Can Be
Main Point: Our best life requires courage. Fear is not God stuff.
Talk-it-Out: The enemy doesn’t want you to tap into the potential and gifts inside of you and sometimes, we are our own worst enemy. What do you have to do to overcome your fears or comfort?
Main Point: You can have comfort or you can have courage, but you can’t have both.
Talk-it-Out: Pastor said, “Some of you are spending so much energy being what you’re supposed to be that, you’re not being who you are meant to be.” What does this mean to you? (Are you being what the world or family says you should be?)
Main Point: It takes courage to be exceptional.
Talk-it-Out: You are called to stand out! Pastor said, “Some people will turn on you, talk about you, and try to pull you back to the level you’ve been living. But when that happens, it just means those are not your people.” Do you have some of these people in your life? How can you begin to surround yourself with the right people?
Main Point: It takes courage to be successful.
Talk-it-Out: You don’t have to apologize for wanting to live a better life. What does success mean to you?
WRITE-IT-OUT
Journal about where you are right now and where you would like to be at the end of this year. How can you courageously move toward living an exceptional and successful life?
LIVE-IT-OUT
This week, read the above scriptures in the morning before starting your day and in the evening before going to bed.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.