Schedule an appointment with God.

Read Matthew 4:18-20 and chapter 25.

Talk to God about your choice to follow Him.

Ask Him to impress your heart with whatever He has to say to you in response.

Take action!

Closing

Give each small group time to pray about the faith challenge. Have each member pray specifically for the person on his or her right. After that, ask for prayer requests from the whole group. Then, pray for a divine blessing upon the whole group.

Day 3

TRUST

Matthew 14: 22-23

Sermon

FOCAL POINT

Trust Jesus!

Small Groups

Accountability

Ask: Please team up in twos- guys together and girls together.

Ask each other:

How is your T.A.G. time going?

What did you do with last night’s faith challenge?

Bridge

Say: Turn to someone near and ask how they’re doing. Ask how the meetings have affected them and if they have seen God working in their life.

Call for a volunteer.

Pre-prepare a container by filling it with sticks, leaves, dirt, and even a few non-harmful insects if available. Be sure to leave a hole large enough for a hand to reach through. You should not be able to see into the container.

Place a coin or some other small semi-valuable item in the container.

Tell the volunteer that the container may or may not have a live creature in it and that they are searching for a [insert name of item].

Have them put their hand in the container to search for the item. When they find it, let them keep it.

Debrief: Have everyone turn to the people they talked to earlier to discuss these questions.

Was it difficult to place their hand in the container? Why or why not?

How might the volunteer’s reaction to placing their hand into the bag of unknown things compare with your reaction to God’s leading in your life?

Pray with the person next to you for an open mind and a willing heart.

[Pray with congregation.]

Date: 2015-02-16; view: 639