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BROKEN: Broken Will

Daily devotionals have been prepared to accompany the First Quarter Series, BROKEN.  They are available at the Welcome Center or online at www.gpbrokenstudy.blogspot.com.  The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, March 12, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com.  Click on “Media” and then “BROKEN” to view the video.

Small group members are encouraged to bring their completed daily devotionals to their weekly group sessions to share their BROKEN discoveries with their group.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green.

Weekly Warm-up:
How does it feel to find your “groove?”
What do you love doing so much that you forget to eat?

Watch Weekly Video: (optional)
Video is available at www.gpsermonquestions.blogspot.com or on the Life Groups page on Facebook.

Weekly Overview: (skip if video is used)

When my precious, first child was about two, my father warned me that this strong-willed child needed consistent guidance and discipline.  I thought, “This precocious doll baby with the sweet, ringlets of curly hair will never be a willful, rebellious teenager!”  But father was right, she needed to learn from an early age who was in charge of our home and that it was not her. 

It makes for a happy home when everyone obeys the rules.  Our Heavenly Father is lovingly giving us the same advice.  He knows we are strong-willed and rebellious and that we are going to do it our way or die trying.  Inevitably, our will has to be broken before we will admit that we have made a mess of everything.  There is only one God and I am not Him.  The only way to a happy life is to be obedient to the Father’s will.  In our brokenness, we say, “Your will, not mine, be done.”

Weekly Discussion Questions: (Italicized questions come from daily devotional)
Read Matthew 26:31-46

Good Intentions
What was wrong with Peter’s defense of Jesus?
How can good intentions be a sign of an unbroken will?
What willful desire do you harbor that needs to be broken to God’s will?

Feeling Crushed
What was God’s will for the human Jesus?
How does knowing Jesus struggled with God’s will for His life encourage you?

Your will to be done
What was Jesus strategy for a broken will?
1)      Honesty – What did Jesus say to God?
2)      Community – How did Jesus ask for help?
3)      Prayer – How long did Jesus pray about this decision?
4)      Surrender – What was Jesus’ final decision?
How can you use your broken and hungry spirit to help others find the Bread of Life?
How will you know when you are doing God’s will?

Prayer:
Pray for a broken will
Pray for finding God’s will for your life

Pray for how your group can help lead others to Christ
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