GROWTH QUESTION #1
Who would like to share a highlight, praise report, or testimony from this week?
DO NOT LET GO
MEETING AGENDA
- OPENING PRAYER – Ask one person to open the meeting in prayer.
- GROWTH QUESTIONS – Ask everyone the Growth Questions.
- ATTENDANCE – Take attendance through the DG Attendance System.
- TODAY’S LESSON – Go over this week’s DG lesson.
- GIVING – Encourage everyone to give on the App.
- CLOSING PRAYER – Ask for prayer requests and pray.
GROWTH QUESTION #2
What did you learn from this week’s sermon?
GROWTH QUESTION #3
What was your most important accomplishment this week?
TODAY’S PASSAGE:
Hebrews 10:23-25 (NLT) - 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
opening question
What is something you’ve been tempted to quit doing when things got tough? Did you give up or hold on? What were the results?
INTRODUCTION
Hebrews 10:23–25 gives us three clear commands for staying strong in our faith:
- Hold tightly to our hope.
- Motivate one another toward love and good works.
- Keep meeting together so we can encourage each other.
- These commands remind us that discipleship is not passive. We do not grow by accident, and we do not grow alone.
COMMAND # 1
HOLD ON TO HOPE!
Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) - Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
- This verse tells us to hold tightly to hope because life will try to pull it out of our hands.
- Following Jesus does not mean we never feel pressure, fear, doubt, or discouragement.
- Our hope is not based on our feelings, circumstances, strength, or ability to figure everything out.
- Our hope is based on the fact that God is faithful. We keep holding on because God keeps His promises.
1 Corinthians 1:9 (NLT) - God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says…
INTERACTIVE QUESTION
What would it look like this week for you to hold tightly to God’s promise instead of wavering?
COMMAND # 2
HELP OTHERS KEEP GOING!
- The verse tells us to “think of ways” to motivate one another, and that means encouragement should be intentional.
- We should be looking for ways to help people love better and serve better.
- Discipleship is not just about doing, it’s about developing others.
- We need to be intentional about helping others walk with God.
- The encouragement we offer may be simply noticing them, praying for them, challenging them, inviting them, serving with them, but we should never neglect encouraging others.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) - So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
INTERACTIVE QUESTION
Who is one person God may be asking you to encourage, challenge, or help grow this week — and what is one specific way you can do that?
COMMAND # 3
STAY CONNECTED TO THE CHURCH!
Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) - And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another…
- God designed us to grow together in a spiritual family.
- We need the encouragement of corporate worship, hearing instruction, praying together and accountability to stay spiritually healthy.
- Because of this, the enemy will do all that he can to get us isolated from one another.
- The devil will try to use offenses, busyness, weariness, and distractions to try to get us to pull away from church, discipleship, and godly relationships.
- Meeting together is not just a religious routine. It is one of the ways God keeps us growing strong.
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NLT) - Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.
interactive QUESTION
When you are discouraged are you more likely to lean into church and discipleship or pull away? What is one step you can take to stay connected instead of isolated?
closing QUESTION
What is one step you can take this week to hold on to hope, encourage someone else, or stay more connected?
GIVING
When we allow genuine compassion to drive our generosity it invites God’s blessings into every aspect of our lives.
Deuteronomy 15:10-11 (NLT)
10 Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. 11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
Encourage everyone to give their tithes and offerings.
PRAY
QUESTION #1
Who are you praying for to be saved?
QUESTION #2
Who can you invite to the next meeting?
QUESTION #3
What are your prayer requests?