LifeGroup study guide – Week 1: “Get Smart”

Stepping In: Getting things started!

1- Since this is the first week of our Summer session, take some time to introduce yourselves and finish one of the following phrases:

*My favorite vacation destination is…

*I’m most afraid of…

*Sometime this year, I’d love to…

*What I love most about Summer is…

 

2- Share a piece of wisdom that someone passed on to you that’s really helped.

 

Building Up: What is God Saying?

 

Read Proverbs 4:1-4. Wisdom itself is the goal. Where can we expect to find it according to these verses? Where else can we find great wisdom?

 

Read Proverbs 4:5-6. How does wisdom protect us? (Give a number of practical examples.)

 

Read Proverbs 4:7-9. What is the high price or cost of wisdom? What are the continual benefits of gaining wisdom and being willing to pay that price?

 

Read Proverbs 4:10-13. What are the primary benefits and lessons gleaned from these verses?

 

Living Out: How do I obey?

 

1-What is one commitment you can make this summer that will help you grow in wisdom and understanding?

 

2-What are some of the concrete, tangible benefits of doing what you said you would commit to do?