Life Groups Discussion: From Here To There - Part 3

Life Groups Discussion: "I Will Free You"

1. Icebreaker

1. Have you ever felt like you made a major change in life but your old habits or mindset didn't get the memo? What was that like?

2. If you had to describe where you are spiritually right now — "here" — what word would you use?

3. Is there an area of your life where you sense there's a "there" — something more that God has for you?

2. Saved but Still in Bondage

1. Pastor described people who are saved by the blood but wake up the next morning still held in bondage to addiction, guilt, shame, or unforgiveness. Does that resonate with you — or have you seen it in others?

2. Why do you think so many Christians stop at salvation but never step into the freedom God promised?

3. Pastor said your past chases after you like Pharaoh's army — trying to convince you the blood didn't work. What does that pursuit look like in real life?

3. Freedom Is God's Promise, Not Your Project

1. Pastor's first point was: "Freedom is God's promise — it's not your project." What's the difference between those two things practically?

2. Why do we default to "try harder, fix yourself, clean yourself up" instead of trusting God's promise of freedom?

3. Have you ever taken two steps forward and then fallen back, and started to wonder if the blood even worked? How did you work through that?

4. Be Still, Trust, and Follow

1. God told Moses to stand firm — and then moments later said move on. What do you think it looks like to be still in the promises of God while also moving in faith and obedience?

2. Pastor said, "You can be out of Egypt but still think like a slave." What does slave-thinking look like for a follower of Jesus today?

3. The Lord will fight for you — that was one of the big pastoral moments of the sermon. What would it mean for you to actually believe that this week, in the specific area you're struggling in?

5. Baptism: The Line in the Sand

1. Pastor described baptism as a burial — not what saves you, but the first step into freedom. Had you ever thought of it that way before? How does that reframe what baptism means?

2. He said: "You're not meant to manage your past — you're meant to bury it." Is there something you've been managing instead of burying?

3. Pastor shared that it took one day for the blood to bring Israel out of Egypt — but 40 years to get Egypt out of them. Why is that comforting, and what does it mean for how we view our own journey?

6. Main Thesis & Action (Discipleship Focus) Core Idea: You're saved by the blood, but freedom is a separate journey. God's second promise — "I will free you" — isn't about trying harder. It's about surrendering, stepping out in faith, and letting God do what only He can do. You'll never drift into freedom — you have to step into it.

1. Is your heart right with God? That was the question Pastor closed with. Take a moment to sit with it honestly as a group.

2. If you've been baptized, what did that step mean to you — and does it still mean that today?

3. What is one step you will take this week to move toward freedom?

   • Get baptized — sign up this week

   • Identify one area where you've been striving and surrender it to God

   • Stop managing your past and take a step toward burying it

   • Attend the Journey (women) or the Return (men) to pursue deeper freedom

   • Begin walking out your freedom through consistent time with God