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Read Genesis 29:1-20 to establish the context for the group discussion.

What is your favorite love story movie?

The past two massages at GPC, first with Caleb and now with Mike, they both drove home “Serving matters”. Do you agree with their hypothesis? Why or why not?

Mike added to the statement this week: “Serving matters because Love Serves”

How does God’s ABC (Abrahamic Blessing Covenant) model a loving covenant? Re-read how God restates his unilateral commitment to the covenant in each of the generation starting with Abraham. (Genesis 12:3; 26:3-4; 28:14). How does it make you feel when you consider how dysfunctional patriarch’s families were, yet God’s unconditional commitment to his BLESSING covenant?

Read Genesis 29:15-18. Fill in the first blank: Love serves. How did Jacob demonstrate his loyal love for Rachel? In loving the church, how did Paul and the church demonstrate his love for one another: (1 Thessalonians 1:3)

Complete the blank Love serves _________. How does Jacob model “sacrificial love”? (Gen 29:27; 31:41) Fourteen years of faithful service to get the wife whom he loved. Mike shared stories of some people who have been serving in the church for 10 years and longer, many in the same position. What does that tell you about their commitment to love the bride of Christ well?

Should our service of love be a DUTY or a DELIGHT? How do we know that Jacob serving Leban was a delight? Read Genesis 29:20.

Explain this life principle: LIFE PRINCIPLE

I LOVE WHAT I SERVE

I SERVE WHAT I LOVE

What grade (or class) might your group consider adopting and serving together in loving the next generation?

Read Genesis 29:1-20 to establish the context for the group discussion.

What is your favorite love story movie?

The past two massages at GPC, first with Caleb and now with Mike, they both drove home “Serving matters”. Do you agree with their hypothesis? Why or why not?

Mike added to the statement this week: “Serving matters because Love Serves”

How does God’s ABC (Abrahamic Blessing Covenant) model a loving covenant? Re-read how God restates his unilateral commitment to the covenant in each of the generation starting with Abraham. (Genesis 12:3; 26:3-4; 28:14). How does it make you feel when you consider how dysfunctional patriarch’s families were, yet God’s unconditional commitment to his BLESSING covenant?

Read Genesis 29:15-18. Fill in the first blank: Love serves. How did Jacob demonstrate his loyal love for Rachel? In loving the church, how did Paul and the church demonstrate his love for one another: (1 Thessalonians 1:3)

Complete the blank Love serves _________. How does Jacob model “sacrificial love”? (Gen 29:27; 31:41) Fourteen years of faithful service to get the wife whom he loved. Mike shared stories of some people who have been serving in the church for 10 years and longer, many in the same position. What does that tell you about their commitment to love the bride of Christ well?

Should our service of love be a DUTY or a DELIGHT? How do we know that Jacob serving Leban was a delight? Read Genesis 29:20.

Explain this life principle: LIFE PRINCIPLE

I LOVE WHAT I SERVE

I SERVE WHAT I LOVE

What grade (or class) might your group consider adopting and serving together in loving the next generation?

What is God calling you to "get up" from so that you can serve others?

Caleb mentioned Jesus having the most "significant status." Are you willing to negate status to serve in a way that may not make sense to others around you?

One could say that Jesus "got his hands dirty," meaning that through the physical act of washing dirty feet, he demonstrated a willingness to get into the messy. How is God calling you to get involved in messy acts of service?

How have you and/or your family served within the church in the past?

Jesus mentions in John 13:17 that God will bless the disciples if/when they do these things. What do you think that blessing looks like? For those of

you who have followed in this example, can you share how you've been blessed when serving others in this way?

How were you impacted by the ministries highlighted in the gallery on Sunday? Share with the group how God is leading you to serve in a ministry or how He is already blessing you through where you currently serve at GPC.

What is God calling you to "get up" from so that you can serve others?

Caleb mentioned Jesus having the most "significant status." Are you willing to negate status to serve in a way that may not make sense to others around you?

One could say that Jesus "got his hands dirty," meaning that through the physical act of washing dirty feet, he demonstrated a willingness to get into the messy. How is God calling you to get involved in messy acts of service?

How have you and/or your family served within the church in the past?

Jesus mentions in John 13:17 that God will bless the disciples if/when they do these things. What do you think that blessing looks like? For those of

you who have followed in this example, can you share how you've been blessed when serving others in this way?

How were you impacted by the ministries highlighted in the gallery on Sunday? Share with the group how God is leading you to serve in a ministry or how He is already blessing you through where you currently serve at GPC.

What is God calling you to "get up" from so that you can serve others?

Caleb mentioned Jesus having the most "significant status." Are you willing to negate status to serve in a way that may not make sense to others around you?

One could say that Jesus "got his hands dirty," meaning that through the physical act of washing dirty feet, he demonstrated a willingness to get into the messy. How is God calling you to get involved in messy acts of service?

How have you and/or your family served within the church in the past?

Jesus mentions in John 13:17 that God will bless the disciples if/when they do these things. What do you think that blessing looks like? For those of

you who have followed in this example, can you share how you've been blessed when serving others in this way?

How were you impacted by the ministries highlighted in the gallery on Sunday? Share with the group how God is leading you to serve in a ministry or how He is already blessing you through where you currently serve at GPC.

What is God calling you to "get up" from so that you can serve others?

Caleb mentioned Jesus having the most "significant status." Are you willing to negate status to serve in a way that may not make sense to others around you?

One could say that Jesus "got his hands dirty," meaning that through the physical act of washing dirty feet, he demonstrated a willingness to get into the messy. How is God calling you to get involved in messy acts of service?

How have you and/or your family served within the church in the past?

Jesus mentions in John 13:17 that God will bless the disciples if/when they do these things. What do you think that blessing looks like? For those of

you who have followed in this example, can you share how you've been blessed when serving others in this way?

How were you impacted by the ministries highlighted in the gallery on Sunday? Share with the group how God is leading you to serve in a ministry or how He is already blessing you through where you currently serve at GPC.

Sunday, July 18

Genesis 27

What is the biggest legacy passed down that you received from your up bringing ("the good" and "the not so good")? How are you amplifying "the good" and how are you correcting the "not so good" for the next generation you are influencing?

Brainstorm a list of different forms of lies or words for lying: keep them on a white board or in front of people for the entire time together so they can continue to refer back to them. Here is a starter list…manipulate, swindle, white lies, conspiracy theories, fake news, deceitful, 2 faced, misleading, delusional, etc

Read Exodus 34:6-8 and explain what are “generational sins.” Have you ever identified generational sins in your past?

Re-read Genesis 27:18-26 and trace the compounding lies in which Jacob is caught up. How have you seen lies compound in other people’s lives.

How has someone’s lies hurt you in the past? Can you think of a time you weren’t completely honest and when the truth was known what was the impact of the lies?

Why is truth such a irreplaceable element in a relationship?

Sunday, July 18

Genesis 27

What is the biggest legacy passed down that you received from your up bringing ("the good" and "the not so good")? How are you amplifying "the good" and how are you correcting the "not so good" for the next generation you are influencing?

Brainstorm a list of different forms of lies or words for lying: keep them on a white board or in front of people for the entire time together so they can continue to refer back to them. Here is a starter list…manipulate, swindle, white lies, conspiracy theories, fake news, deceitful, 2 faced, misleading, delusional, etc

Read Exodus 34:6-8 and explain what are “generational sins.” Have you ever identified generational sins in your past?

Re-read Genesis 27:18-26 and trace the compounding lies in which Jacob is caught up. How have you seen lies compound in other people’s lives.

How has someone’s lies hurt you in the past? Can you think of a time you weren’t completely honest and when the truth was known what was the impact of the lies?

Why is truth such a irreplaceable element in a relationship?

Sunday, July 18

Genesis 27

What is the biggest legacy passed down that you received from your up bringing ("the good" and "the not so good")? How are you amplifying "the good" and how are you correcting the "not so good" for the next generation you are influencing?

Brainstorm a list of different forms of lies or words for lying: keep them on a white board or in front of people for the entire time together so they can continue to refer back to them. Here is a starter list…manipulate, swindle, white lies, conspiracy theories, fake news, deceitful, 2 faced, misleading, delusional, etc

Read Exodus 34:6-8 and explain what are “generational sins.” Have you ever identified generational sins in your past?

Re-read Genesis 27:18-26 and trace the compounding lies in which Jacob is caught up. How have you seen lies compound in other people’s lives.

How has someone’s lies hurt you in the past? Can you think of a time you weren’t completely honest and when the truth was known what was the impact of the lies?

Why is truth such a irreplaceable element in a relationship?

Sunday, July 18

Genesis 27

What is the biggest legacy passed down that you received from your up bringing ("the good" and "the not so good")? How are you amplifying "the good" and how are you correcting the "not so good" for the next generation you are influencing?

Brainstorm a list of different forms of lies or words for lying: keep them on a white board or in front of people for the entire time together so they can continue to refer back to them. Here is a starter list…manipulate, swindle, white lies, conspiracy theories, fake news, deceitful, 2 faced, misleading, delusional, etc

Read Exodus 34:6-8 and explain what are “generational sins.” Have you ever identified generational sins in your past?

Re-read Genesis 27:18-26 and trace the compounding lies in which Jacob is caught up. How have you seen lies compound in other people’s lives.

How has someone’s lies hurt you in the past? Can you think of a time you weren’t completely honest and when the truth was known what was the impact of the lies?

Why is truth such a irreplaceable element in a relationship?