The Kingdom Stuff

Table purpose statement (Share at the start or before the Discovery section):

This group exists for the purpose of discipleship. A disciple is someone who loves and obeys Jesus. (John 14:15) That means our focus is hearing from God and taking steps of faith. Our goal is to multiply another healthy Table. One day, some of you will lead a group like this! 

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Table Talk (⅓ of meeting)

• Icebreaker: What’s your favorite summer activity involving water?
• Briefly share a high and/or low from your week.
• How are you taking steps of faith? What challenge are you facing in that?
• Pause to ask the Holy Spirit to bring to mind how you can pray for the people in our group, church, and community, and then pray as you are led. If you are wanting to know where to start, just keep it simple - a couple of sentences is plenty!)

Discussion Guidelines

1. Everyone shares in sentences, not paragraphs. 
2. Focus only on what this passage is saying. (This keeps everyone on the same page) 
3. Share from your perspective – we won’t argue or give advice. 
4. Give everyone time to respond. Silence is OK. 
5. The facilitator will facilitate discussion, not teach. 

Discover what God is saying to you. (⅓ of meeting) 

Have an open conversation about what we are hearing from God in scripture.

Read Mark 6:30-44. (Tip: Read it in two translations, like NLT, NIV or MSG)

• What is God highlighting to you?
• What do you learn about God from this passage?
• What do we learn about how God meets our needs? How does that apply to you?
• This passage shows us how Jesus meets our needs through whatever we are willing to give. What challenges you about that?

Go do it. (⅓ of meeting)

• What’s your takeaway from our discussion?
• What’s a simple way you can live out this passage in the next few days? (Everyone creates an “I will” statement.)
• Who can you share this story with?
• Pray for the Empty Chair. Place hands on an empty chair in the circle and ask God to fill it next week with someone who needs to be here.