Small Group Discussion

How will putting your complete trust in God affect your life and the lives of those around you?

Why did Peter have such a hard time trusting Jesus? Why do we have the same problem?

How do our failures affect our relationship with God? What have you learned tonight about Jesus’ free gift of salvation for you?

Faith Challenge

Do you truly want to trust God with your life? Your faith challenge for the next 23 hours is this:

Review the verses discussed today. Pray about them, think about them, and search your heart. Pray that God opens your mind to what He has to say.

Read Psalms 145-146.

Take about five minutes to consider your salvation. Think about who you are trusting it to: yourself? God? Your closest confidant? The One who is strong enough to ensure its safety?

Pray to God for the strength to truly trust Him with everything: your worries, your family, your life, even your salvation. He is the only one who will not disappoint you.

Closing

Please turn to the person sitting beside you and pray in twos. Thank God together for His eternal love and free gift of salvation. Ask Jesus to forgive you for the times you have chosen to doubt instead of trust. Pray for each other that you will learn to trust Jesus with everything—no matter what storms come through your way.

TRUST

Matthew 14:22-33

Small Group Study Guide

Check-In

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?

The Bridge

Say: Find a partner of the same gender to perform this next activity with, then find a place to sit in the middle of the room, a little space away from everyone else.

After giving them a chance to do this, have one pair of volunteers go first.

Blindfold one person at one end of the room and have their partner at the other side of the room.

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