October 13 • ALIEN LIFE – Uncommon Relationships that Lead to Uncommon Blessings (week 5)
Welcome to a New LifeGroup Session!
Before we jump into our study, let’s remember three goals of every LifeGroup gathering:
– Grow with Each Other (know each other better)
– Grow Closer to God (know God better)
– Grow Deeper in Life (live by faith better)
All of the questions are designed to lead us in spiritual and relational growth. The goal is to deepen our relationships with God and one another, and learn to live by faith better in the process.
CURRENT SERIES: Alien Life: How to Live in a Foreign Land
Key Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-22
Grow with Each Other
- What are some ways you have grown in your faith since becoming a believer?
- What fruits of the Spirit do you struggle the most with? Explain.
- Describe a time you suffered for your faith. What role did this play in building your testimony?
Grow Closer to God
- READ 1 Peter 3:8; Galatians 5:22-23
- How does the reality of Christ’s sacrifice change your perspective on suffering and persecution?
- How have uncommon, godly relationships blessed your life?
- How can being united with and loving fellow believers with gentleness and humility alter relationships in your life?
- READ 1 Peter 3:9-12; Philippians 2:12-13
- How do our responses impact our relationships with others?
- What are examples of uncommon responses to suffering that would please God?
- How have your own responses to suffering in your life impacted your relationship with God?
- READ 1 Peter 3:13-15a, 18; Psalm 63:3-5
- What role does righteousness have in satisfaction of our souls?
- How can we honor Christ as holy in day-to-day life?
- READ Ephesians 4:20-24
- How can your relationship with the Word of God impact your relationship with God?
- What are ways of life you need God’s help to put off?
- How have you experienced spiritual renewal through your relationship with the Holy Spirit?
- READ 1 Peter 3:15b; 1 John 4:7-12
- How is it an uncommon act of love to share your testimony with others?
- What would you say if someone asked you why you have hope?
- READ Genesis 1:26-27
- How is respecting others, even when we disagree, an uncommon act of love?
- Describe a time someone was uncommonly respectful and how it impacted you.
- What do these uncommon instructions teach you about God and your relationship with Him?
Grow Deeper in Life
- Who is it the most difficult to have this kind of uncommon relationship with?
- How might investing in uncommon relationships transform your relationship with others as well as with God?
- What action steps can you take this week toward developing uncommon relationships that lead to uncommon blessings? How can we support you in this?
Checking In Each Time We Meet:
SPIRITUAL GOAL – What is one spiritual goal you have
NAME OF PLUS ONE – Who is someone you are praying for and inviting to church?
PRAYER REQUESTS – How can we be praying for you?