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• Have someone in your group read Mark 14:32-42. Have someone else open your group in prayer.  

• What’s a hardship you’ve faced (or are facing) where you approached God like Jesus did in Gethsemane - where you asked him to take away a hardship, and he didn’t. How did that experience impact you?

• Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane shows that just like us, Jesus didn’t want to go through hard. How have you imagined Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane before? What do you think that moment was like for him? What does that mean for you in your hardship? 

• Have someone read Hebrews 12:1-3. How does this passage speak to what Jesus would endure and why? What does that mean for you? 

• Pastor Brian emphasized that Jesus endured by fixing his eyes on the Father, and surrendering to Him. How did this allow Jesus to go through the hard? How can fixing your eyes on the Father give you what you need to go through hard? 

• Because Jesus suffered for us, he pioneered a new way for our faith and a different end to our story. Our hard doesn’t have to be the end. Jesus secures a better one for us. How does this help you endure hardship differently? 

• Wrap up your group in prayer, thanking Jesus for enduring for us even though it meant suffering. Pray for the hardships shared tonight, especially those that are ongoing. Pray for each of your group members to fix their eyes firmly on Jesus, trusting the future he’s secured for us.