H. EAR FROM GOD

• Read the Passage
• Write it in your own words below:

   O. BSERVE

Write out...

• What stands out to you?
• What do you learn about GOD?
• What do you learn about PEOPLE?

   P. RACTICE IT

If this is God speaking to you, what will you do about it?

• Make an “I WILL STATEMENT”

I Will:

• Remember to make your “I Will” Statement(s) as specific as possible. Make it tangible and measurable.

   E. NCOURAGE SOMEONE

• Whom are you going to tell about what you discovered this week?

  You Can Start a Discovery Group too!

1) Gather spiritually-curious people and simply ASK QUESTIONS (no one needs to teach)

2) Don’t just read the passage, immediately apply it by creating ‘I WILL’ Statements!

3) Try to stay in the passage

4) Pass off leadership –after a couple studies, let others facilitate

5) MULTIPLY – could current members lead a group of their own?

Discovery Group Questions:

1) SHARE

-What are you THANKFUL for?

-What’s a CHALLENGE you’re facing?

-How did you do with last week’s ‘I Will’ statement?

-Did you share what we talked about with anyone?

2) DISCOVER (H.O.P.E.)

H ear from God

• READ the passage
• Have someone PUT IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS

O bserve what the text says

-WHAT STANDS OUT TO YOU?

-WHAT DOES THIS TEXT SAY ABOUT GOD?

-WHAT DOES THIS TEXT SAY ABOUT PEOPLE?

P ractice it

-HOW CAN YOU SPECIFICALLY LIVE OUT THIS PASSAGE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS?

(Everyone creates an ‘I WILL’ STATEMENT)

E ncourage someone else

-WHOM ARE YOU GOING TO TELL?

1) START WITH ONE OF THESE LISTS:

Discover Jesus:

10 Stories of Hope

 1) Mark 2:1-12

 2) John 3:1-17

 3) Mark 5:1-20

 4) Luke 7:37-50

 5) Luke 15:11-32

 6) Luke 17:11-19

 7) Luke 18:9-14

 8) Luke 19:1-10

 9) John 4:1-42

10) Mark 4:1-20

Discover Jesus:

Journey of Jesus

1) Luke 5:1-11

2) Luke 4:16-22

3) Mark 2:1-12

4) John 8:1-11

5) Luke 7:36-50

6) John 15:1-10

7) Mark 8:31-37

8) Mark 9:14-32

9) John 13:1-17

10) Luke 23:26-49

11) John 20:1-18

12) Matthew 28:16-20

Read a Gospel (chapter by chapter doing personal HOPE studies)

  -Book of John

           OR

  -Book of Mark

     2) WHAT NEXT…

Following Jesus

(9 Key Actions)

1. Believe – John 3:1-16

2. Surrender – Romans 12:1-2

3. Declare (Baptism) – Acts 2:36-41

4. Gather – Acts 2:37-42

5. Love – 1 Corinthians 13

6. Pray – Luke 18:1-8

7. Depend – Acts 1:1-11

8. Serve – Romans 12:1-21

9. Multiply – Matthew 28:16-20

The Whole Story

CREATION: 

1) Genesis 1:1-31

2) John 1:1-14

FALL:

3) Genesis 3:1-24

4) Romans 3:9-20

REDEMPTION:

5) Genesis 12:1-5, Genesis 15:1-6    

    & Galatians 3:6-9

6) Exodus 12:21-30 &

    1 Corinthians 5:7

7) Leviticus 4:1-35

8) Hebrews 9:11-10:14

9) 2 Samuel 7:8-16 &

    Acts 13:16-41

10) Ezekiel 34:11-31 &

    John 10:2-14

11) Isaiah 61:1-9 & Luke 4:16-22

12) Isaiah 53

13) Luke 23:26-49

14) John 20:1-18

RESTORATION:

15) Matthew 28:16-20

16) Acts 2:1-41

17) 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

18) Revelation 21:1-8

  3) FURTHER DISCOVERY

Going All In

All In:

1) Luke 9:18-27 & 9:57-62

2) Matthew 7:13-27

New Life:

3) Romans 8:1-11

4) Galatians 5:13-26

Live Different ($, sex, speech, love, purpose):

5) Ephesians 4:17-5:8

6) Matthew 5:27-30

7) 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

8) Mark 12:41-44 &

2 Corinthians 9:6-9

9) James 3:1-12

10) 1 John 3:11-24

11) 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

12) Matthew 28:16-20

Identity & Purpose

1) Psalm 139

2) Romans 8:28-39

3) Luke 12:22-34

4) Romans 8: 9-17

5) 1 John 3:1-10

6) Matthew 5:13-16 & Ephesians 2:8-10

7) 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

8) Matthew 28:16-20

Discover Baptism

 -Acts 8:26-40

 -Acts 2:36-41

 -Romans 6:1-11

 -Acts 16:22-34

 -Acts 10:39-48

Discover Prayer

 -Matthew 6:9-13

 -Acts 9:10-19

 -Acts 4:23-31

 -Psalm 86

Try a Whole Book (chapter by chapter)

 Ephesians, Colossians

 James,Hebrews

Scripture to help us battle negative thoughts

-Philippians 4:4-9

-Colossians 3:1-4

-Romans 12:1-2

-Psalm 23

-John 15:1-8

-1 Peter 5:6-11

-Ephesians 6:10-18

Living with Pain

-Where’s God?

  John 5:1-15

-Pain and Blame

  John 9:1-34

-Pain and Shame

  Mark 5:24-34

-Pain and Perspective

  Job 2:1-10

-Pain and Persistence

  Luke 18:1-8

Living in Fellowship with one another

-Hebrews 10:24-25

-Philippians 2:3-8

-Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

-Acts 2:41-47

-John 13:34-35

-1 Peter 1:22, 3:8, 4:9, 5:5

-Ephesians 4:2, 4:32, 5:21

-Romans 12:9-21

12 Steps: Discover The True Higher Power

Step 1: Romans 7:15-25

Step 2: John 3:1-21

Step 3: Ephesians 2:1-10

Step 4: Matthew 19:16-26

Step 5: Luke 18:9-14

Step 6: 1 John 1:5-2:6

Step 7: Luke 15:11-32

Step 8: Matthew 18:21-35

Step 9: Colossians 3:12-14

Step 10: Galatians 5:16-26

Step 11: Ephesians 3:16-21

Step 12: 2 Cor 5:17-21