Game On:
Winning Choices
Key Scriptures
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
Psalm 139:13-14 NLT
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 19-20 ESV
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
Colossians 3:1-2 NLT
Psalm 139:13-14 NLT
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 19-20 ESV
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
Colossians 3:1-2 NLT
Start Talking: Find a conversation starter for your group or use one of these.
What is your favorite game to play? (Sports, Cards, Video Games, Board Games, etc...)
How have you experienced God's peace, direction, or blessing this week?
How have you experienced God's peace, direction, or blessing this week?
Start thinking. Ask a question or two to get your group thinking.
Read Psalm 139:13-14 slowly, thinking about each word as you read through it. This is very personal! Have you ever recognized this before? What does it mean to you that you are "wonderfully complex"? Do you see yourself the way that God sees you? Why? Why not?
Start sharing. Choose a question or two to create openness.
Read 1 Corinthians 19-20. What do you do or what do you want to start doing to "glorify God in your body"?
Read Colossians 3:1-2. What are the realities of heaven? What are the things of heaven that we are to be focusing our thought life on?
Read Colossians 3:1-2. What are the realities of heaven? What are the things of heaven that we are to be focusing our thought life on?
Start praying. Be bold and pray with power.
Lord, thank you for your love, for you wisdom, and for empowering us to follow you in every situation and every moment. Give us favor as we take the steps that you are highlighting to each of us to transform us to become more like Jesus. Holy Spirit, we submit to you, come and have your way. Transform us, mold us and make us more like you, Jesus. It's in your holy name we pray, amen.
Start doing. Let's focus on prayer/reflection.
This past weekend, Pastor Jim shared five winning choices that can lead to transformation in our lives. Take a moment to reflect—which one speaks to you the most?
• Get healthier.
• Deepen my relationships.
• Trust God.
• Be mindful of what I think about.
• Lean on Jesus as my Savior.
Now, make it personal. What specific step will you take this week to live this out? Write it down. Share it with a friend. Ask God to lead you, strengthen you, and help you follow through. You don’t have to do this alone—He is with you every step of the way!
• Get healthier.
• Deepen my relationships.
• Trust God.
• Be mindful of what I think about.
• Lean on Jesus as my Savior.
Now, make it personal. What specific step will you take this week to live this out? Write it down. Share it with a friend. Ask God to lead you, strengthen you, and help you follow through. You don’t have to do this alone—He is with you every step of the way!