Connect

• What is the hardest thing anyone has ever asked you to do?
• What is the most difficult thing to trust God with?

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Engage

Read Genesis 22

• Do you think this story is literal and true?
• Why do you think God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
• Have you ever had a to trust God with an outcome that could be devastating?
• Is there a part of Abrahams’s story that you connect with?
• What have you learned from this story?

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Apply

• What are you currently struggling to trust God with? What is holding you back?
• What can you do to take a step towards deeper trust in God?
• Who is someone who can encourage you and pray for you as you lean into trusting God fully?

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Prayer

Spend time sharing your prayer needs together. Share anything that resonated with you from the discussion that you’d like prayer to apply.

Dear Lord,

We struggle at times to fully trust you. We know that your ways and your thoughts are higher than ours. Please give us the strength and courage to trust you. We confess we need your help to trust you fully when we don’t understand the way you are leading us. Help us oh Lord, to continue to chose to trust you even when we are anxious, when we have questions and when we don’t understand what you are calling us to.

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Going Deeper

The Rest of the Story Resources: Go to this website to see all the resources for this series including a guide for lectio divina. https://menlo.church/the-rest-of-the-story

Menlo Midweek Podcast: Tune in every Wednesday for a conversation with the previous week’s speaker. It’s a deeper dive into the message and an engaging time to learn, reflect, grow—and have fun.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menlo-church-sermon-podcast/id129950807