DISCUSSION QUESTIONSChoose the questions for your group; no pressure to use all of them.How would you feel if our group met in your home the way it normally is, without tidying up beforehand?Is there someone in your life that you feel comfortable having over without tidying up first?Read Proverbs 14:4. Related to this verse, Ashlyn shared the following: “Where there are no relationships, there is no hurt, but great relationships lead to an abundant life.” Can you think of any relationships where the “ugly” you experienced was justified by the joy you received in the end?Have you ever experienced church hurt? How did you overcome that? Read Ecclesiastes 4:1. In this verse, what do the both the oppressed and oppressors have in common? Have you experienced a time or situation where you felt alone?We learned last week how futile ambition leaves us empty. Likewise, how can futile ambition damage relationships?Read Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. As this passage points out, we need each other. Can you share an instance where you saw how two are/were better than one?Have you ever lifted another up or been lifted up by another?Read the second part of Ecclesiastes 4:12 again. In this verse, the third strand represents God. Including God in our relationships is essential; how can we include him in our relationships?What are ways we can choose love in a hurtful relationship?Spend some time sharing prayer requests and take turns praying for one another.VERSE TO MEDITATE ON AND MEMORIZE THIS WEEKA cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. (Ecclesiastes 4:12b)PUT IT INTO PRACTICE (IN BETWEEN MEETINGS)Be the one to lift another up this week. For example, take someone to lunch or coffee, listen without judgement, have a kind word for a stranger, or find a way to help a neighbor.Get to know a non-believer. Listen more than you speak. Lift them with God’s love. Reflect on how this new relationship affects how you speak to God.