Happy Thanksgiving!
The Life Groups Team would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We are very grateful for all you do as leaders, and encouraging your group to grow in their relationship with Jesus as well as shepherding and caring for them. Your dedication to this ministry is appreciated, and it is because of you, and your life group, we are seeing great advances for God’s Kingdom in our communities.
This week, instead of discussion time focused around the weekend message with flow questions, we are hoping you will take time in a prayer time of thanksgiving, or serve with your group or as a family. If you come together for a coporate prayer of thanksgiving you can use the following format:
5-10 MINUTES
- Words of Praise and Worship
- Saying the names of God,
- Proclaiming out loud who God is
- Praising His attributes
20 MINUTES
Stories spoken to God highlighting His faithfulness, provision, answering of prayers, deliverance, etc.
20 MINUTES
Either out loud as a group, or individually spend time bringing to God current requests, supplications, needs, etc., and offer them in a manner of thanksgiving, (Heavenly Father, I thank you for reminding me as I seek for financial wisdom and provision, that you are already working on my behalf. Thank you for knowing me, understanding the anxiety and worry I feel and yet you surround me with your peace, please help me Father to relinquish the worry and embrace your peace. Thank you for your Spirit who intercedes when I am at a loss for words. I am grateful for each day you give me, in good times and in challenges, as it is a new day to surrender, to seek you and your will, and to rejoice in your faithfulness.)