WHEN YOU GROW UP | Connection Group Discussion Guide | Week 1 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? — Proverbs 8:1
Connect (5 to 10 minutes) Come together to build relationships through fellowship and sharing about this week’s worship. • Take a few minutes to share your thoughts about worship this week. – What aspects of worship did or did not connect with you? – What story or illustration made an impact on you? • Icebreaker: What is your favorite part of Holy Week or Easter and why? What did you do to celebrate Easter this year?
Context (30 to 40 minutes) Dig deeper into the video and scriptures for this week through questions and discussion. • How would you describe or define wisdom? Why do you define it in this way? Watch the video for this session on your Connection Group DVD or online. • Was the definition of wisdom shared in the video different than how you described it earlier? – Which definition do you prefer, and why? • How familiar are you with the book of Proverbs? – Have you ever read it? If so, when? Do you enjoy reading it? – If you are new to it, what are you looking forward to learning from this study about wisdom? • When was the point in your life where you felt “grown up,” that you were truly an adult? – Why did this point in your life affect you in this way? – If you haven’t had this experience yet, why do you not feel “grown up”? What life experience do you think will make you feel this way? • How do you respond to the idea that we are all “growing up” in our faith? – What stage of faith do you think you are in right now? • Share about a time when you have experienced God in nature. Why was this impactful? – Do you agree that God uses creation to teach us about who God is? Why or why not?