Session-by-session teaching plans, discussion facilitation, and pastoral care notes.
For Teachers, small-group leaders, class facilitators
Overview
What's Inside
A six-session facilitator plan with teaching objectives, discussion pacing, pastoral watch-fors (grief, unresolved trauma, prosperity assumptions), close-out prayer, and an appendix on handling tender pastoral moments in group settings.
Sections
Included in this guide
Preparation
Teaching Outline
Discussion Pacing
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Close and Send
Facilitator Notes
Chapter I · 2 Chronicles 20:1-2
The Problem
A Great Multitude Coming Against Us
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter I — The Problem — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:1-2 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Establish the Occupant Principle before anything else. The whole volume depends on this move.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:1-2 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Members bringing unspoken grief into 'Occupant' language. Slow down; do not lecture past their pain.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.
Chapter II · 2 Chronicles 20:3-12
The Petition
Setting Ourselves to Seek the Lord
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter II — The Petition — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:3-12 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Move from fear to consecration (nathan). Do not skip the honesty of Verse 12.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:3-12 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
The pride that hides fear. Give explicit permission to name fears aloud.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.
Chapter III · 2 Chronicles 20:13-17
The Proposal
Heaven Responds!
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter III — The Proposal — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:13-17 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Introduce Jahaziel and the sevenfold oracle. Model 'repeating the process' inside your own facilitation.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:13-17 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Members using 'stand still' as a spiritual excuse for avoidance. Distinguish waiting from stalling.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.
Chapter IV · 2 Chronicles 20:18-21
The Praise
Manners and Methods of Worship
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter IV — The Praise — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:18-21 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Reframe praise as outgrowth, not technique. Name the diversity of postures explicitly.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:18-21 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Worship-style debates that miss the object. Redirect gently toward the beauty of holiness.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.
Chapter V · 2 Chronicles 20:22-24
The Power
Seeing the Salvation of the Lord
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter V — The Power — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:22-24 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Preach the simultaneity of praise and power. Take the group up the watch tower.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:22-24 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Members who cannot yet climb the watch tower — grief is too fresh. Do not force retrospective grace.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.
Chapter VI · 2 Chronicles 20:25-30
The Provision
When Tragedy Gives Birth to Blessings
Section
Preparation
Re-read Chapter VI — The Provision — and pray by name for each participant.
Have 2 Chronicles 20:25-30 open in two translations.
Bring the Participant Guide and the Small Group Guide to the session.
Set a room posture that invites honesty — circle seating when possible.
Section
Teaching Outline
Close with Jehovah-Jireh and shalom. Anchor the arc in posterity for the next generation.
Open with prayer and a one-minute silence.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:25-30 aloud together.
Teach 20–25 minutes; keep the pastoral tone.
Move to discussion with the Small Group prompts.
Close with the chapter's prayer read aloud in unison.
Section
Discussion Pacing
Do not attempt every discussion question. Choose three.
Leave 8–10 minutes for the sharing circle at the end.
Watch for the member who has not spoken; invite, do not require.
Section
Pastoral Watch-Fors
Members whose valley is still active. Berachah is anticipatory for them; honor that.
Section
Close and Send
Read Rev. Dr. Lewis's closing prayer for the chapter aloud, in unison. Send the group with one specific 'Take It Home' from the Participant Guide.
Section
Facilitator Notes
Journal after the session while the room is still warm: what did the Spirit do you did not plan?
Follow up with any member whose story surfaced. A single text on Monday reinforces the safety of the room.
Bring one carry-over story into next week's opening.