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ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP I know our Wednesday groups are not meeting this week due to Thanksgiving – but I’m

praying for the Sun-Tuesday groups as you meet and discuss this important chapter. Thank you so much for all you did to care for families through our Thanksgiving

Outreach! We COULD NOT do it without you! A Christmas to Remember is coming on December 15th. You’ll be receiving an email

from Graham, Kellie D or Erik very soon with details. We should have all present information NEXT WEEK.

Connect Groups end the week of December 8th and will resume the week of January 12th. How can your group finish strong? Has your group taken the “next step” hoped for in the beginning of the semester?

OPENERWhat’s your most awkward dating or crush story?

CONNECT TO REACH and MULTIPLY…Take a few minutes tonight to pray for each of the people that your group is targeting. Ask God to move in their lives and provide opportunities to impact them this season.

KEY DISCUSSION – Ruth 3 Review the story of Ruth up through chapter 2… what has happened so

far? Why is this chapter and part of the story important regarding gender,

parental roles in their kid’s future marriage and relationships in general? How are Boaz & Ruth great examples of Biblical manhood and womanhood

in this chapter? How does God redeem this risky situation and many of ours as well?

FURTHER DISCUSSION

SERIES/TOPIC: 1 PeterTHE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3rd

SERIES/TOPIC: Connect to MULTIPLY

THE WEEK OF August 25th

CONNECTGROUPS

SERIES/TOPIC: Ruth, Relationships & Redemption

THE WEEK OF November 24th

CONNECTGROUPS

What is a Christian parent’s role in their kids future marriage? What does gender have to do with this? How is this different from much of culture today?

Why do you believe Scripture shows repeatedly that “sons marry and daughters are given in marriage”?

When guys and girls in the church doesn’t have Christian parents, how can the church and the church culture we’ve created help in this area? Can you think of other examples in Scripture of this? (the Shulamite’s brothers in Song of Solomon)

How can we continue to create a culture of this within our church? How is this important as singles or college students?

Do you think Naomi gave good advice to Ruth? Why is it important to still be obedient to God with risk? How did

Ruth do this? How was Boaz an example of a biblical man in his response to

Ruth when she was at the foot of his bed? How was Ruth’s response and Boaz’s words about Ruth an

example of biblical womanhood and the Proverbs 31 women? How did God redeem what seemed like a very risqué, scandalous

situation? How does God redeem similar situations today? In your life? In

others? What exactly is a Kinsman-Redeemer? What does that mean for

Boaz? How does this relationship and future marriage point to the

covenant we enter into with Jesus?

CONCLUSION How did God speak to you through His Word and this story? What steps do you need to take because of what He has said?

PRAYER TIMEShare prayer requests as a group tonight and send them to graham@cpclex.org as soon as you finish so they can be shared with the other connect groups, This will help us be unified and pray together for the things God is doing in our lives and in our church, Pray as a group tonight.