1) How has your understanding of following Jesus changed over the course of your life? 2) As we conclude “Your Best Year Yet”, what’s your next step? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. Is it easy for you to rest? Why or why not? What do you think your answer to this question says about your trust or faith in God? 2. Why do we feel an urgency to do more with the margin we do have in our lives? 3. What is it costing us by not embracing a more rest filled and restful life? 4. Of the “10 Pace Practices” that Pastor Noah shared, which ones resonated the most with you that you will begin to implement this week? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. How have you thought about the “Fear of the Lord” in past? How would you describe your understanding for the “Fear of the Lord” now? 2. Would you consider yourself a people pleaser? Why or why not? Can you describe a time when you were conflicted in your efforts to Fear God more than man? 3. Think about the story from Acts chapter 5 of Ananias & Sapphire. Or Paul’s instruction to Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (Take a moment to read that scripture again). In your own words, what would it look like to “Fear God more than the appearance of fearing God”? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. What is your typical default response when you are faced with a challenge or attack? How quickly do you turn to prayer in those moments? 2. When we relinquish our will to God’s will, God empowers us to work with Him… to establish His Kingdom! What would it look like practically for you to relinquish your will to Gods will? How do you think that would further establish Gods Kingdom on earth? 3. It takes intentionality to develop a powerful prayer life. For many of us, it also takes letting go of our idea of what prayer "should" look like and simply sitting before God exactly as we are. What is one thing you can do this week to further grow in prayer? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. Of the three “Honest Anxieties About Prayer”, which one do you resonate with the most? (Outcome anxiety, Motive anxiety, God anxiety) Why do you think that is? 2. When Jordan said, “You don’t fix your motives, you bring your motives to God.” Do you find it easy to be honest in prayer? How do you think your relationship with God would look different if we approached God with full transparency and honesty? 3. What’s your takeaway from the teaching today? How can you begin to “pray what you’ve got” this week? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. What does it look like to “love God’s Word”? How do you incorporate God’s Word into your daily life? 2. Think about a time when a truth in God’s Word felt confrontational to you. When you accepted that truth and applied it to your life, what changed? How did you feel about the change? 3. What is an area of your life that you started to reframe Gods word through the lens of your circumstance rather than framing your circumstance through the lens of God’s word? In other words, what part of God’s word have you slowly let go of, and why? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org

1. What are some of your first reactions to the idea of meditation? What is your background experience in this area? 2. What things make your life crowded? Do you think you have a desire to hear the Lord’s voice in the midst of all the clutter? 3. What is the value of thinking through the specifics of time, place, and position during the meditation experience? What will be the time and place that you choose to begin a bible reading plan & our 21-day devotional as you begin the practice of reading & meditating on scripture this week? Ethos is a life-giving community committed to keeping Jesus at its Center. We are on a mission to love all people in Jesus' name so that we may all Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, & Make a Difference. EthosOH.com Small Groups: EthosOH.com/Community ServeColumbus.org