February 7th Life Group follow up

Hey ladies,

Here's a review from Sunday as well as what we can be praying for each other about this week. Remember James 5:16 says "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." You are EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit :)

Memory verse:
John 14:26 "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."

Biblical passage: John 14:23-27
Supporting passages that you can read and study this week: John 14:1-16, 1 John 1:1-10

According to this passage, the Holy Spirit does two things for us after moving into our lives: teaches us all that we need to know and reminds us of Jesus's words. The spirit continues to teach us about Jesus & helps us recall all that he said and did. It is tough to obey Jesus's commands all the time on our own, so don't try to!! God sent the Holy Spirit to remind us that with the spirit's help, we can overcome the difficulties of following Jesus and can let go of the stress and fear associated and trust in Him and rely on His peace.

After our lesson this week, I hope that you can understand that the Spirit helps us to live according to Christ's teachings by reminding us of all He said and instructing us in all we need to know. I hope you were able to identify areas of your life in which you need instruction-- Listen to the Spirit's teachings and rest in the peace of knowing He lives in you (if you've received Jesus!) and empowers you to live more like Jesus everyday.

How's it going so far this week? Are you remembering to ask for help? Are you praying over the scriptures we discussed in those areas we identified that we know we need the Holy Spirit's instruction? Use whatever means necessary to remember that the Holy Spirit will be there to guide you to God's word. Remind you and instructing you concerning everything you need to know and apply to your life! It's tough out there... no need to try and do things on your own!

Prayer Requests:
-Bree
-Sammy's first soccer game of the season!
-Emily- relationship strains
-Courtney- relationship with brother
-Elizabeth- sibiling relationships
-Abby- knee pain
-Jason's mom is traveling to California for travel nurse job

REVERB for next Sunday:
Empowered: Session 4-- The Big Show-- pages 182-187

Sunday is Valentine's Day!! I can't wait to see you then-- I plan on bringing some treats to celebrate. Love you girls! Please feel free to contact me anytime. My email is annahgrace@gmail.com or my cell phone is 205-370-2191.