Q1: Pick somebody in the room and tell them how much you appreciate them.

Everyone answers - 30 seconds per person.

Q2: Romans 15:13 (NLT)

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

What does overflowing with confident hope look like?

Q3: ‌Romans 15:8 (NLT)

Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors.

What is your takeaway from this verse?

Q4: Fire in the right container gives life - without containment, fire is destructive.

What are some areas in our lives where we see how outside the containment of God's will is very destructive?

DIGGING DEEPER:

1 Peter 1:3–5 (NLT)

3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

What do you think of this passage?