REALIFE STUDY GROUP

“Giving Thanks is the Password”

ICEBREAKER: Besides turkey, dressing, potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie what other food is a must for thanksgiving?

OUTLINE: 7 Praise Breaks per Day

1. Thank God for what you have

2. Thank God for who is in your life

3. Thank God for what He has not done yet

4. Thank God for what He has revealed

5. Thank God for what He has done

6. Thank God for what He hasn’t given you

7. Thank God for Who He is

TEXT: Psalm 100; Philippians 4:6

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. List as many commands as you can that are listed in Psalm 100.

a. ___________________________________________

b. ___________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________

d. ___________________________________________

e. ___________________________________________

f. ___________________________________________

g. ___________________________________________

2. Name one possession beside people that God has given you that is most valuable or significant to you.

3. Identify at least one quality that means the most to you in the closest people in your life.

4. Share one thing that you are still waiting on God for in your life. Tell us how you are dealing with the wait time

5. Tell us one thing that God has revealed to you about yourself.

( For example your calling, your greatest strength, your greatest weakness,…)

6. As a group, describe at least five things God has done for humanity.

a. __________________________________________

b. __________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________

d. ___________________________________________

e. ___________________________________________

f. ___________________________________________

7. Which of the following things God has not done for or to us is most significant to you?

a. God has not sent us directly to hell

b. God has not given us more that we can handle

c. God has not developed our gifts, talents, and abilities for us

d. God has not rejected us

e. God has not labeled us

f. God has not given us a spirit of fear

g. God has not allowed us to be tempted without a way of escape

8. Name one characteristic, quality or title of God that you are most thankful for.

9. If you can share with the group the most difficult time or thing in you life for you to give thanks for.