Small Group discussion opportunities

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Cultivating the Human Spirit – The Need for Guard Rails Scott Parker May 7, 2017 - 1719

Small Group discussion opportunities 1. Share a story about when you were younger and you disobeyed your parent(s)?

1. Why is there a need for guard rails? “But the LORD God warned him, ‘You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.’” Genesis 2:16–17 (NLT)

2. Read Genesis 2:16-17. Why is there a need for guard rails?

3. What are the guard rails in your life that keep you on the path?

4. Read John 14:15, 21. and Leviticus 19:18. What do these passages say about how we are to love our “neighbor”? How do you personally show “love to your neighbor”?

2. How do guard rails help me to cultivate my spiritual life?

I need guard rails to ____________________________________________________________________ my relationship with God. “If you love me, obey my commandments. . . Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.” John 14:15, 21 (NLT)

I need guard rails to ____________________________________________________________________ my relationships with others. “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:18 (NLT)

5. Read Romans 13:8-10. How does the law help us to know what it means to love?

6. Discuss an area in your life where you may find it hard to follow God’s commandments.

7. Spend some time in prayer for each other.