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Hangout & Connection

Welcome
*Introduce yourself and your co-leaders.
Welcome new people.

Announcements:

• VBS - June 26-27 – Register your Kids or sign up to serve on the app!
• Daily Devotional for our sermon series (on Mercy City app)
• July 5 Baptisms!!! - sign up on the Mercy City app
• Keep INVITING to hub groups!

Ice Breaker (fun + low-pressure)
Would you rather be a doctor or an astronaut? Why?

Scripture & Discussion
Sermon Title: “Turn”

Key Scriptures Isaiah 52:6, Malachi 4:5-6, Romans 8:15-17a

Brief Recap: God invites us to return to Him. To return to Him is to return back to the place and purpose God originally intended for us!

Return (“shoob”) - go back to the original likeness

To Return to the Father looks like:

• Return - to return to our original design
• Repent - to turn back toward God, slowly and surely over time
• Receive - to receive God’s spirit of adoption
• Restore - to restore to a place of authority

Discussion
You don’t need to hit every question. (#1 is always a great 1st question)
1. What stood out to you from this week’s message? (this question is to help them navigate what the Lord highlighted to them)
2. We can’t give away what we haven’t first received. Where have I been operating in deficit?
3. Romans 8:15-17 tells us that we have not received a spirit of fear but a spirit of adoption! What does it mean for me to live as a son/daughter of God?

Prayer Time