· Where do you see individualism playing out in your context? In your closest relationships?
· What in your life is worth giving up everything for? If someone was to look at your life from the outside, what would they say you are willing to give up everything for?
Commitment, Endurance, and Boundaries
· What do you hear from Jesus about who you are in his sight?
· When have you taken great risks to love in Jesus' name? To step out of your comfort zone in order to follow Christ?
· Who has inspired you by their willingness to follow Christ into uncharted and risky territory?
· Are there people in your life who need encouragement to live into a new obedience to Christ? How can you be a voice of encouragement to them?
· How do you see generosity as a reflection of Christ's love freely given to you?
· What holds you back from giving of yourself, your time, and your resources?
· How do you cultivate space to receive the love of Jesus in your life? What barriers are there to cultivating space?
· What is your motivation for serving? What causes resistance in you to serve?
· How does your life reflect what you treasure?
· What do you love that is worth dying for? What have you died to in order to live for Christ?
· Where in your relationships do you need to endure?
· Who in your life is water, gently shaping you in Jesus' name? How are you responding to this?
· How do you let those in your small group be agents of Christ's shaping love?
· Do you have expectations for those you love that you are imposing unfairly?
· In what ways have you given of yourself beyond the boundaries that allow you to love without resentment or exhaustion?
· What boundaries do you have in your relationships so that your love for others can be authentic?
· How can you and your closest friends cultivate a space where Christ's love reigns and you are free to love with commitment, endurance, and boundaries?