The following 10-session course will help your group look thoroughly at their lives and how closely they fit into Jesus' ideals. Your group will be compelled toward spiritual growth in areas like these: unity, judging others, courage, forgiveness, joy, repentance, worship, greed, guilt, and anger.
Week One
Church Unity Myths
We should question some refrains of unity in diversity.
Week Two
Who Are We to Judge?
Did Jesus forbid us from judging others?
Week Three
What Makes a Hero?
One man's journal of ministry among New York City's firefighters and police officers at Ground Zero.
Week Four
The Freedom of Forgiveness
How do you know that you have truly forgiven someone?
Week Five
It's All About Joy!
How to find joy—and keep it.
Week Six
How to Repent
We've come to think our faith is about comfort. It's not.
Week Seven
David's Dance Across the Line
What some view as disrespect can be the holiest act of worship.
Week Eight
Too Much Stuff
Give it away before it controls you.
Week Nine
Letting Go of Guilt
The early warning signs.
Week Ten
What's Fueling Your Anger?
Reflections on a sometimes deadly sin.