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Why might solitude prayer often lead people to more clarity on their direction or decisions?

What distractions make it hard for you to pray the way Jesus did?

How does Jesus prayer in Gethsemane reshape your understanding of honest submission prayer? Mark 14:3239 (NLT)

What is one concrete way you can imitate Jesus practice of solitude this week?

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Why do you think real formation often happens in silence rather than activity?

How might the pianist illustration help you understand spiritual formation?

What usually surfaces for you when you slow down and get quiet?

How might your life look different if silence became a regular rhythm?

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What competes most with your ability to be with Jesus during your week?

Why is it easier to do things for Jesus than to slow down and be with Him?

What distractions do you need to step away from to experience Jesus presence more clearly?

What is one realistic way you could practice solitude this week simply to be with Jesus?

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Go around your room and let every person answer this one question for each of these 4 movements (one at a time) that guide the day:

Describe what this movement could look like for you in a potential 24hr Sabbath flow:

STOP Choosing When Enough Is Enough

= To cease work, striving, and productivity.

Name your STOP list (What you will not do on this day?)

REST Letting Your Body, Mind Soul Recover

= To engage in activities that restore body soul energy rather than drain it.

1-2 of these: Unhurried sleep * Walks * Reading that calms rather than stimulates

DELIGHT Relearning Joy Without Guilt

= To enjoy Gods good gifts with gratitude, not guilt.

Good food * Music * Time w/pple who bring joy * Beauty, laughter, creativity

WORSHIP Re-centering Life on God

= To intentionally turn attention affection toward God.

1 of these: Scripture reading * Prayer * Singing * Gathering w/Gods pple (when possible)

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1. Jesus chose rest ahead of time, not only when feeling dead tired.

Question: Looking at a normal week, what usually determines when you restexhaustion, convenience, or intentionand what would need to change for rest to become a protected rhythm rather than a last resort?

2. Jesus used Sabbath to engage God, not avoid life.

Question: When you finally slow down, where do you naturally turn for relief or enjoyment, and how do those habits either draw you closer to God or quietly replace Him?

3. Sabbath helped Jesus rehearse who He was before what He would do.

Question: During busy seasons, how does your sense of worth tend to drifttoward productivity, usefulness, or approvaland how might Sabbath help re-center your identity as a son or daughter rather than a performer?

4. Jesus joy flowed from trust in the Father, not ideal circumstances.

Question: What brings you the deepest sense of delight when you rest, and what might that reveal about what youre trusting to satisfy your heart?

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What might it look like to choose rest before you feel desperate for it?

When you finally slow down, what do you naturally turn toward for reliefand how does that compare with turning toward God for delight?

How does your sense of identity tend to drift during a busy week, and what reminders of who you are in Christ would you need Sabbath to restore?

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1. Where do you feel the strongest internal resistance to Sabbath, and what might that resistance be revealing about your heart?

2. When you imagine a 24-hour Sabbath that truly gives life, what activities help you stop, rest, delight, and worshipand which ones quietly drain you?

3. How might practicing Sabbath reshape the way you understand Gods love and your value as a person?

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1. When you think about your current walk with Jesus, which of the threebeing with Him, becoming like Him, or doing as He didfeels strongest? Which feels weakest?

2. What makes it hard to slow down and abide with Jesus in everyday life? What pressures or distractions compete for your attention?

3. How have you seen real character changeeither in yourself or someone elseover time through following Jesus

4. Where do you see the temptation to do for God without first being with God?

5. What is one practical way our group could help each other stay connected to Jesus this season?

Darkness feels realfear, confusion, guilt, stress. Christmas doesnt pretend the darkness isnt there, but it reveals a Light strong enough to break it.

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What part of God with us changes how you see Jesus?

Where do you feel Gods presence most clearly?

Why does Jesus humanity matter for your everyday life?

Who around you needs the presence of Jesus through you?