Formed - Week 3: Title – The Turning Point

1.  Where in your life have you felt even a little bit of “drift” lately?

2.  Which of these shapes you the most right now: what you love, what you look at, what you meditate on, who you walk with, or what you listen to? How is it shaping you? Is there anything you would want to change?

3.  Have you noticed any change in your tone, joy, patience, or trust over the past year? If so, has it been for the positive or toward the negative?

4.  Psalm 1 reminds us - What you meditate on shapes you. When your mind is on autopilot, where does it usually go — truth, worry, offense, comparison, something else?

5.  What would “adjusting course” look like for you this week in one practical way? Is there anything in your life you feel the Lord calling you to repent and change direction? If so, how can we pray for you as a group?

Ask Your Kids

1. Why did the shepherd go after just one sheep?

2. How does it feel knowing God loves you no matter what?

3. When might you forget that God loves you?

4. How can we show God’s love to others?

Formed - Week 2: What Is Shaping You? What Has Your Heart?

1. When you look at your schedule this past week, what did you give most of your time and energy to?

2. What topic dominates your conversations the most right now?

3. What tends to affect your mood the quickest — positively or negatively?

4. What do you defend most quickly when someone challenges it?

5. If life is a mist, what are you currently investing in that won’t matter in eternity?

6. What are your children (or younger people around you) learning from your priorities?

7. If your kids modeled your spiritual habits exactly, would you be encouraged or concerned?

8. If Jesus asked you to surrender the one thing you struggle to let go of, what would it be? 

9. What does wholehearted devotion to Jesus actually look like in daily life?

10. Is there a difference between believing in Jesus and being fully devoted to Him? What is it?

11. What is one specific step you can take this week to realign your heart?

Ask Your Kids

1. Why do you think God wants us to pray?

2. When is a good time for you to pray?

3. What is something you can pray about this week?

4. How did prayer help Daniel?

Formed – Week 1: Who Am I Becoming?

1.  When life feels heavy or stressful, what do you usually notice coming out of you first — your words, your tone, your emotions, or your actions? Why do you think that tends to show up?

2.  Think about the last time you felt “squeezed” — tired, overwhelmed, irritated, or hurt. What came out of you in that moment, and how did you feel about it afterward?

3.  Where do you feel the strongest pressure to “look like you have it together” — at church, at work, in your family, or with friends? What do you think that pressure does to your heart over time?

4.  The sermon talked about the difference between looking formed and actually being formed.

What are some real-life signs that someone might look spiritually healthy on the outside but be struggling on the inside?

5.  Why do you think we’re often quicker to change behavior than to slow down and let God search our hearts? What feels uncomfortable about slowing down?

6.  As you sit with the question “Who am I becoming?” — not who you want to be — what’s one area of your life you sense God inviting you to pay attention to this week? (No fixing yet — just noticing.)

Ask Your Kids

1. Why is God’s Word important?

2. How did Jesus use the Bible to make good choices?

3. When can you read or hear God’s Word this week?

4. What happens when we stay rooted in God?