MESSAGE SERIES & LIFE GROUP STUDY
Welcome to Doing Life Together
This study focuses on connecting with God and with others. You’ll learn about community, but more importantly, you’ll experience it in your group. Through that experience, you’ll understand and appreciate community in a deeper way. Over the eight weeks of this study, you’re going to get to experience the joy of life in community.
Life Group Videos
SESSION VIDEOS
During each session of this study, groups will begin with an introduction to the session, a memory verse, and have time to share a bit of their own stories with each other – as directed by group leaders. Then there is a teaching video mentioned in the study guide. The videos below will be listed by session. Go ahead and watch the corresponding video together during your group meeting when directed by the Study Guide.
SESSION ONE
Connecting With Jesus
Hear from Pastor Scott as he shares about Connecting with Jesus during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.”
SESSION TWO
Connecting Through Service
Hear from Pastor Dustin and Pastor David as they share about Connecting Through Service during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – Galatians 5:13
“For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.“
SESSION THREE
Connecting Through Community
Hear from Pastor Chris and Pastor David as they share about Connecting Through Community during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – 1st Thessalonians 5:11
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
SESSION FOUR
Connecting with One Another
Hear from Pastor Nathan and Pastor David as they share about Connecting with One Another during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”“
SESSION FIVE
Connecting with Grace and Truth
Hear from Pastor Scott and Pastor David as they share about Connecting with Grace and Truth during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – John 1:14
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.“
SESSION SIX
Connecting In Love
Hear from Pastor Dustin and Pastor David as they share about Connecting In Love during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – Deuteronomy 6:4-5
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.“
SESSION SEVEN
Connecting With The World
Hear from Pastor Chris and Pastor David as they share about Connecting with the World during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – Mathew 28: 19-20
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.“
SESSION EIGHT
Thankful For Life Together
Hear from Pastor Nathan and Pastor David as they share about being Thankful for Life Together during this week’s session. You will be prompted when to begin this video by the Study Guide during your group meeting.
Weekly Memory Verse – Psalm 118 : 1
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.“
Digital Study Guide
Digital Study Guide
This study is meant to be accompanied by a Study Guide. In it, you will find useful questions to begin the group discussion and facilitate deeper connection in your group. Additionally, you will find daily devotionals for you to use through out the week to engage more deeply in the content of the study. If you would like to view the digital study guide, it is available below.
Resources for Group Leaders
Use these resources as you prepare to lead your life group through this eight week study. There is a “Watch this First” video to help you prepare. Then there will be a “Weekly Lifter Video” for each session. If you have any questions, refer to the Leadership Resources section at the back your study guide.
Starting: DOING LIFE TOGETHER
Watch This First: Training Video
Hey Leaders – As you prepare for your first Life Group meeting, start by watching this introduction training video. In it, you will get some helpful tips on how to host and run your life group meeting during the “Doing Life Together” series. Preparation is key. If you are feeling nervous about leading for the first time, this video will help you understand your role as a group leader.
SESSION ONE LIFTER
Connecting With Jesus – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session One – Connecting With Jesus. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION TWO LIFTER
Connecting Through Service – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Two – Connecting Through Service. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION THREE LIFTER
Connecting Through Community – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Three – Connecting Through Community. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION FOUR LIFTER
Connecting with One Another – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Four – Connecting with One Another. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION FIVE LIFTER
Connecting with Grace and Truth – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Five – Connecting with Grace and Truth. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION SIX LIFTER
Connecting In Love – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Six – Connecting In Love. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION SEVEN LIFTER
Connecting With The World – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Seven – Connecting With The World. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
SESSION EIGHT LIFTER
Thankful For Life Together – Leaders Video
Here is the Lifter Video for Session Eight – Thankful For Life Together. Watch this video as you prepare for your group meeting. Then watch the Session Video available above with your group when directed by the study guide.
