Life Group Leader Guide
Welcome life group leaders!
This guide is a resource for you as you pray and consider how you lead your group towards being with Jesus, becoming more like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did, together!
Updated 09/08/25
Dinner / Fellowship
(Briefly welcome the group & pray before eating.)
We share dinner together as an act of fellowship. Throughout the gospels, we see Jesus constantly interacting with people over a meal. The act of eating is so universal that eating together both fills a practical need and helps us open up again to community together. As we eat and share, let’s intentionally reflect on God’s presence in our lives. Encourage people to share, not report.
Optional: you can have the elements of communion to take communion together to start or end the meal.
We share dinner together as an act of fellowship. Throughout the gospels, we see Jesus constantly interacting with people over a meal. The act of eating is so universal that eating together both fills a practical need and helps us open up again to community together. As we eat and share, let’s intentionally reflect on God’s presence in our lives. Encourage people to share, not report.
- What is something you’re thankful for?
- How have you encountered God this past week?
Optional: you can have the elements of communion to take communion together to start or end the meal.
Announcements
- Church-wide prayer/fast for encounters with Jesus on Wednesdays.
- Wednesday prayer meeting for encounters with Jesus @ 7:30am in the prayer room.
- Encounter Night this Friday @ 7:00pm in the sanctuary.
- Bible study this Sunday @ 9:00am in the East Classroom.
If you need more vision/information for any specific event, you can find it on the event page on our website.
Discussion
Topic: Remaining in Jesus' Love
Leading Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17
Questions:
Leading Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17
Questions:
- What does this practically look like to "set our minds on things above" in everyday life?
- Which of these virtues (compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love) is hardest for you personally?
- If you were to “take off” one old habit or sin pattern this week, what would it be?
- How can confession (to God or to others) help us in “putting off the old self” and experiencing the freedom Paul describes?
Weekly Practice
Here is a practice you can do with your group and encourage your group to use throughout the week.
End With Prayer Together
Consider this time as an opportunity to minister to each other through prayer. Follow the spirit's leading.
A leader should close out the night with a final prayer over the group as a whole and thank everyone for coming.
A leader should close out the night with a final prayer over the group as a whole and thank everyone for coming.