In My Head (Part 3): How Can We Help?

TO START A key part of discipleship to Jesus is allowing our minds to be renewed day by day. Because our minds play such a central role in following Jesus, it’s important for us as a church family to talk openly about mental health. Whether we’re wrestling internally or walking alongside others who are coming home to God, we can all grow in awareness and compassion as the Spirit renews our minds.

In the final message of our In My Head series, we heard from a panel of Round Rock members as we explored not only how to truly see one another, but also who we can be for one another in the midst of what is heavy, challenging, or burdensome.

TO READ: Romans 12:2-5

TO DISCUSS:

(1.) What’s a tiny quirk or habit you have that people only notice once they really know you?

(2.) In Romans 12:3, the church is encouraged to see ourselves with “sober judgment.” What’s one way your view of yourself has become more honest over time?

(3.) In Romans 12:4, Paul reminds us that we share unity even though we each have different temperaments, backgrounds, callings, and abilities in our faith journeys. Whose faith journey, even if it is very different from or less relatable than your own, has still been deeply impactful to you?

(4.) For those who were in service to hear from the panel, what is one thing someone shared that has stuck with you or that you found enlightening?

(5.)Fill in the blank: After this series, I’m walking away with a renewed sense that it’s important for us to ______ for those going through difficult mental health seasons in our church family.

TO CLOSE/TO PRAY: 

To close small group, we invite you to practice blessing prayer together. The practice of bringing God’s heart and head down to someone in a moment of prayer. The model has three steps 1) Listen: take time to slow down and ask the Holy Spirit to speak through words, images, Scriptures, etc. (seek God’s desires for this person) 2) Name: point to God’s character (name who God is) and name the way God views that person or his people as a whole. 3) Bless: bless what God has done and is doing and ask for God to reveal anything He would like for you to boldly pray over that person. For this week, based on this sermon series, consider praying over someone from the group who has named the ways that they’ve been wrestling with their mental health.