1. Icebreaker: If you knew you had one day left, what would you actually do—and why?

2. What part of the garden scene stood out to you the most—and why? If needed read Matthew 26:36-

39;48-54

3. What do you learn about Jesus from the way He prays?

4. What differences or similarities do you see between the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Gethsemane?

5. How does seeing these two gardens together deepen your understanding of the cross?

6. The message says Jesus didn’t come to improve your life but to give you a new one. Do you live like that’s true—or more like Christianity is just self-improvement? Why?

7. When Jesus asks for another way but still submits—what does that teach us about faith?

8. Where are you most tempted to pray, “my will be done” instead of “Your will be done”?

9. How can this group support each other in choosing surrender over control?

10. Take time to share one area where you need to trust God—and pray for each other.