Group Discussion Guide
Priorities, Part 1
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.
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.
LOVING
First moments together as a group to connect and pray (approx. 10-15 min).
Open with prayer and invite God to be part of your conversation and relationship.
- 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.
LEARNING
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: Mathew 6:33; Romans 7:15-25
Big Idea from Message: When Jesus is first, everything else falls into its proper place.
Matthew 6:33 calls us to make God’s Kingdom and His righteousness our top priority. When we do, Jesus promises that our needs will be met as we trust Him above all else. What does it mean to you to “seek first” God’s kingdom in your own life?
Why do you think it is important that Jesus added “and His righteousness” to his command to seek first the kingdom of God?
Romans 7:15–25 captures the deep inner struggle between our desire to do what is right and the persistent pull of sin. Paul expresses the frustration of wanting to obey God but feeling powerless in the face of his sinful nature, ultimately crying out for deliverance and pointing to Jesus Christ as the only one who can rescue us from this internal conflict.
This passage reminds us that spiritual maturity doesn’t mean the absence of struggle - it means becoming more aware of our need for Christ. Paul’s honest wrestling helps us see that victory over sin doesn’t come from willpower or personal strength, but from continually depending on Jesus, who gives us the grace and power to live in freedom. Have you ever felt like Paul here (struggling to do what is right and yet doing what you know you shouldn’t)?
In v. 25, Paul focuses everything on the deliverance we have in Christ. What would it look like for Christ to deliver you from the power of sin right now?
Scripture References from Message: Mathew 6:33; Romans 7:15-25
Big Idea from Message: When Jesus is first, everything else falls into its proper place.
Matthew 6:33 calls us to make God’s Kingdom and His righteousness our top priority. When we do, Jesus promises that our needs will be met as we trust Him above all else. What does it mean to you to “seek first” God’s kingdom in your own life?
Why do you think it is important that Jesus added “and His righteousness” to his command to seek first the kingdom of God?
Romans 7:15–25 captures the deep inner struggle between our desire to do what is right and the persistent pull of sin. Paul expresses the frustration of wanting to obey God but feeling powerless in the face of his sinful nature, ultimately crying out for deliverance and pointing to Jesus Christ as the only one who can rescue us from this internal conflict.
This passage reminds us that spiritual maturity doesn’t mean the absence of struggle - it means becoming more aware of our need for Christ. Paul’s honest wrestling helps us see that victory over sin doesn’t come from willpower or personal strength, but from continually depending on Jesus, who gives us the grace and power to live in freedom. Have you ever felt like Paul here (struggling to do what is right and yet doing what you know you shouldn’t)?
In v. 25, Paul focuses everything on the deliverance we have in Christ. What would it look like for Christ to deliver you from the power of sin right now?
LIVING
The challenge for the week ahead is to grow in our faith and lovingly hold each other accountable through the community.
This week, circle back to Tyler’s Big Question: What are you willing to surrender to put Jesus first? What in your life do you need to start saying “no” to in order to put Jesus first? What are things you need to say “yes” to in order to actively seek the kingdom and the righteousness of God in your life? If you’re feeling unsure of what God might be asking of you, use Psalm 139 as a daily prayer guide for asking God to show you what you might need to begin saying yes/no to this week. be ready to share these things the next time you gather with your group.
This week, circle back to Tyler’s Big Question: What are you willing to surrender to put Jesus first? What in your life do you need to start saying “no” to in order to put Jesus first? What are things you need to say “yes” to in order to actively seek the kingdom and the righteousness of God in your life? If you’re feeling unsure of what God might be asking of you, use Psalm 139 as a daily prayer guide for asking God to show you what you might need to begin saying yes/no to this week. be ready to share these things the next time you gather with your group.