REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“Let It Be”
ICEBREAKER: Tell us one famous person either historical
or contemporary, that you have never met, that you admire most and why?
DEFINTIONS: “Let”: Make it possible
through a specific action, actively cause something to happen, consent to, give
permission, to grant use or occupation of under a term of contract, to lease
space
OUTLINE: 9 Steps to Successful
Living
1.
Realize
Your Condition; Mat 5:3
2.
See
Sin As God Sees It; Mat 5:4
3.
Get
Your Life Under God’s Control; Mat 5:5
4.
Develop
An Appetite For Good Things; Mat 5:6
5.
Release
What You Want To Get What You Want; Mat 5:7
6.
Keep
Your Life Pure; Mat 5:8
7.
Be
A Peacemaker; Mat 5:9
8.
Stand
No Matter The Cost; Mat 5:10
9.
Choose
To Rejoice; Mat 5:11,12
TEXT: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 5:2-12
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
If
God wanted to change one thing about you, what do you think it would be?
2.
Luke
1 says that Mary found favor in the sight of God? Name one thing that she could have been doing
that pleased God?
a.
Service
to her community
b.
She
was a worshiper
c.
Obedience
to her authority
d.
Acting
in faith
e.
______________________________
3.
Mary
allowed God to plant something inside her that changed everything outside
her. What do you think God wants to
plant in you right now?
a.
Courage
b.
Boldness
c.
Joy
d.
Discipline
e.
Forgiveness
f.
_____________________
4.
Why
do you think God hates sin?
a.
It
steals our purpose
b.
It
delays our destiny
c.
It
causes so much pain
d.
It
can never satisfy us
e.
______________________
5.
How
would your life change right now if you gave God total control over you life,
your resources, your time, your talents, your fears, your burdens, your
relationships, your desires, and so on?
6.
The
Bible says “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.” Name
somebody in the news in our country that needs mercy and tell us why.
7.
No
matter how hard things are God commands us to rejoice. Tell us one thing you can rejoice about in
your life even though you may have some challenges.