Breaking Strongholds Episode 4
Discussion Guide
Episode 4: Mother Wounds
What’s one thing that stood out to you as you studied the scriptures for Episode 3 on the Sevenapples App?
AS YOU WATCH Breaking Strongholds Episode 4, look for these themes and answers to these questions…
Shame - What is the source of Grace’s shame? How does she deal with it?
Authentic Conversations - How does Peyton talk to Ryan about her concerns for him? How does he respond?
Spiritual Warfare - What evidence of growing spiritual warfare is revealed in Episode 4? In previous episodes?
WATCH - Breaking Strongholds Episode 4
TALK IT OVER -
1. Discuss your answers to the questions above as a group.
2. Is Grace’s shame based on things she could control, things beyond her control, or both? In what way has shame affected your life?
3. Spiritual darkness can come in various forms, from lies we believe about ourselves to overt evil and destruction of life. Read 1 Peter 5:5-11.
a. Discuss examples of spiritual darkness you’ve seen in the first four episodes of Breaking Strongholds.
b. How does Pastor Justin confront darkness at the end of Episode 4?
c. Give examples from your life when you believe prayer changed darkness to light.
4. What are some things you have not yet prayed about that you will now bring to God in prayer?
5. If you completed the STAY HERE online training course, discuss the steps laid out for us through the ACT Suicide Prevention Training:
A - Act - What did you learn from this section?
C - Conversation - Discuss how important it is to be direct in your conversation.
T - Take Action - Discuss how Jesus took action to help the paralyzed man. How did that give the man hope?
MEET THE ACTORS - Watch the video below to meet actors Justina Page (Aunt Hazel) and Lilly Cooper (Aunt Janelle) as they talk about their precious real-life friendship and their experience walking with God together through a devastating time.
THE TAKE-AWAY CHALLENGE - Sevenapples App
Swipe right. Select “Gallery Collections” scroll to Breaking Strongholds and click on the link.
Select on Episode 4, “The Mother Wounds” Companion Materials, and Swipe Left.
Follow the directions on the App.
GOING DEEPER - ACT SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING (FREE Online)
The STAY HERE - ACT Suicide Prevention Training has equipped you with practical tools to recognize when others struggle with depression, isolation, and suicidal ideation. We encourage you and your group to pray for God to give you opportunities to use these skills to help others. It might be on social media, in your school, at work, or even in your family. DO NOT BE AFRAID to ask, “Are you thinking about suicide?” You just might be the one to help save a life!
Watch the sermon, “Friend, Please,” and find some words of encouragement and direction whenever you feel hopeless and alone. The Gospel According to Twenty-One Pilots is a sermon series created by Justin Ulmer, who plays ‘Pastor Justin’ in Breaking Strongholds.
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The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 or Text “Home” to 741741
