First Priority EPIC Stories Leader GuideSample

LEADER TIPS

Have someone welcome, pray, watch the video, read the verses, lead conversation questions, and pray for your group. 

You can also lead a game or ice breaker if you would like. 

Today is all about having conversations to help others get connected into community. So create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone to do that. 

Feel free to share about your youth group and give others the opportunity to share with the group as a whole. This is a good time to get to know everyone better and ask how you can help them get connected into a faith community. 

Get in smaller groups of 3-5 if you need to. 

WELCOME

Welcome to First Priority. Each month we go through a four week strategy called EPIC. This month's topic is the Story of God's Compassion. Today is Connect Week where we are having conversations about getting connected into community.

PRAY

Invite God into the room.

WATCH

Watch the video  together.

READ

Read the Bible verses together. 

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

1. Are the people you spend the most time with compassionate or critical?

2. Have you served anywhere in the community recently? If so, what experiences have you had with that?

3. How does it make you feel to love and serve others?

4. Do you feel that you need compassion for anything going on in your life right now?

5. Would you like to get more connected with God, FP, or a youth group? Or maybe just need a friend?

PRAY OUT

Ask if anyone has prayer requests and then pray for the group.