INSTRUCTIONS:
Happy New Year! Today you will have the opportunity to wrap up 2024 and kick off 2025 through our online message. You can use these questions for discussion as a family or with friends or your small group. You can also use these for personal reflection. Watch the online devotional and you can pause when promoted to answer each section of questions of simply do it after or on your own time.
REFLECTING BACK ON 2024:
- What was a highlight for you from this Christmas?
- What were some highlights of the past year of 2024?
- What were some things that were challenging or difficult this past year?
- What can you be thankful for from this past year?
- What did God teach you this past year?
- Who was God to you this past year?
- READ the following passages and make observations about each one after you have read it:
Ephesians 5:15-17 – Ephesians 2:10 – John 1:43 – John 1:39 & 45
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025:
- What are you looking forward to in 2025?
- What are not you looking forward to in 2025?
- What are you hoping to see happen in 2025?
- Where is Jesus inviting you to “come and see”? Where is Jesus asking you to FOLLOW HIM?
- How will you engage God’s Word in 2025?
*Consider starting the year by reading a chapter a day of the Bible. Access the Live oak Daily Bible Reading Plan to read a chapter a day of the Bible on the Live Oak App or website.
PRAY:
Close by praying for the new year and committing it to the Lord.