YOU 2.0- Why You Can't be YOU 2.0

BELONG
Open tonight with a game of some sort. Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary- something that gets everyone involved. It is a good way for people to get used to talking and sharing in a group setting.

Optional Fun question: If you had to live alone for a year in a cabin in the woods, what would you spend your time doing?

If someone can lead in singing, and if the group desires, open with a song or two. Take time at the start of the meeting to go over the church announcements and upcoming events. Don’t forget to plan a fun event, and maybe a service event for your group. Please talk about the importance of Connection Cards for our ministry.

GROW
The sermon opened with the question - what words would you use to describe your walk with God? Would anyone mind sharing what they answered?

Read Romans 7:15, 21-23

• Have you ever felt like Paul did in this chapter? What were the circumstances?
• Why is it that we struggle so much to follow God?
• Do you ever feel like David did (Psalm 40) that you are somehow bent towards doing wrong? Would anyone mind sharing what that is like for them?

Read Galatians 5:16-25

• If someone asked you, ‘who is the Holy Spirit’, what would you say? Reference passages: Matt 28:18-20, John 14:16,25; John 16:7-15
• What do you think it means to walk in step with the Spirit?
• What is the difference between the fruit (singular) of the spirit, instead of the fruits of the Spirit? Why is the distinction important?
• Ben talked about the fruit the Spirit and the counterfeit of each - how have you struggled against the counterfeits in your life? Are there any in particular that you struggle with?
• What does it look like practically to crucify the flesh with its passions and desires?
• How do you see this teaching on the Holy Spirit impacting your life? (Does anything need to change in your life after understanding this?)

REACH OUT
Close in a time of prayer with one another. Challenge one another other to pray for 2 people you might invite to a worship service, the Connection Group, or a service event this February.