Imitate: #Blessed
Luke 6:17-26
Week of February 17
Connect
Enjoy time getting to know those different and new members
of your group. Encourage everyone to get
to know someone different each time that you gather. As your group prepares to begin, start with
this question:
When someone says that
they are “blessed,” what do you think that means today?
Pray
I know you went over the Measures and their questions last
week. This week, you might want to
consider talking about how the
Measures can work in your group. For
instance, do people choose each week? Do
you focus on one of the questions each week and then come back to report on it?
Talk about the importance of praying together. If your group is really large on a given
night, it also might be best to pray and talk in pairs or threes.
Passion: Where did
I see God today?
Accepting: How am
I building diverse relationships?
Invitational: Who
am I connecting with God’s family?
Trusting: Where
does God rank?
Active: How am I
engaged with God’s work?
Reflect
The following article was written in the New York Times in
2014 once the #blessed was being used by celebrities and others. The article is interesting—if you want to
send it ahead to your group you are more than welcome to do so:
Comparing Luke 6:20-26 and Matthew 5:3-12
-What is similar about these two passages? What is different?
-Which passage is “easier to swallow?”
What does it mean to live a “blessed life”?
Is there anyone you know who truly lives like they are
blessed?
Psalm 1 is also a great passage that talks about what it
means to live blessed. You can look at
that together, or encourage the group to read it in the coming week.
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