Discussion Questions

• Do you generally approach God as a loving Father, a demanding employer, a distant ruler, or a disappointed judge?
• How might your work or ministry change if it flowed from belovedness rather than anxiety?
• What is the difference between intimacy with God and treating God casually?

Discussion Questions:

• Thinking of our "Stop and Pray" assignment (from the Sermon), write down the names of 5 people whom you might be able to stop and pray with this week. How did it go? Who'd you actually pray with? Share your stories in your small group or family.

_ What are some areas of your life that you DON'T pray over? Take a few minutes to think of categories.

• How could you be more childlike in your praying?

Let's memorize this passage together as a church family! Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Discussion Questions

• When you hear “be filled with the Spirit,” do you tend to think primarily about an individual experience? How does Ephesians 5:18–21 broaden that understanding?
• What tends to fill, influence, or control you instead of the Holy Spirit?
• How can our community group or church community help one another “keep on being filled with the Spirit”?