Practicing Hope | Week One

We all want to expect better ahead. Depending on our current circumstance and the world around us, that may be hard, or we may be tempted to put our hope in shaky things. But God, in Jesus, has guaranteed good ahead no matter the state of the world or our place in it. We can have a confident expectation because of the God who promised, the Spirit within us, Jesus who leads us, and the community that surrounds us. So we take a new grip daily by Practicing Hope.

Use this guide to dive into what scripture has to say about the hope we have, no matter what the world looks like around us. This study can be done alone, but growing closer to Jesus is always better with others. Find a group of people to walk through this study with and see what you discover about hope and each other along the way.


Arrival:

  1. What were the high and low points of your week?

  2. When was a moment you experienced or witnessed “hope” this last week?

  3. What is one thing God invited you to do to be obedient to Him this last week?

    Scripture:

  4. Begin by reading Psalm 23. Read it in two different translations.

  5. Take time on your own to rewrite the Psalm in your own words. Then speak out your rewritten Psalms to the group as a prayer.

  6. What does this Psalm say about God?

  7. What does this Psalm say about people?

  8. How does this Psalm help you to practice hope?

    Practice:

  9. In order to practice hope, we need to remember the promises of God! This week, commit to memorizing Psalm 23. Memorize it in whichever version is most helpful to you! Encourage each other and come back next week ready to recite the passage to one another.

Challenge: Share Psalm 23 with someone who is close to you but far from God.


Practicing HopeKASEY SMITH