Group Study:
Pray Like This

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Session #8: For Thine Is The Kingdom, Power, and Glory Forever, Amen

Consider meeting with your group for dinner before, during, or after group to spend time together.

Connect20-25 minutes

Connect with your group about life in the past week. Think back over your prayer in the last week. Take a few minutes to answer these questions alone, then talk with your group about them.
  1. How frequently do you pray?
  2. Put a checkmark next to reasons you’ve prayed in the last week. “I’ve prayed to”
    • praise God for how great he is
    • give thanks for a meal
    • ask for protection / safety for loved ones
    • ask for wisdom / words for a tough situation
    • have a desired outcome
    • ask for clarity about a problem at work
    • express gratefulness for things other than a meal
    • express anger about something that happened
    • confess and ask for forgiveness
    • have God show himself to me or others
    • help to understand or connect with the Bible
    • seek peace
    • other
  3. What do you spend the most time praying about?
Discuss:
  • What did you learn from this exercise? Was it similar or different than Week 1? How so?
  • Can you recall any prayers that have been answered lately?
  • How would you like to grow in prayer in the weeks to come?

Learn5-7 minutes

You will watch a short clip of the message from this series to set up your group discussion. The full version of the message is also available online to reference before or after your group meeting.

Discuss20-30 minutes

  1. How did you sum up last weekend’s message in a sentence? Give time for each person to share and see how your takeaways were similar or different.
  2. What steps can you take over the next month to stay connected to God in prayer?
  3. How will you continue to fold the Lord's Prayer into the rhythm of your day? 
  4. Read Isaiah 9:6-7. What have you learned about the kingdom of God?
  5. Read Ephesians 1:18-23 & Philippians 2:5-11. How will you keep applying these truths from Scripture to your life in the weeks to come?
  6. What were your biggest takeaways from the Pray Like This series?
  7. How will you continue to advance the boundaries of His kingdom in your daily life?
Next Steps:
We talk about the 3E’s as a way to take steps in our discipleship. When you think about the 3E’s, what is your next step? Talk with your group about what you think. You can pull up thecrossing.church/calendar to check out offerings.
Explore Truth: Groups and Classes
Will you consider doing another group experience in the winter? Have you taken all three of the Core Experiences – Genius of One, Explorations, and Dinner at The Crossing?
Experience God's Grace: Experience the Weekend Service
How regular is your attendance? Do you typically try and come to the same service?
Express the Love: Serving and Giving
What does it look like to use your gifts to serve the church? If you have questions about serving or giving, please reach out to pastors@thecrossing.church. We’d love to meet with you.

Pray10-15 minutes

Ask for prayer requests and then close your time together by praying the Lord’s prayer:
  • Our Father who art in heaven,
  • Hallowed be thy name
  • Thy kingdom come;
  • Thy will be done
  • On earth as it is in heaven
  • Give us this day, our daily bread
  • And forgive us our debts
  • As we forgive our debtors
  • And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
  • For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Action Steps5-10 minutes

Between now and next week, here are some suggestions for action steps.
Attend the Weekend Service: If you could sum up the message in one sentence, what would it be? Consider getting a new notebook so that you can continue to take notes each week.
Prayer Practice: Thinking line by line through the Lord’s prayer, which line is most meaningful for you right now? Meditate on that line this week and see how God nudges you.
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Sessions:
8
Audience:
Everyone
Format:
Video
Type:
Bible