• Who is someone you've never met who has influenced you for the better? How did they influence you?

• Who is someone you know very well who has influenced you for the better? How have they influenced you?

• What's one way you positively influence the people in your closest "ripple?" What about the people in your other "ripples" of community?

• Why do you think it's important for followers of Jesus to learn how to be better influencers?

• What are some practical ways we can shine the light of Jesus to people who aren't our closest friends or family?

• What are some practical ways we can help the people closest to us see or shine the light of Jesus more brightly?

• What prevents you and those closest to you from influencing each other for the better?

• Re-read 1 Corinthians 15:33. Let's get honest again. What's one way you have negatively influenced someone in your closest "ripple?" What's one way someone has negatively influenced you?

• What should we do when we realize someone is influencing us negatively? What should we do when we realize we are influencing someone else negatively?

• This week, what's something small you can do to influence the people closest to you for the better?