NOTE: Don’t feel the pressure to ask all of these questions. You may want to prioritize which ones you think will generate the most discussion within your group. 

Ice breaker: If you could have a superpower related to listening, what would it be and why?

General Discussion:
-When do you find it most challenging to really listen to someone?

-What key words cause you to immediately zone in or tune out when listening? How can your awareness change your behavior?

-Read Luke 18:35-42. What impresses you most about Jesus’s interaction with the man who was blind? How would you have felt if you were that man? -What are the personal benefits of listening when others speak?

-How are you impacted when someone listens to you? When they don't?

-What practical steps will you take to be more deliberate about listening?

-How does listening to someone compare to listening to God? Or your boss or parent? Are you better at one or the other? Who gets your attention & when?

-What do you think of this statement: You’re not taking Jesus to anybody. He’s already at work in their life. And if you really listen to what the person has to say, you just might discover where Jesus is at work in their life. Then you can join Him and what He's already doing.

Prayer: Talk to God about your desire to listen to Him and to others. Like David, ask Him to listen to you. "Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer." Psalm61:1

NOTE: Don’t feel the pressure to ask all of these questions. You may want to prioritize which ones you think will generate the most discussion within your group. 

Ice Breaker:
-What are your earliest memories of prayer? Did you recite a particular prayer? Did you pray in a specific place or with particular people?

General Discussion:
-What impact does praying for your neighbor(s) have on you?

-Right after Jesus was baptized but before He began His ministry, He went into the wilderness to fast and pray (Luke 4). In Luke 6:12-13, we find that He prayed before He selected His apostles. What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’s example?

-What do you find challenging about prayer?

When have you found prayer to be helpful?

-Prayer is a conversation in which we talk to God and He talks to us. Have you ever felt a nudge from God to reach out to someone? What happened?

-What was one of your take aways from Sunday’s teaching?

-REFLECT: Who are the people you can begin to pray for, asking God to give you opportunities to B.L.E.S.S. them?
-Use the Neighborhood graphic and spend time praying for those who are your neighbors. Put yourself in the center then jot down the names of 8 of your neighbors around you. Pray for them.