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In Spite Of
Living well when life doesn’t get fixed
A topic series for your Fresh Hope group. Five seasons, six episodes each. Every episode takes on one belief about suffering and answers it from Scripture, so your group can talk about what usually goes unsaid.
Free for every member of the Group Network. Download one season at a time.
The five seasons
Season 1 is ready now. The next four are on the way, and each will have its own folder in the same Drive.
Season 1
Six episodes and a six-week study. In the folder: the Participant Workbook and the Facilitator Edition.
Open the Drive folder Watch the episodes on YouTubeSeason 2
Six episodes
Season 3
Six episodes
Season 4
Six episodes
Season 5
Six episodes
Season 1: six myths, six truths
Each episode runs about nine minutes. Watch them yourself before you bring them to your group.
“If my faith were strong enough, this wouldn’t be happening.”
Faith was never a shield against the news. It’s what holds you the day the news comes.
“This is happening because of something I did.”
God is not settling a score with you. Your pain is not a punishment.
“If God loved me, He would have fixed this by now.”
His love is not measured by what He removes.
“I have to get better before I’m worth loving.”
You were loved before the diagnosis. Nothing about it changed His mind.
“Following Jesus should have made life easier.”
He promised His presence, not your exemption.
“A setback means we’re doing something wrong.”
A setback is not a verdict. Living well was never the same as getting better.
What you’ll find in each season’s folder
Open the Drive folder and choose the season you’re running. Each season has its own subfolder.
The Participant Workbook
Six sessions with questions for both chairs and room to write. Share it with your group, or print it.
The Facilitator Edition
Timings, a welcome script, what to do when someone breaks down, and a written crisis protocol. This one is for you.
How to run a session
Seventy-five minutes, one episode a week, six weeks per season. You need a room (or a Zoom with breakout rooms) and two people willing to lead.
- 5 minWelcome and opening prayer.
- 10 minCheck-In. Everyone shares their mood (1–5) and how full their Hope Tank is. Read the four Community Guidelines aloud.
- 15 minWatch the episode together, then go over the key points.
- 30 minTwo rooms. One for those living with the challenge, one for those who love them.
- 15 minRegroup. Each person names one step. Close in prayer.
Before your first session
- Watch the episode first. You’ll lead better knowing what’s coming.
- Read the Facilitator Edition, including the crisis protocol.
- Set up two rooms, in person or as Zoom breakouts, and choose a leader for each.
- Get the workbook to your group before week one, printed or by email.
If someone in your group is struggling
Your Facilitator Edition has the full protocol. Keep these crisis lines close, too.
In the moment
If someone talks about harming themselves, stay with them, stay calm, and do not leave them alone. Follow the crisis protocol in your Facilitator Edition. If life is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.
Crisis lines
- US & Canada
- — call or text 988
- UK
- — Samaritans 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258
- Australia
- — call 13 11 14, or text 0477 13 11 14
- New Zealand
- — call or text 1737
- Anywhere else
- — findahelpline.com
Your Group Network links
Start with Season 1.
Download the workbook and the Facilitator Edition, watch episode one, and you’re ready for week one.