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FELLOWSHIP GROUPS Discussion Guide

STORY Fellowship Group Curriculum | Session Two

Group Stories In Fellowship Groups this season, we will be sharing our Gospel Stories using the Gospel Story Guide. Please see your group leader for a copy or download a copy from our website on the groups’ ministry page. Please follow the Gospel Story Guide as you write your story. Each story should be five to seven minutes in length. Plan to spend 20-30 minutes taking turns sharing Gospel Stories. Gospel Story Sharing: Group Leader or group volunteer How to Listen: As you listen be sure to give each person your undivided attention. Remember this is their story, so they cannot tell it wrong. Honor their story by not inhibiting their sharing with clichés, platitudes, “At least…” statements, or critical remarks. If you are not sure what to say or how to respond, say nothing. You can honor them with your silence. Respect each other’s privacy by keeping what is shared in group in the group. Don’t share stories or details without explicit permission form the person. Be aware of the time as people share. Honor group time by giving each person a two-minute warning before they reach the seven-minute limit. Sharing stories is part of group time, but not the entire time. Gospel Story Guide: Copies of the guide are available from your group leader or church website: • •

Brentwood Campus Groups: www.fellowshipbiblechurch.org/brentwood/ministries/groups Franklin Campus Groups: www.fellowshipbiblechurch.org/franklin/ministries/groups

Story Blessing Group: Take five-minutes after each story for the group to encourage and bless the person who shared. Group Leader: After the group has shared comments, pray over the person who shared their story.

Group Covenant Discussion Read the Fellowship Group Covenant out loud as a group. BIG IDEA: According to 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the Gospel is of first importance. That’s why we want to make sure the first story we all know about each other is our Gospel Story. Writing and sharing our Gospel Story allows us to be known in our group, and it prepares us to be ready to share the Gospel. 1. How does knowing each other’s Gospel Story encourage you to pursue life in Jesus? 2. Why is it important to pray a blessing over someone after sharing a Gospel Story? 3. How does the commitment to the group covenant (attend group regularly, share your story, pray, apply God’s Word in group, and to serve) encourage you to pursue life in Jesus? Group Covenant Prayer: (If your group has not signed the covenant be sure to first take time to sign the covenant as a group). Take time to pray over the covenant. Ask for volunteers to pray for each element of the covenant: the purpose, story, prayer, God’s Word, and service.