Write this down: Experience is a powerful teacher… and preacher!

Psalm 107:1-3

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe and has gathered them from the lands— from the east and the west, from the north and the south.

1. Name the pain

2. Don’t get stuck in it 

3. Where did Jesus show up

4. Teach others what you’ve learned the hard way

5. Make it part of your story, but don’t let it define you

Next Steps: 

• Believe: I need Jesus to give me new life today.
• Become: I will let Jesus use my pain for his Glory. 
• Be Sent: I will share my story this week.

Discussion Questions: 

1. How did Jesus show up in a painful moment of your past?
2. Is God still loving, even if he doesn’t “redeem you from the power of the foe”? Explain your answer. 
3. Is God able to use your little moments of pain just as much as the big ones?
4. What is a daily practice that helps cultivate gratitude in the middle of pain?
5. How can sharing a painful part of your past help heal your community?
6. What is one specific way you can encourage someone who is going through pain this week?
7. Pray for the Holy Spirit to help you make an impact on one person’s life this week.