1 Based on what has happened with you since the last time we met, what is something you are thankful for?

2 What has stressed you out this week, and what do you need for things to be better?

3 What are the needs of the lost in your community, and how can we help each other meet the needs we’ve expressed?

4 How has God been working through your efforts to multiply prayer? Any stories of answered prayer that we can praise Him for?

5 What did we learn in our last meeting about making disciples?

6 In our last meeting, you decided to apply what you learned. What did you do, and how did it go?

7 Who did you share something with from the last story? How did they respond?

8 We identified several needs last time we met and planned to meet those needs. How did it go?

9 Now, let's read a new truth from God...

¹ The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. ² These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. ³ Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. ⁴ Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. ⁵ “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ ⁶ If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. ⁷ Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay. ⁸ “If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. ⁹ Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’ ¹⁰ But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ¹¹ ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ ¹² I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.

1 Now, let’s have someone retell this passage in their own words, as though they were telling a friend who has never heard it. Let's help them if they leave anything out or add anything by mistake. If that happens we can ask, "Where do you find that in the story?"

2 What does this story teach us about God, his character, and what he does?

3 What do we learn about making disciples from this story?

4 How will you apply what God has shown you from this story in your life this week? What is a specific action or thing you will do?

5 Now, let's watch today's training video...

6 Training Video

7 Let’s discuss what we just learned and how we can apply it as we make disciples.

8 Now, let's talk about engaging the lost. Who did we have conversations with since we last met, and how can we pray for them?

9 How will we engage with these people and others, in order to have good conversations with them this week?

10 As our meeting comes to a close, let's decide when we will meet again and who will facilitate our next meeting.

11 We encourage you to make note of what you said you will do, and to re-read this story in the days before we meet again. The facilitator can share the story text or audio if anyone doesn't have it. As we go, let's ask the Lord to help us.