Un/Broken - End of Week 4
SMALL GROUP STUDY GUIDE
END OF WEEK 4
Small Group Discussion Guide
The following guide is designed to serve as a potential framework for your discussion. Feel free to use it as is or adapt as the Spirit leads.
OPEN
This week is about helping those who might have been in danger of self-mortal harm (suicide). This is the last thing we want anyone to go through. The central message is that we must help them get professional help as soon as possible. But Dr. Pruehs gives us some great counsel on how to help someone in this situation. However, please ensure you don’t try to handle this yourself unless you are a mental health professional.
GETTING INTO THE TOPIC
Have you or someone you know ever had Suicidal Ideation? How does this connect to someone’s spirituality and mental health?
If it is not triggering, would anyone in your group share a time they have struggled with SI or had gotten to a pretty dark place in their mental health journey?
HEAD
We know our mental health has peaks and valleys, like anything else in our lives. Is there some scripture that can help with this?
Psalm 34:17-20- When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
Isaiah 41:10- Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Exodus 14:14- The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
1 Corinthians 12:9- But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
We do not give you these texts to shame anyone for having these thoughts, but we want you to know how much God loves you and is walking with you through these valleys. Not only friends and family and community would miss you, but so would God.
HEART
How can we as a community, family, and friends help one another when we see someone slipping into despair? What is appropriate and reasonable to do and take responsibility for?
HANDS
Sometimes, the ministry of presence is an integral part of what we can do to help someone. While it seems like we might not be doing anything, know that we are deeply invested in being a presence in someone’s struggling life.
WORDS TO REMEMBER
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 NLT
Small Group Discussion Guide
The following guide is designed to serve as a potential framework for your discussion. Feel free to use it as is or adapt as the Spirit leads.
OPEN
This week is about helping those who might have been in danger of self-mortal harm (suicide). This is the last thing we want anyone to go through. The central message is that we must help them get professional help as soon as possible. But Dr. Pruehs gives us some great counsel on how to help someone in this situation. However, please ensure you don’t try to handle this yourself unless you are a mental health professional.
GETTING INTO THE TOPIC
Have you or someone you know ever had Suicidal Ideation? How does this connect to someone’s spirituality and mental health?
If it is not triggering, would anyone in your group share a time they have struggled with SI or had gotten to a pretty dark place in their mental health journey?
HEAD
We know our mental health has peaks and valleys, like anything else in our lives. Is there some scripture that can help with this?
Psalm 34:17-20- When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
Isaiah 41:10- Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Exodus 14:14- The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
1 Corinthians 12:9- But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
We do not give you these texts to shame anyone for having these thoughts, but we want you to know how much God loves you and is walking with you through these valleys. Not only friends and family and community would miss you, but so would God.
HEART
How can we as a community, family, and friends help one another when we see someone slipping into despair? What is appropriate and reasonable to do and take responsibility for?
HANDS
Sometimes, the ministry of presence is an integral part of what we can do to help someone. While it seems like we might not be doing anything, know that we are deeply invested in being a presence in someone’s struggling life.
WORDS TO REMEMBER
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 NLT
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