Macedonia UMC Connect Groups

Joseph’s Story in Genesis 37-50 Connect Your groups should have some good relationships being established by this point.   During this time, if your group needs to go over expectations or norms, you can do that.   Also, your group may want to talk about how long it will go.   Thursday group, will you finish before Easter?   Or just take a week off at Holy week and continue for a little?   Sunday group, since you started late, will you stretch into May?   Even though groups might be tempted to meet indefinitely, I would encourage you to find a time to stop before summer and then groups can re-launch and add new folks/multiply in the fall. As your group gathers, consider the following quote from Peter Scazzero from Sunday’s sermon: “1. The blessings and sins of our families going back two to three generations profoundly impact who we are today. 2. Discipleship requires putting off the sinful patterns of our family of origin and relearni...

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Connect Your groups have been meeting for a while, and Lent is really the time for them to be in full swing.   This week we will talk generally about Lent, and in the weeks to come we will reflect on the series Wholiness .   I hope that will be a wonderful time for Connect Groups to really dive deeper into the content and grow together towards emotional health in Christ. As your group gathers, ask them this question: What is the most significant aspect of Lent for you? Pray Your group may choose to share different disciplines that they are taking on during Lent.   Encourage people to share if they are going to try “praying the hours” along with me this Lent.   Or perhaps they are giving something up, or taking something on. You might ask them each to attempt to reflect on one of the Measures for all of Lent and continue to answer and discuss it prayerfully each week: Passion: Where did I see God today? Accepting:...