Key Thought: On the other side of your fear is the ride of your life with God.
Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
· What is your favorite thrill experience?
· Which amusement park do you love the most? What is it about that park that draws you in?
· Why do you think thrill rides attract so many people?
Start thinking. Ask a thoughtful question.
· What does it mean to live a life of worship?
· How does worship help you “click-in” to your relationship with God?
· Why do we let fear stop us from taking a thrill ride?
Start sharing. Choose questions that create openness.
· What has God done for you that thrills you?
· Describe a time you surrendered all and lifted your hands up in prayer during a dip in your life?
· The bigger and more thrilling the roller coaster the bigger the foundation required. What can you add to your foundation for a bigger, deeper relationship with Jesus Christ?
Start praying. Be bold, and pray with power.
Thank you, Lord, for showing us how we can live in joy with You. Beyond whatever fears we have, you are on the other side ready to take us on a ride of our lives. Life will have its ups and downs. We are grateful and thrilled for the ways you have provided for us and seen us through our tough times. May we remember to lift our hands up to you during our dips in life trusting that you will guide us along the track to a higher place. Use the ride of our lives and use us to help others as You have helped us. We ask all this in your Son’s precious and holy name. Amen.
Start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
· Commit to lifting your hands up to God during the dips in your life, knowing that when you praise God in the low times, your light will shine for all around you to see – especially those who need to enter a relationship of their own with Christ.
· Take a Next Step in the U. If you’re not already doing all five things (UAttend, UServe, UGroup, UTithe, and UBring) commit to doing so and ask the rest of the group to come alongside you. If you already are, find a way to go “next level” with what you’re doing right now.
Scriptures
“You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.” Psalm 92:4 NLT
“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. Darkness… covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you.” Isaiah 60:1-2 NLT
“Look and see… your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home. Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands.” Isaiah 60:4-5 NLT
“Your days of mourning will come to an end. All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.” Isaiah 60:20b-21 NLT
“Planted in the house of the LORD. They will flourish in the courts of our God.” Psalm 92:13 NAS
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
“I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” Psalm 40:1-2 NLT
“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 NLT
“I lift my hands to you in prayer… Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me… for I am trusting you… Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.” Psalm 143:6-7, 8b NLT
“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 NAS“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.” II Corinthians 3:18 ASV
