Lean In // 5 minutes
What would you be willing to camp out all night for?
Sample answers may include…
- IPhone
- Movie premier
- Concert
- Black Friday
- To meet a famous celebrity
- Restaurant grand opening (IE- Chic-Fil-A)
Look Down // 10 minutes
Read Proverbs 6:6-11; 26:13-16 (NLT)
What are the lessons from the ants?
Sample answers may include…
- Ants work hard and are diligent
- Take initiative—no supervisor to make them work
- Plan ahead—gather food for the winter
- They understand the seasons by working in the summer
- The ways of the ants can teach wisdom
What are the contrasts of the “lazybones” person?
Sample answers may include…
- The lazy person is opposite of the ants
- Complacent—waiting to take action
- Lack understanding of seasons and time
- Think they are smarter than everyone else
- Complain and give excuses
Leader Note: In this week’s lesson, we are learning about what it takes to persevere. As you study this passage, see what your group can learn about perseverance from the ant and lazy person.
Look Out // 10 minutes
Where have you seen someone persevere and what did it look like?
What are some of the characteristics involved when a person does not persevere?
Look In // 15 minutes
When was a time you wanted to quit but pushed through anyways?
Where are you currently struggling to persevere?
Leader Note:This is a good opportunity to take notes and listen to where group members are struggling to persevere so that you can pray with and for them. Be careful to not necessarily jump in and rescue them but rather listen and encourage where it is appropriate.
Live It Out // 5 minutes
Who might be impacted if you made it through your struggle?
PRAY: Pray that God would strengthen your group in the areas where they are struggling to persevere. Ask God to help your group experience His presence through it all. And, pray that group members would find the understanding that they can’t persevere on their own strength but they can persevere in and through God’s strength.
Key Verse(s): I can do all this through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:13
Key Step: Take the prayer challenge. In the morning for the next 7 days, pray this prayer: I can’t. God can. He can through me. Then in the evening, pray: Teach me the mystery of Christ in Me.
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Learn More About Flow Questions: Check out Kenton Beshore’s book Ask in the Irvine Campus Bookstore for more on the Flow Question model.