Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts 02: More of the Holy Spirit | Discussion Guide

Debrief Last Week’s Practice (10 mins):

  1. How did last week's practice go? 

  2. Does anyone feel like they may know what spiritual gifts they may have?

  3. Are there any spiritual gifts that you’re asking God for?

Discussion (35 mins):

  1. Read this week’s practice together. What stands out to you?

  2. In the practice we read, “We can quench the Holy Spirit. We can lose our fire. We can lose our passion, our intimacy, or our closeness with God. We can put out the fire.” What does it look like when we quench the Spirit in their lives?

  3. In the practice we read, “We can also lose sensitivity to the Holy Spirit…When we lose sensitivity to the Holy Spirit it’s difficult to feel God’s nudges and leading and it becomes difficult to hear his voice.” How do we lose sensitivity to the Holy Spirit?

  4. If Christians already have the Holy Spirit, what are some reasons for them to “be continually filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18)?

Do the practice together (30 mins):

  1. Ask. Read Acts 2:16-18 together. As a group, spend some time asking the Holy Spirit to come and be in your presence.

  2. Receive. Spend some time praying as a group for each other. Put one person in the middle of the prayer circle and ask God to fill the person in the middle with the Holy Spirit. Each person can pray for the person in the middle. Make sure everyone in the group has a time being prayed for in the prayer circle.

Debrief (15 mins):

Come back together and debrief how it went in your group.

  1. As we prayed for each other did any one sense anything?

  2. What was it like to pray for others?

  3. What was it like when others were praying for you?

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