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BEFORE
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Mediation Verse: Remember to meditate on Genesis 12:1 and come prepared to share how it affected your life this week.

Prayer 4U: Remember to be praying for your person in the group (where they are having difficulty trusting God with a next step).

Review the **starred** discussion questions below (there are 3) - take notes and come prepared to share!

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DURING
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Intro Info
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• Announcements: announcements may be found at the bottom of Sunday's YouVersion Point Notes (do not review during group)

• God Moments: how have you seen God working, either in your life or in the life of another, over the past week? Did God answer any prayer requests that you had shared last time?

• Meditation Verse: last week, we discussed Genesis 12:1. How has this verse affected your life this week?

Focus Verse - read 2 Samuel 7:12, 16 together. Now, choose a narrator to read the verse and 2 people to perform the verse in an interpretive dance.

** Icebreaker - God told Solomon that He would give him anything he wanted, and Solomon asked for wisdom. What would you ask for? **

The next three chapters in our story are Invasion, Decision and Coronation. Let's discuss some themes from each.

INVASION
1. God instructed the Israelites to kill or drive out the various inhabitants of the Promised Land so that they wouldn't be a stumbling block to them. Who or what do you need to drive out of your life that might be a stumbling block to you?

2. Israel's failure to obey God led to many years of conflict and difficulty. What do you risk by continuing to allow your stumbling block to remain in your life?

3. What are the benefits of driving out your stumbling block?

DECISION
2. The benefit of the Israelites' obedience to God was a time of "rest." Why would they choose to rebel even though they knew of the consequences of previous rebellions?

CORONATION
3. Even though God was supposed to be the only one they followed, the Israelites wanted a king to lead them so they could be just like all of the other nations. Read 1 Samuel 8:19-20.

3A. When have you ever looked at someone else's life and wanted to be "just like them?"

3B. What positive things can come from trying to be like someone else?

3C. On the flip side, what are some of the negative things that can come from trying to be like someone else?

Prayer 4U - Look across the room. Pray for that person this week that God would give them wisdom.

4. We learned that Rehoboam didn't listen to wise counsel after he became king and it had devastating consequences. Read 1 Kings 12:8-11.

4A. Do you have people in your life that can offer you wise counsel? If not, why not?

Guided Prayer - (Leader, include the following in your prayer time) God, thank you that your Word really is alive and powerful! Help us to recognize and remove the stumbling blocks that are preventing us from fully experiencing you. Thank you for the people in our lives who set good examples for us to follow as we live to honor you. And may we seek out and choose to follow wisdom in every situation. Amen.

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AFTER
Complete this section below in the week following your Pr'me Group

Meditate on 1Kings 12:8. Come prepared next time to share how this verse affected your life this week.