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Resilient Recovery Group
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laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift
you up.
Meditation:
Introduction to new members

[Say who we are and why we are
here]
Opening Prayer
Group will discuss a bullet point
or two from the Resilient Sheet
[Neutralize temptation]
At 7:15 we will check-in about

the week and any burning issues.
At 7:25 we will close with prayer.
This week in resiliency:
James 4:7-10 7Submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near
to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands,
you sinners, and purify your hearts, you doubleminded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your
Spend some time examining your heart. Most of

us do not submit completely to God. We do not
seek him enough through meditation on his
word. We do not resist the devil and we do not
humble ourselves. What tempts you away from
meditating on his word?
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Next, lets repent to God for avoiding his word.
Share with the group how your lack of
submission can be dirty, double-minded or a
source of grief, mourning and gloom to you,
others in your life, and God.
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Rejoice that God forgives sinners before they
even repent! You can commit this verse to
memory:
6You see, at just the right time, when we were still

powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will
anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good
person someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8
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Opening Prayer
[Neutralize temptation through
meditation in Gods word]
James 1:13-15 When tempted, no one should say, God is
tempting me. For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he
tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are
dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then,
after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it
is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Meditation:
Think of a sin in your life.

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bible uses is that of a mother who conceives and
gives birth to a child. What evil desire is the
mother of your sin?
We should put to death our evil desires and not

allow them a foothold. But our natural man
refuses to do this. How does your natural man
protect, feed and nurture your evil desire?
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James 1:16-18 Dont be deceived, my dear brothers
and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly
lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He
chose to give us birth through the word of truth that
we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
What word of truth can put to death your evil

desires before they even have the chance to
conceive?
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Rejoice that Christ is NOT like us!! He does not have or

follow evil desires. Every impulse of his heart is godly.
Even though he is glorious, he humbled himself to the
point of deathand gave us the righteousness he
earned through his life, death and resurrection.
Mark 10:45: The Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.

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Corinthians 5:21: For our sake he made him to

be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.

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Opening Prayer
[Rest in Gods promises]
Romans 5:8: God shows his love for us in that
while we were still sinners, Christ died for
us.Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus.Romans 8:32: He who did not spare his
own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he
not also with him graciously give us all things?2
You may falsely believe that you must clean yourself

up, or fix some things in your life before you dare to
ask God for healing or forgiveness. But these sinful,
rebellious thoughts come from a heart that rejects
Gods promises and wants to work out its own
salvation. Write down the specific thoughts that you
put up as a barrier between you and Gods Amazing
Grace.
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Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who
asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who
knocks, the door will be opened.
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Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a
stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If
you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give
good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:7-11
You can ask for more faith and belief and trust
fully that he will give it to you. You can also ask
another Christian to pray for you. What could
another person pray on your behalf? How could
another person advocate for you?
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beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to

finish by means of the flesh?[a]

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Opening Prayer
Avoid the Pitfall of reverting your own willpower.
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before
your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as
crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you:
Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or
by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After
Meditation
Think of a sin past or present __________What are
some things you have tried to do in the flesh to
overcome a sin that did not work?
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faithand

this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God 9 not by
works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9New International
Version (NIV)
When we want to conquer a sin in our own flesh, it

is often because we want to be able to boast. This
boasting is sinful. What boasts are you tempted to
make? That you have great willpower? That you
are a victor? That you have done something
others admire? Or some other boast?
But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even

look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, God, have
mercy on me, a sinner.14 I tell you that this man [Tax

Collector], rather than the other [Pharisee] , went home
justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be
humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;

you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
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My sacrifice, O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart. Psalm 51:16-17

What helps you obtain the attitude of the tax collector

and psalmist?
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We try to continue without support.

Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
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Opening Prayer
There was a man all alone;

he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.
For whom am I toiling, he asked,
and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?
This too is meaningless
a miserable business!
Meditation:
When have you felt alone in life? When did you feel like all
your toil was meaningless?
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Two are better than one,

because they have a good return for their labor:
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If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Who has been a support to you in your life? Tell the group
about a person that has been there for you. This person may
have been a teacher, a coach, a youth pastor, and uncle, a friend
anyone that displayed care and concern for you and to whom
you are grateful now.
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Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
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Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
What attitudes or behaviors prevent you from seeking and
accepting help from others?

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Opening Prayer
Pitfall: we become prideful.
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Pride goes before destruction,

a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed

than to share plunder with the proud.
Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,

but folly brings punishment to fools.
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The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,

and their lips promote instruction.[c]
Wisdom and prudence are great character traits to have. What
character defects do you have that get in the way of you
becoming more wise and prudent?
Meditation
Have you ever felt really strongly that you were right about
somethingmaybe even gotten angry with someone else when
they tried to correct youand found out later that you were the
one who was wrong? Tell the group about this time of pride
and haughtiness in your life.

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Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a]

and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.
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The wise in heart are called discerning,

and gracious words promote instruction.[b]
Has there been a time when you gave heed to instruction? In
other words has there been a teacher, mentor, pastor, friend,
spouse who taught you something and you were blessed by it?
Tell the group about that time.

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Opening Prayer
[Tell others what God has done

for you]
If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in
the flesh, I have more: 5circumcised on the eighth day, of the
people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of
Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6as for zeal,
persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law,
faultless.
7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the
sake of Christ.8What is more, I consider everything a loss
because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my
Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them
garbage, that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not
having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but
that which is through faith in Christthe righteousness that
comes from God on the basis of faith
Meditation:
Christian author and Pastor Tim Keller says that righteousness
in the bible refers to being presentable; it means being good
enough to please. We spend so much of our time working to be

presentable, accentuating our best qualities and covering our
flaws. When we tell others what God has done for us, it is
important not to make us presentable, but to boast about Jesus
instead.
Paul used to count righteousness from the law as gain. Some of
us may have had more worldly ways of being presentable,
like being tougher, cooler, nicer, or smarter than others. What
are some things that you used to count as gain? What things did
you used to think made you presentable, likeable, respected,
feared or worthy?
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Do you count these things as loss? Do you consider them
garbage? If so, what happened to make them garbage for you?
If they are not garbage for you, what do you still find appealing
about them?
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10I want to know Christyes, to know the power of his
resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like
him in his death, 11and so, somehow, attaining to the
resurrection from the dead.
Paul says he wants to know Christ, participate in his sufferings

and become like him. In your recovery, how are/have you
participated or shared in Christs sufferings? How are you
becoming like him?
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Opening Prayer
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Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because
I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will
think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7or
because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in
order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn
in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times
I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said
to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:6-9)
Meditation
Paul had received visions that he calls
surpassingly great revelations. Yet he refrains
from boasting about them. Have you ever been
turned off, discouraged, or bothered by hearing
someone else boast about what God had done?
Have you ever potentially turned off, discouraged
or bothered someone else with your boasting
about God?
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Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my

weaknesses, so that Christs power may rest on me. 10That is
why, for Christs sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in
hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak,
then I am strong.(2 Corinthians 12:9-10)
Why do you think it is wise to avoid even boasting
about what God has done in our lives?
What weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and

difficulties can you boast in?

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Opening Prayer
[Rest in Jesus and his care]
What do you imagine it feels like to an unbeliever or a young

believer when we boast about these weaknesses? What do you
think goes through their minds?
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Tell the group about a time boasting in weakness has caused
Christs power to rest on you and made you strong.
The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for
the prisoners, and recovery of sight
for the blind, to set the oppressed
free, to proclaim the year of the

Lords favor. (Luke 4:18-19)
Meditation
In the passage on the other half of this page, Jesus read from
the book of Isaiah and declares that he is the fulfillment of
prophesythat he is the Christ. There are two ways to miss out
on the power of resting on this promise. One is to think too
little of your sin. The other is to think too little of Gods power.
When we think too little of our sin, we say, I am basically a
good person and when I occasionally sin, God doesnt really
care that much. But how can we rest in Jesus, when we dont
see ourselves as sin-weary. Answer the following questions,
trying not to think too little of our sin.
How are you poor because of your sin?
How are you a prisoner to your sin?
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will

actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we
cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of
old earned a good reputation. Hebrews 11:1-2
Name some times in the bible, where everything looked like it

was hopeless but God delivered on his promises.
Can you name a time in your own life where everything looked
hopeless, but God delivered on his promise?

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Opening Prayer
How does your sin make you blind?

How are you oppressed by your sin?
When we think too little of Gods power, we say, I know God
did great miracles in the Bible, but he isnt really going to do
anything for me now. The burden for change is on me.

for your]

Jonah 2:7
When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts
once more to the Lord
Meditation
God Uses pain to get our attention. What is the

pain in your heart that is getting your attention?
(Jonah 2:7)
God uses pain to teach us to depend on him.
Where do you need to depend more on God? (2
Corinthians 12:9)
2 Corinthians 12:
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But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you,

for my power is made perfect in
weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christs
power may rest on me.
Pain is a practice field where we learn to act like

Christ. How can you react more like Christ in your
pain? (Psalm 119:71)
Psalm 119:71
Pain makes us able to identify with, not judge,

others in who are in pain and sin. Our pain can
make us willing to treat others like Christ treats
us. To whom can you give mercy and grace?
(Psalm 51:3,17)
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It was good for me to be afflicted, so that I

might learn your decrees.
Psalm 51
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not
despise.
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will

flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to
you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you
double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your
laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:710)
Our sin [hurt, habit or hang up] is often the result
of our unwillingness to pay attention to God,
depend on God, act like Christ, and treat others
like Christ treats us. Our recovery from our sin
results when the Holy Spirit makes us willing to
grieve, mourn and wail over our sin. When we
are weak, we are strong. What testimony can you
give to a person who is going through pain?

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[Rest in Jesus and His care]
At 7:25 we will close with prayer
But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me.
15Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
16See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me. Isaiah 49

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Opening Prayer
Meditation
In this verse Zion or the people of Israel say
they feel forsaken. God replies can a mother
forget the baby at her breast? Do you feel like
Israelunloved or mistreated by God? Or do you

powerfully feel Gods love? Rate your faith in
Gods love for you on a scale of 1-10 and tell the
group why you chose that number:
__reading Christian books

__Praying
In Verse 16, God says, see I have engraved you

on the palm of my hands. Tim Keller points out
that sometimes slaves had the name of their
masters tattooed on them. He points out that it is
amazing for God, our Lord, to be devoted to us in
such a way that he would have our name
engraved on him. Tim Keller also points out that
the word engraved may be a reference to
something done with a chisel and hammer. So the
verse might be pointing to Christs palms.

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Opening Prayer
Do you believe that Christ underwent suffering to

save you? Or do you doubt that Christ really
meant to save YOU? Rate your current level of
faith in Christs salvation for YOU on a scale of 110. Tell the group why do feel the way you do?
The bible says that we increase our faith by
hearing the word rate yourself on these faith
strengtheners:
__ bible-reading and bible memorization
__Listening to sermons
__Listening to Christ-praising music

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the
children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not
make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather,
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the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to

sonship. And by him we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The
Spirit himself testifies with our spirithat we are Gods
children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs
heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we
share in his sufferings in order that we may also share
in his glory. Romans 8
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Meditation
The passage below discusses says that we who are led
in the Spirit can call God, Abba Father. It says we are
not slaves who live in fear. What fears do have? One of
these or some other fear?
I am not smart enough? I am not likeable? I cant
overcome a particular sin? I am afraid of dying? Afraid
a wayward son or daughter will never come home to
Christ? I am too far gone? I am not worthy? God cant
forgive me another time? I am not really saved? God
doesnt really like me?
Tell the group about a fear you have that keeps

you feeling like a slave. If you cant think of a
current one, tell the group about a former one.
Yet we are adopted by God and if Children, then

Heirs. If we share in Christs sufferings, we will
share in his glory.
Do you believe that YOU will share in Christs
glory? Why or why not?
The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer
rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah
3:17
This passage gives a number of promises: 1) God is with you, 2)
God is a Mighty Warrior, 3) God takes great delight in you, 4) he
loves you, 5) he will not rebuke you, 6) he will rejoice over you, 7)
he will sing as he rejoices over you.
Do you live like the above is true? How does a person act who
lives like he believes the above is true?
No good thing does he withhold

from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11
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Opening Prayer
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
forever Psalm 23:6
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Meditation
We do not always acknowledge Gods promises to us.
Sometimes this is because we desire something more
than we desire God. What tempts you to grumble and
despair? Here are examples of desires that may
prevent us from acknowledging the spectacular nature
of Gods promises.
I want an easier life. I want another person to treat
me better than they do. I want more fun and
relaxation in my life. I want more money. I want a
better a job. I want better health. I want appliances,
cars, houses, computers that dont break down. I want
a more attractive or better partner. I want
pornography. I want someone else to get punished for
what they have done. I want to get drunk or high. I
want more excitement.
One antidote to grumbling and despair is to
acknowledge and believe Gods promises. Did you
experience Gods goodness and mercy this week? Tell
the group about some examples of Gods goodness
and mercy to you this week.
To dwell in the house of the lord forever may mean

that we are in his presence, obtaining all our needs
from Him and living in his grace. On a scale of 0-10,
how beautiful is it to you to dwell in the house of the
Lord? 0=I only desire earthly things; 10=I only desire
to be in Gods presence.
Given how difficult our lives are, how is it possible that

No good thing does he withhold from those who walk
uprightly?

1Come,
all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters; and you who have no money,

come, buy and eat!

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Opening Prayer
Come, buy wine and milk

without money and without cost
2Why
spend money on what is not bread,

and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
7Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Isaiah 55: 1,2, 6-7
Meditation
Being thirsty can mean that you lack something
essential. It can also mean that you are desperate,
that you are in dire need. Are you thirsty? Do you lack
something essential?
In prayer, turn to the LORD. He will have mercy. He

will freely pardon. You ARE forgiven!!!!

This passage says, you who have no money, come
buy and eat. What has God given you that you have
not paid for?
The passage also questions why we spend money on

what is not bread and your labor on what does not
satisfy. What are you spending your money on that is
not bread? What are laboring on that does not satisfy?
Money? Possessions? A Reputation? A high?
Pornography? Food? Comfort and ease? The praise of
humans? A change in another person? Health? Career?
A relationship with parent, child, wife, boss, coworker?
The LORD can be found. He is near. We can turn to

him. He will have mercy and give pardon freely. This
pardon and mercy is like water, wine, milk and bread.
Does his pardon and mercy seem precious to you?
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Opening Prayer
Cursed is the one who trusts in man,

who draws strength from mere flesh
and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
7But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
8They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.
Meditation
What are some ways that you trust in man, draw strength from
mere flesh and turn you heart away from the Lord?
What have been the consequences for doing the

above? Have you not seen prosperity when it
comes? Have you dwelt in the parched places of
the desert? Have you lived in a salt land where no
one lives?
What have been the consequences of doing that?
Are your leaves always green? Do you never fail to

bear fruit?
If you feel like you are not always green and

sometimes fail to bear fruit, the Pharisee would
demand that you act more righteously: pray more,
tithe more, read the bible more. But this passage
encourages you send out [your] roots by the
stream. How does a person do this? How does a
person rely totally on God, not trusting in man and
drawing no strength from mere flesh?
God does not help those who help themselves:
Trust completely in the Lord he is the stream by
which we must send out our roots.

When have you trusted in the Lord and put your
confidence in him?
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Opening Prayer
[Seek Gods power and
presence]
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it
is written,
For your sake we are being killed all the
day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be

slaughtered.
No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through him who loved us.
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Meditation:
Which of these have you experienced?
Tribulation
Distress
Persecution
Famine
Nakedness
Danger
Sword
When you experienced the above how did you
react?
Did you doubt that God loved you?

Did you think that Christians wont have to
experience these things?
Did you feel judged?
Did you think God did not want to give you
good things?
Did you think God was not willing and able
to help you?

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The passage does NOT say that God will make all
the bad things go away. In fact, it says we ARE
being killed and we ARE regarded as sheep to be
slaughtered. How can it be that we are being
killed all the day long AND we are more than
conquerors?

How do your troubles unite you Christ?
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we

eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we
wear? 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows that you need them
all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all these things will be added to
you
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Opening Prayer
Meditation
What are you anxious about tonight? This week?
The passage says, the Gentiles seek after all these

things. Do you think unsaved, unregenerate, ungodly
people might also be anxious about or seek after the
things you are anxious about? Why or why not?

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Some people will starve or go thirsty or go naked for

the Gospel. How can Jesus say your heavenly Father
knows that you need them all and all these things
will be added to you?
Opening Prayer
presence]
We are asked to seek the kingdom of God. If we seek

it, it must be because we know we need it. What
aspect of the kingdom of God do you love most?

Food, drink and clothing are needs that we have. Why

do you need Gods righteousness? Why do you need
to seek it?
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you

will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives, and the one who
seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be
opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him
for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for
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a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who

are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father who is
in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
[Matthew 7]
for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and
buys that field.
Meditation
How much do you treasure the Kingdom of heaven? Is

it worth selling everything you have? Do you count
everything as loss? If not, what needs to change so
that you do see the kingdom of heaven as a treasure
hidden in a field or a pearl of great price?
Asking is for people who dont have. What do you

ask God for tonight?
Seeking is for people who for people who want to
find something. What are seeking tonight?
Knocking on doors is what people do when they
are outside and dont have the permission or
power to go inside on their own. On what door do
you knock tonight?
When have you been given something, or found
something, or had something opened to you?
Do you like to ask, seek, and knock? Or do you
prefer to give, have, and open the door for others?
44
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure

hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and
45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a

merchant seeking beautiful pearls,46 who, when he
had found one pearl of great price, went and sold
all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13

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here]
Opening Prayer

[Imagine letting go of hurts,
habits and Hang-ups]
12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is
to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation, whether well fed or
hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do
all this through him who gives me strength.
14Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. .
17Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that
more be credited to your account. 18I have received
full payment and have more than enough. I am amply
supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus
the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an
acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19And my God
will meet all your needs according to the riches of his
glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4
Meditation
Being in need. What are you in need of? What is an
area of your life where you notice something missing
a lack, a deficit, or a weakness?
Having plenty. What do you have plenty of? What is an

area of your life where you notice fullness?
Have you ever experienced what Paul is talking about

when he says he has learned the secret of being
content in ANY and EVERY situation? When has God
provided you with contentment in a difficult situation?
Can you imagine yourself letting go of the desire to be

well fed and living in plenty? What would you be doing
differently if you let go of these desires and were living
out the secret of being content in ANY and EVERY
situation?
Paul says that even though he has received full

payment and has more than enough, it was good of
the Philippians to share in his troubles by providing a
gift to him. He says he desires more to credited to
[their] account. Have you ever received a gift from
another Christian, allowing them to have the gift

credited to their account?

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here]
on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge

in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Gentile
or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian,
Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Colossians 3
Opening Prayer
the week and any burning issues
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your
earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil
desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these,
the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in
these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you
must also rid yourselves of all such things as these:
anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from
your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have
taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put
5
Meditation
The bible uses the language put to death when it
refers to letting go of sin. What aspect of your earthly
nature do you wish to put to death?
This passage states here there is no Gentile or Jew

These are all examples of an earthly identity or
distinction. Is there some part of your identity that you
have given up, let go of or put to death as a new
creature in Christ? If not, what part of your identity is
God calling you to give up for the sake of the
Kingdom?
[b]
How was your identity part of your hurt, habit or hangup? Was there some distinction or uniqueness that you
took pride in?
Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and dearly
loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
12
humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each

other and forgive one another if any of you has a
grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord
forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on
love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3
What is an example of some good quality or trait that

God has granted as part of your new self? If you cant
identify a new quality or trait, what trait or quality do
you desire to be granted?
How do you put to death the old self?

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Opening Prayer

21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that
he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of
the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that
he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.22Peter
took him aside and began to rebuke him. Never, Lord! he
said. This shall never happen to you!23Jesus turned and said
to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to
me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely
human concerns.
24Then Jesus said to his disciples, Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and
follow me.25For whoever wants to save their lifef will lose it,
but whoever loses their life for me will find it.26What good
will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their
soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Fathers glory
with his angels, and then he will reward each person according
to what they have done.
Meditation
When Peter wants to protect and defend Jesus from

suffering and death, he says, this shall NEVER happen
to you. Jesus calls Peter Satan and a stumbling
block. Jesus says that Peter has his mind on merely
human concerns.
Many times, when we want to be protected from
something it is because we have our minds on human
concerns. Think of your struggle this week? Do you
think that you shouldnt have to struggle with that
issue? What do you want to be protected and
defended from? To what do you say, this shall NEVER
happen to me?
Rejection? Poverty? Poor health? An insult? being on
the receiving end of a correction? Losing an argument?
Receiving an injury to your pride? A loss of status? The
loss of a right to hold someone else culpable for what
they have done to you?
How could you pick up your cross in that situation?
How could you lose your life in obedience to Christ?
How can we gain the power to pick up our cross and

follow Jesus? Jesus tells us to think of something
bigger and better than our merely human concerns:
the reward the father will give us in heaven. What is
the reward you look forward to the most in the next
life?
If you worry that you do not have the power to pick up

your cross in your struggle, remember that Jesus sent
his Holy Spirit to us. Because of his grace, we are
MORE than conquerors.

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here]
Opening Prayer
13Now
listen, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go to

this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and
make money. 14Why, you do not even know what will
happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that

appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you
ought to say, If it is the Lords will, we will live and do this or
that. 16As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All
such boasting is evil. James 4
16And he told them this parable: The ground of a certain
rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17He thought to
himself, What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.
18Then he said, This is what Ill do. I will tear down my
barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus
grain. 19And Ill say to myself, You have plenty of grain laid up
for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.20But
God said to him, You fool! This very night your life will be
demanded from you. Then who will get what you have
prepared for yourself?
21This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for
themselves but is not rich toward God. LUKE 12
Meditation
Letting go of boasting. Boasting has three parts: 1)
believing we are in control, not God, 2) believing that
our successes are permanent and unshakable, 3)
loving our successes more than the God who gave us
those successes.
Was there ever a time that you thought you had it
made, that the success just wasnt going to stop
coming, or that you had all the angles figured? Have

you ever boasted about your arrogant schemes?
Are you currently tempted with an opportunity that is
feeding your greed or that gets your mind racing
about the possibilities?
These passages say that you are mist that appears
for a little while and vanishes and this very night
your life will be demanded of you. Both are antidotes
to pride and greed. What helps you let go of control,
pride and greed so that you are able to say:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean

not unto thine own understanding.
5
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall

direct thy paths.
6
Is there a time in your life in which you trusted in the

LORD, didnt lean on your own understanding, and
acknowledged him in all your ways? Tell us about i.

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