Real Life Study Group

“Perspectives”

Ice Breaker: What is your favorite thing about fall? Explain.

--Football, the foliage, the cool breeze, kids go back to school, getting back to the routine, bond fires and hay rides, wearing sweaters, pumpkin flavored ice cream, Thanksgiving, fall sales and discount shopping, etc.

Outline: Perspective Principles

· What you perceive determines what you believe.

· What you believe determines what you receive.

· What you receive determines what you achieve.

Text: John 8:31; Proverbs 23:7; Psalm 1

Study Group Questions:

1. What Bible verse would you say has most revolutionized your thinking and thus your life?

2. What person in your life or even what person in history besides Jesus Christ, of course, would you say has impacted your way of thinking most? Give us an example.

3. I am a saver or a spender because of the influence of ______________. (what person).

I love/hate sports because of the influence of _____________________.

I enjoyed/detested school because of the influence of ______________.

I am/was in my profession because of the influence of _____________.

I attribute my values and beliefs to the influence of _______________.

4. I realize there could be many but, for the sake of time, name one book

and/or movie that has most impacted you.

5. John 8:31 states that a disciple of Christ requires abiding in Him. Name

something that frequently tries to pull us away from abiding in Christ.

6. You probably have seen the W.W.J.D.—What would Jesus do?--

bracelets. But since our doing is a result of our thinking, it truly should be W.W.J.T. What kind of thoughts do you think Jesus is having toward you right now? Read Jeremiah 29:11.