Totally Mental :: You're Not Alone

• (FOR LEADERS) We use a three-part system for life groups. Pastoral Care: Relationship mingled with serving them. Learning Together: this is how we take the knowledge we learn together in Large group and turn it into wisdom. Using scripture and one another. Accountability: This isn’t old school accountability type stuff. This is real life stuff. Finding out how they genuinely fared over the last week.

• It is a weird wild season so don’t just be flexible. Be fluid. If your students want to go somewhere particular with the conversation and you see opportunity to build true relational equity the follow them. Let’s give them a chance to steer the ship a little if they want. As long as it does not make LG an unsafe space then, by all means, connect with them about what they are thinking about.

• You’re not alone:

  • Have you ever felt completely alone and forgotten? What is that like for you?

  • Read Isaiah 53:1-4. How do you feel knowing Jesus felt grief and sorrow when He was on the Earth?

  • Sometimes, in hard times, we feel so alone and helpless. We don’t even feel close to God, because we don’t go to Him. We wouldn’t know what to say if we did.

    • Read Romans 8:26-27. Restate this verse in your own words and explain how this truth makes you feel..

  • Read Romans 8:38-39. What do these verses tell you? [Let them answer for some time. Silence is okay :)]

    • Are you ever alone or separated from God?

    • How does that feel?

  • Read 1 Corinthians 12:25-26.

    • What is our job as followers when other people are struggling? Why do we need to do that?

  • What are some ways you can be there for someone who is struggling, whether that is from the pandemic or any other reason?

  • See if you can build an easy next step for them based on their responses for the next week. One you can check back in on so the conversation can continue.

• Take some time to catch up with one another.

• Finish with Prayer

We will know we have hit our target if:

-Students feel connected with and were able to participate in LG time online.

-Students know they are never alone. Because of Jesus, but also becaus of their moxie family.

-Students have fun.

-Everyone leaves with anticipation for the next moxie gathering :).