HOSTS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Open up group with this icebreaker:
In hindsight, what advice would you have given to yourself when you’ve walked through pain?
WATCH VIDEO
MAIN THEME FROM THIS WEEK'S MESSAGE: Own Your Story
TALK-IT-OUT
- What impacted you as you watched today’s video?
- If you’re going through a tough season right now, what are some ways you can make sure this is just a chapter of your story instead of the rest of your story?
- Everyone gets served offense from time to time, but drinking the “poison of offense” is optional. How can you move forward and leave the offense behind?
- Have you ever played the victim in a relationship? How can you overcome the victim mentality and change your thinking?
- Think of some of the people that have been adders and multipliers in your life. In what ways have they added to or multiplied back into your life?
WRITE-IT-OUT
Write about a painful encounter that has impacted your life. How has it shaped your life?
LIVE-IT-OUT
This week, spend time in prayer about what you have been through. Ask God to help you get peace on any pain that is still lingering.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.