Scott is joined by Eric Schneider on the podcast to discuss Derwin Gray's 'Guard Your Heart' session from our Men's Conference.

To watch videos of the sessions, go to

http://southland.church/guarded

1. Eric mentioned that we as the church need to be the church that God is calling us to be. What kind of church do you feel God calling us to be? What role do you play in that? 2. Read Proverbs 4:23. What sticks out to you? What is the wellspring of life? What is the relationship between our heart and the wellspring? 3. "You will not experience healing until you come out of hiding." Does this trouble you or give you peace? What areas of your life do you need to expose? 4. Eric asked a great question, "Who do we have that we can be recklessly honest with?" Answer this question for yourself. 5. "Isolation plus boredom always leads to destruction." How has this tendency plagued your life? 6. No one has talked worse to you than you. What are the common comments you tell yourself? What lies about yourself have you always believed? What does God's grace say in opposition of that? 7. Read Ephesians 2:8-9. When we understand that it is by grace we are saved, not our own abilities, then we can silence our inner critic. How do you wrestle with the tension of your inner critic? 8. If we are not finding joy in other people finding comfort in the embrace of our Heavenly Father, we are often being the other Brother in the story of the Prodigal Son. Do you find yourself running toward the rebels of our community or running away from them? 9. Most people's autobiographies lead with their greatest accomplishments. For Derwin, he never mentioned in his bio that he played in the NFL. What are some of your own leading accomplishments you tend to tell people about? Why do you think you want other people to know that about you?