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Look Back

• What are you thankful for?  What is causing you stress?
  • How did you deal with conflict and forgive others this week?
     

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Maintaining the Unity of the Spirit

• Read Ephesians 4:1-3. Unity comes from being Spirit led.
  
   
• How do we know if the Spirit is leading? Galatians 5
  
   
• How can we make every effort to maintain that unity?
  
   
• Ephesians 5:15-21. Why is submitting to one another a sign of being filled with the Spirit? Who are we really submitting to?
  
   
• Ephesians 6:10-12,18. Every decision is always yours to make.
  
   
• How would praying with others to confirm the Spirit’s leading protect you from bad decisions?
  
   

DECISION-MAKING: We unite around Jesus and his will.

• PRAY – Seek the Head of the Church. What is your will?
  
   
• SHARE – What is the Spirit revealing from the Word?
   
  • ​​​​​​​Is this a matter where God gives people freedom to choose (personal preference)?
     
• DISCERN
  • Are we seeing the fruit of the Spirit in our lives?
     
  • Is there unity? Do we all believe the Spirit is leading in this decision? If no, wait or a different direction?
     

Look Forward

• What are you doing well?
   
• What do you need to change?
   

• Set Goal: Commit to praying through major decisions with your discipleship group and allow the Spirit time bring unity.
   

RESOURCE FOR GOING DEEPER: Read Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God by Henry Blackaby