Grow Group Questions - November 2, 2025
Announcement: Please begin asking the Lord how He would like you to give financially as we step into what is Next at Bethany.
Example Topical Prayer Guide sample using “PRAY”:
P – Praise God for His faithfulness, that He remains committed to us even when we are unfaithful to him.
R – Repent of and confess any ways you’ve treated people as objects instead of image-bearers of God.
A – Ask to show you what you need to “cut off” so that you can pursue faithfulness and purity in your relationship with God and others.
Y – Yield your heart fully to God, asking Him to purify and renew you with the courage to do whatever it takes to live in purity and faithfulness.
- NOTE: Leaders, please take some time to discuss NEXT with your group.
- What's your understanding of “One Fund”?
- How does focusing our giving on a single unified fund help our church better respond to God’s calling through our giving?
- As we approach Commitment Sunday, how can you prepare your heart to respond out of faith and intimacy with God rather than pressure or guilt?
Ice Breaker: When’s a time someone went the ‘extra mile’ for you—did something kind or helpful they didn’t have to do?
- What does it mean for you personally to “go into your inner room” with God this week?
- We were warned about “pretentious prayer” and “manufactured worship.”
- Where do you see this tendency in Christian culture—or in your own heart?
- What are practical ways we can pursue humility and authenticity in worship, prayer, or service?
- Jesus teaches us to pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done.”
- How does this phrase reshape the way we think about our wants, goals, or even church projects like NEXT?
- What does it reveal about the kind of citizens we are in the Upside-Down Kingdom?
Application:
- How might you make prayer or fasting a regular rhythm instead of an occasional crisis response?