Belonging (S2) : WK 5 - GROUP GUIDE

INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.

OPEN QUESTIONS
As you gather with your group or study partner, take some time to reflect on what you learned about Jesus as our high priest. What insights did you come away with? Share as much as you are comfortable.

HEAD

1. What does Psalm 68:6 tell us about God’s heart for the lonely and disconnected?
2. In Luke 2:1–5, why do you think it matters that Joseph was identified by his family line? What
   does that show about identity and belonging?
3. In Acts 9:1–2, how do you see Saul seeking belonging in the wrong way? What does this reveal
   about misplaced zeal?
4. According to Romans 12:4–5, how does the image of the body help us understand true belonging
   in the church?

HEART

1. When have you felt like an outsider — lonely, displaced, or disconnected? How did God meet you in that place?
2. Who in your life has made you feel like you truly belong? What impact did that have on you?
3. Are there ways you, like Saul before his conversion, have sought belonging in places or groups
   that weren’t healthy?
4. Which part of the “body of Christ” metaphor resonates with you most right now — feeling like a
   vital part, or maybe struggling to see where you fit?

HANDS
This week we are trying to understand belonging on a very practical level. In the end, what we want is to feel like we belong and help others do the same. Identify someone in your circle of influence that you think feels disconnected. Start praying for an opportunity to reach out and be that first connection. And when the opportunity arises, go for it!

LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
Ephesians 2:19 (NLT) “So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.”