Life Group - Leader Guides

This week, we’re looking at the names of God. Throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself in specific ways: provider, healer, shepherd, peace, and victory. These aren’t just titles; they show us who He is and how He meets us in real moments of life. What’s powerful is that these names don’t stay in the Old Testament. In the New Testament, we see them fully revealed through Jesus. As you walk through each passage, encourage your group to notice what each name reveals about God’s character and how that connects to Jesus. This week is about recognizing who He is and how He is at work in our lives today.

We have reached the final week of our series on worship. Over the past few weeks, we have explored what worship truly is, the posture of our hearts, worship as a sacrifice, and how to worship in desert seasons. This week, we’re finishing by looking at how worship becomes a weapon during spiritual battles. Grab your bible, pull up a seat alongside your life group family and let’s see what God might reveal to us.

Throughout Scripture we see a pattern of how quickly people can move from worship to grumbling. The Israelites experienced God’s power firsthand yet still struggled to trust Him in the desert. We’ll look at what that reveals about our own hearts and how we can choose worship, even in hard seasons.

This week in life group we are exploring another dimension of Worship: sacrifice. In most areas of life, we’re used to investing rather than sacrificing. We invest time in our jobs because we receive a paycheck. We invest money into things like retirement accounts because we expect a future return. Even in relationships, sometimes we give time or effort with the hope that we’ll receive appreciation, respect, or something back. Sacrifice is giving something valuable without expecting a return. It’s choosing to give because someone is worth it, not because it benefits us. That’s part of what makes worship unique. God doesn’t need anything from us, but when we recognize His worth, our response is often to give Him our time, attention, devotion, and trust—even when there’s no immediate benefit to us. As we look into God’s Word, we will see examples of people whose response to God went beyond convenience and comfort.

Last week we talked about how worship isn’t really about us; it’s about God. We were created to worship Him. But if we’re honest, worship can sometimes become routine. What once was meaningful can slowly become casual. Think about things in life that start out exciting – a new job, a relationship, even a new car. Over time, familiarity can cause us to treat something special like it’s ordinary. The same thing can happen in our relationship with God. This week we’re looking at our hearts’ posture, to help keep our worship from becoming casual and remain meaningful.