Everything's Possible - End of Week 2

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
When you think back over your life about someone who had a great attitude no matter their circumstances, who comes to mind, and what was it about their attitude that had an impact on you?

HEAD
1. Read Philippians 2 together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading.
2. What was the center that was supposed to hold us all together in love and unity?
3. The people Paul describes in verse 2 have a different core than those described in verses 3-4. How do we become people centered on love and compassion that put others first, as opposed to the self-centered, preserving our life at all costs?
4. Make a list of all the attributes or actions of Jesus in verses 6-8. What in that list speaks to you the most right now? What do you want to emulate more right now?
5. Paul and Timothy shared an obvious mentor/ mentee relationship. What other mentor/ mentee relationships can you think of in Scripture?

HEART
1. Have you ever witnessed a church that “agreed wholeheartedly” and “Loved one another” that “worked together with one mind and purpose”? If so, what was that like? How did they keep the main thing the main thing? If not, why do you think it’s so hard? What kinds of things do we fight about?
2. Jesus emptied himself (kenosis) to become human. What are some things you and I need to empty ourselves of so that Jesus and His attitude becomes our center?
3. Paul paints a picture of the type of church he wants to see in the world - one full of mercy and compassion, of love and self-sacrifice, a church that doesn’t complain or argue. How can we attempt to follow Jesus so closely yet struggle so much to achieve this kind of community? What can we do differently?
4. Thinking about Paul and Timothy, do you have someone in your life that you are mentoring in the faith and encouraging along the way? If so, who? If not, how might you go about finding one? Is someone doing this for you?

HANDS
There are two things to pray for this week: one that leads to action, and the first, pray to have the attitude of Christ - selfless, sacrificial, humble, and obedient. For the second prayer, ask God to reveal someone to you that you could journey with as a mentor or a mentee (this may take some time). When an impression becomes a conviction, reach out to that person and see what happens. Just ask if they’d be willing to journey with you in the faith, not as an expert, but as a fellow traveler.

LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor    and gave him the name above all other names, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,    in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord,    to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 NLT