Life Group - Leader Guides

We think life is all about us. “Life my way is the best way.” Or is it? No matter how hard we try, how much wealth or recognition we have, we aren’t satisfied. The truth is, unless we do life God’s way, we won’t ever be satisfied. Our desires will be as unfulfilled as we are. Let’s consider the ways in which we can choose to do life God’s way.

The Easter story is the most amazing story ever and one of the hardest to believe for some people. Jesus lived, was beaten, nailed to a cross, died, and rose on the third day and is now alive. This true story changed the world.

As we wrap up our discussion on the Holy Spirit, we have learned who the Holy Spirit is, how to experience Him, the unity He creates, and how to receive the Holy Spirit in our lives. In this weekend's message we learned how we can grieve the Holy Spirit, the results it has on our spiritual health, and the prescription to correct it.

In this weekend's message we learned how we receive the Holy Spirit, how we live in the Spirit, and how His presence in us is a down payment for eternity. We might have been fearful or hesitant about the Holy Spirit before, now we can be excited and enthusiastic about seeking and receiving Him.

In this weekend's message we considered how the Holy Spirit used the disciples to create the Church and the unity they shared together. Through spending time, sacrificing for each other, and sacrificing toward a common goal the believers were unified and filled with the Holy Spirit.

In the weekend message we learned what it looks like to experience the Holy Spirit. When we are walking in the Spirit our lives will be filled with joy. Let's look at how we can experience the Holy Spirit, day by day.

Faith is one of the most important aspects of our Christian walk with God. This week we will look at how to have a “now faith” and how to grow our faith in God.

The thing that will change your life more than any other is an intimate relationship with God. This is not about basic belief or following a set of rules, but a deep and unique relationship with your Creator God. Let’s discuss how to pursue that!

As our relationship with God changes, so does our relationship with sin. When we truly believe in Him and spend time in His holy presence our behaviors will start to change. We don’t have the ability to be close to God and happily keep on sinning. Our closeness to Him is what opens our eyes to our wrong choices and helps us to make better choices. This week we will discuss how a relationship with Christ will transform our hearts and our actions.

esus said, “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.” There is a cost to following Jesus. The Gospel is not only useful for improving our lives. The larger purpose of the gospels is to inspire us by introducing a God who is not only all-powerful and all-knowing but also extravagantly faithful and loving. This world is full of traps that can keep us from knowing God better or having a saving faith. Fear of man is one such trap that takes us away from the wisdom God provides. We may want to fit in with the people around us. However, when we acknowledge and submit to God’s greater authority we please Him, become more like Jesus, and His holiness shines through us – a light in the darkness.