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God, Why Am I Here?
Review this week's message.

Key Thought:

What is God asking you to release in order to step into the purpose He has for you?



Key Quote

“Forgiveness isn’t forgetting, it’s releasing.  You can’t step into your future while dragging your past with you.” -Pastor Bil Cornelius 



Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
  • Would you rather always have to sing instead of talk, or dance everywhere you go?
  • You just won a lifetime supply of the last thing you bought. What are you now stuck with forever?
  • What song or worship track always lifts your spirit when you're going through something tough?


Start thinking. Ask a thoughtful question.
  • What are some “idols” (habits, mindsets, people) that we may need to leave in the Kidron Valley?
  • What helps you keep moving forward when you’re emotionally or spiritually exhausted?


Start sharing. Choose questions that create openness.
  • Are you waiting for the pain to disappear before pursuing your calling? What might happen if you moved forward with the pain?
  • If someone else were walking through what you are right now, what would you tell them? (And is that what you need to hear too?)


Start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
  • What is one area of your life where you’ve been stuck in the "Kidron Valley" — holding on to pain, betrayal, or regret — that God is asking you to walk through and release?
    • Write it down, name it in prayer, and symbolically let it go — whether that means journaling and tearing out the page, writing a letter you never send, or physically releasing something.

Scriptures

"Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane..."  Matthew 26:36–37 NLT

 

"After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees."  John 18:1 NLT

 

“Asa did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight… He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made… and burned it in the Kidron Valley.”  1 Kings 15:11–13 NLT

 

“The king removed the Asherah pole from the LORD’s Temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it.”   2 Kings 23:6 NLT

 

“Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness.”  2 Samuel 15:23 NLT

 

“The one who eats my food has turned against me.”  John 13:18 NLT

 

“Even my best friend..the one who shared my food, has turned against me.”   Psalm 41:9 NLT

 

“After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley…”  John 18:1 NLT

 

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”  Psalm 23:4 ESV

 

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart…”. Matthew 22:37

 

“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV

 

“I want to carry out the mission I received from the Lord Jesus—the mission of testifying to the Good News…”   Acts 20:24 GW

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