Utilize the general discussion maker as well as the daily guide to reflect as a group on where James is taking us. Find the applicability of what is being discovered by thinking through the principles as they relate to relationships, work, school, our family, our past, our motivations for what we do or do not do, etc. You may even consider using questions from the guide on a specific day to get discussion going on specific topics that seem to be resonating with your group.
Checking in with your group through out the week via email, facebook, etc. only makes this journey more potent. Consider praying for each other, finding a way to trade notes and to encourage each other to make the most of it.
- What were the key points for you?
- What was the "one thing" you took away?
- What specific pictures, faces or ideas sprang to mind, and what might that mean in terms of the message's application for you?
- What surprised you?
- What bothered you? Why?
- Have you ever heard or come across a similar teaching or idea? Have you ever been taught something that was contradictory?
- What is/was already part of your thinking on this subject?
- What did you learn that was new to you?
- *About God?
- *About yourself?
- *About others?
- What changes of thought are necessary in light of what you learned?
- What changes of action are needed?
- How would life be different if you/we applied this teaching fully?
- What are the hindrances, and what do we do about those?
- What role can this group play to help you take steps this week and beyond?
