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BEFORE
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Meditation Verse: Remember to meditate on 2 Corinthians 12:9 and come prepared to share how it affected your life.

Prayer 4U: Be praying this week for your group - that you would grow closer together and closer to Jesus during this prime group cycle.

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

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DURING
Complete the section below with your Pr'me Group

Intro Info
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• Announcements: announcements may be found at the bottom of Sunday's YouVersion Point Notes (see above link) [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 with the group previously?

• Meditation Verse: last week, we discussed 2 Corinthians 12:9. How has this verse affected your life this week?

Focus Verse. Have someone read 2 Timothy 3:12.

Read that verse again and answer this question:

How many people will be persecuted for wanting to live a godly life in Christ Jesus?

** Icebreaker - What's your favorite thing to do at the beach? **

In our focus verse, it says that everyone who wants to live a godly life will be persecuted. How are you being persecuted?

Sean talked about three areas where we try to find happiness. Let's discuss.

** 1. If someone looked at how you spend your time and your money, what would they say is most important to you? **

2. Are you comfortable with that, or do you need to change your priorities?

3. What is something you buy, something you eat or something you do that you can't get enough of or you find yourself craving?

4. Can you say the same thing about spending time with God? In other words, can you say that you can't get enough of spending time with God, and that you crave spending time with God?

5. Where are you measuring yourself against the world or other people? For example - in your job, in your income, in your talents/abilities, in the number of friends or followers you have, etc.

6. If you were sitting next to God and He heard you say that, what would He say to you?

Prayer 4U - Have everyone put their name in a hat, then take turns picking a name to pray for this week. Pray that your person would recognize the areas in his/her life where they are seeking happiness in things other than God.

Guided Prayer - (Leader, include the following in your prayer time). Father, in our minds, we know that You are our true source of contentment, yet we try to satisfy our desire to be happy with everything else but You. Reset our minds to focus on Your presence as our greatest treasure. Give us all a daily craving for You and the holy lives that You've called us to. And let us find our true satisfaction in being Your sons and daughters. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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

Meditate on 1 John 2:17. Come prepared next time to share how this verse affected your life this week.