Life Group - Study Guides

Some of us have great relationships with our parents, yet some people do not have a relationship with their parents at all. Let’s learn how God designed this relationship to work best. We have people in authority over us from childhood to old age. Let’s learn how we can honor and respect our parents – and others who may be in authority over us—throughout the seasons of our lives. By showing honor and respect, we honor God, and our relationships become simpler and more natural.

Although we start many of our relationships with a compromising attitude or even a romantic type of love, that can fade. We can begin to think of our look at relationships and marriages as mostly conflicts and arguments. When that happens, we develop a me-first, “my rights,” competitive viewpoint. How can we flip the narrative and give love a chance to win in all our relationships, from marriages to families to workplaces, and friends?

Life can be hard. But God has put you in the exact perfect spot to see a need and tackle it. When opposition comes, He can guide you through it so that you not only survive but thrive! We can learn to deal with setbacks, ridicule, and opposition in a biblical manner as we look at Nehemiah’s example.

If you’ve been a believer for a long time, you may consider the act of baptism as unimportant. In this study, let’s look at its meaning and significance in the life of all believers. This week is an opportunity for all of us to reflect, obey, or teach someone else the meaning of Baptism as modeled by Jesus.

Last week, we talked about sharing our stories, knowing who we are and where we’ve come from. But how in the world do you get the conversation started? How do you learn to share all that God has done in your life?