Group Guide For This Week's Message
- Ryan emphasizes that unlike human love, God's love is not based on our recent behavior or performance. How does this perspective on unconditional love impact your relationship with God? With other people?
- Read Philippians 2:5-8 together. What practical steps can we take this holiday season to “have the same mindset as Christ Jesus” in our interactions with those around us? What are the biggest obstacles you anticipate to showing this kind of humility to friends, family, and colleagues?
- In your interactions with others, do you find yourself more inclined towards “right-handed power” (control, intimidation) or “left-handed power” (convincing, inspiring)? Is there ever a right time for right-handed power?
- Ryan mentioned that we often live with a "deserve complex." How does society's emphasis on success, achievements, and entitlement influence our mindset? What’s the cost of forming our lives this way? How can we shift from a mindset of deserving to one of serving, the way Jesus modeled?