meeting, then make it up at some point. It’s not the end of the world. But if the group study is off from the topic of the weekend service, the group will lose some of the dynamic of studying what the pastor taught on the weekend. More learning takes place by discussing the lesson based on the sermon from that week. An alignment helps with both application and just jogging everyone’s memory. The group also does not want to get ahead of the pastor. If the group discusses the lesson prior to the sermon,