1. DOES GOD HEAR ME?

What are you thankful for?
How have you experienced God this week?
What do you need God’s help for?
How can we help you with your needs?
Pray for each other

REVIEW

What have you put into practice since our last meeting?
Were you able to share a God experience with anyone? Did you pray with them?

READ

Read the passage aloud twice.
Have one person retell the passage in their own words with the group’s help.
Was there anything missed or added?

Matthew 7:7-11

⁷“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.⁸For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

⁹“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?¹¹If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

DISCOVER

What stands out for you in this passage?
What do you like and what bothers you in this passage?
What does this passage tell you about God and people?
What does this passage say about the topic you selected?

APPLY

What are some possible ways a person could apply this passage? Is there:
- A behaviour to change?
- A promise to claim?
- An example to follow?
- A command to obey?
Ask God what He wants you to do in response to the passage.
Share this with the group