Connect Group Discussion Notes

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Pray
Ask people for:
a) updates on things youve previously prayed together about
b) prayer requests for people. Make a note in the space below so
you can followup next week.
Open by praying for things that have arisen in your conversations today,
then transition to praying for peoples requests.
Remember this week:
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who
comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6


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Crossing Over
A 6 week series for Connect Groups


4. Standing in the River


Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached
the Jordan and their feet touched the waters
edge,

the water from upstream stopped flowing.
Joshua 3v15-16



In this 6 week series we are looking at the story of the Israelites crossing over
the Jordan into the long-awaited promised land. Today we see how God
wants us to position ourselves to depend on him so that we can experience
his promises.
Connect Group Discussion Notes
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Connect
What is the most extreme or risky thing youve done?
Do you like to live on the edge or play it safe, and why?
Tell us about a time when youve experienced an amazing answer
to prayer.

What
Watch: Session 4 Standing in the River (10 minutes)
Read: Joshua 3:15-17 and Hebrews 11:6
Discuss:
What do you find most inspiring and what do you find most
challenging?
What is faith? Why is it incompatible with self-reliance?
Why is it impossible to experience Gods blessings without faith?
Those who most experienced Gods promises are those who are
most dependent on him What evidence do you see for this a) in the
Bible and in history? b) in people you know? c) in your own life?

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So What
What does it mean to live dependent on God, and how can we do
this?
What must we overcome and what must we give up if we want to
stand in the river?
Do you find this easy or hard, and why?
How can we become more dependent on God in everyday life?

Now What
In what ways do you desire to stand in the river and become more
dependent on God?
Where are you afraid to let go and depend on God and why?
Where do you currently feel at risk of drowning, and how can we
help you to be strengthened in faith?