This guide is designed to help your group create a space for genuine connection and conversation within your discussion time. Don't feel pressured to address every question each week. Instead, allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you lead your group in uncovering what God intends to communicate during your time together.

This guide comprises three sections: Loving, Learning, and Living. Each section aims to steer your conversation towards meaningful discussions about spiritual growth as individuals and as members of the body of Christ.

First moments together as a group to connect and pray (approx. 10-15 min).

• How have you seen God at work in your life since the last time we met?
• What has been one high and one low since the last time we met?
• How did you do with living out what we talked about last time we met?

Open with prayer and invite God to be part of your conversation and relationship.

The majority of the group discussion is devoted to open dialogue, reflecting on God’s Word and its personal application to each of our lives (approx. 60-75 min).

Scripture References from Message: Jonah 1:1-6; Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 6:8
Big Idea from Message: Will you be the one that runs away, or will you be the one that says, “Here I am, God. Send me!”

Read Jonah 1:1–3. Jonah did not hesitate. He simply ran in the wrong direction. What does Jonah’s response reveal about how quickly we justify avoiding uncomfortable obedience?

Nineveh represented people Jonah disliked, feared, or thought did not deserve mercy. Who in your life feels spiritually difficult to approach, and which excuse do you most often use to justify avoiding them?

Read Matthew 22:9 and Matthew 28:19. God chooses ordinary people to extend eternal invitations. Why do you think God uses personal relationships rather than impersonal announcements? How does viewing evangelism as spiritual friendship reshape the pressure you may feel about it?

Compare Jonah 1:1-6 with Isaiah 6:1-8. Jonah ran. Isaiah said, “Here am I. Send me.” What differences do you see between Jonah’s posture and Isaiah’s response, and what would need to change in your own heart to move from hesitation to immediate obedience the next time God prompts you?

If God has already positioned you in someone’s life for a reason, what might their spiritual future miss out on if you choose comfort over obedience?

The challenge for the week ahead is to grow in our faith and lovingly hold each other accountable through the community.

Ask God to show you one specific person who may be your “Nineveh.” Write their name down.

This week, take one intentional step toward them. Start a conversation. Invite them to coffee. Send the text. Pray for them daily. Move toward them instead of away. Do not overcomplicate it. Just respond.

Next week, be ready to share what happened when you stopped running and started responding.