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November 1 Acts 3:1-10 Community Group Questions What about this past week has made you feel the most weak? What has made you look to alms, or idols, or God, for a remedy? Who is someone that has helped you fix your gaze? Reflect on someone who has taken your hand or guided you towards Jesus / who you saw Jesus through. Can you name someone whose hand you can take? Someone for whom you can help direct their gaze? (I challenge you to engage with someone intentionally this week) How can you use your story to help others see the Gospel and God’s story? (This is also an opportunity to share your story, or part of it, with your group.) What does this passage say about who God is? Pray boldly . Try a new type of praying with your group. Can you lay hands on each other’s shoulders? Can you kneel again? Can you pray for something you might think is radical? Share your praises and share your hurts, and offer them to God once again.

October 11 James 3:13-4:12 Community Group Questions Welcome any new folks to your group and give them a chance to introduce themselves. Name someone you would describe as wise and explain why you consider them to be wise? Name something you would really love to have, but don’t have.   How would you define wisdom?  How does James define it in James 3:13-18? How does humility play a part in us coming near to God? In what ways to we push ourselves to the middle of our own universe? Why is this so easy to do? Can you think of a time where God withheld something you thought you wanted, only to see that in the end he had your best interest in mind?   Is there something in your life currently that you have prayed will come to fruition and you’re not sure what God’s up to or where it will go? What are some other “demonic” lies people tend to listen to? Cory offered 3 ways to grow in true wisdom and spot false wisdom. Is there one that