YOU'LL FIND REST — FIVE DAYS Essentials: Music-Based Small Group Curriculum

Your Group Is Running on Empty. What If the Breakthrough Isn't More Effort — It's Finally Stopping?

What if your small group stopped chasing rest and started receiving it — right now, in the middle of the exhaustion, in the middle of the uncertainty, in the middle of the season that hasn't cooperated yet?

That's what this is.

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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR GROUP'S LIVES RIGHT NOW:

They're carrying weight they haven't named. They're moving fast so they don't have to feel how tired they actually are. They're window dressing — showing up put-together while their soul is just trying to stay intact. They're waiting for better circumstances before they let themselves rest. They've been told "just trust God" but nobody's given them a way to actually stop.

And they're showing up to your small group running on fumes — wondering if the exhaustion will ever lift, if the peace people talk about is actually real, if rest is available for someone carrying what they're carrying.

They need more than another Bible study about "self-care" or "margin."

They need to discover that rest isn't found in a calm season — it's found in an unchanging God who doesn't shake when everything else does.

They need to hear that the Father's door is always open, and the moment they walk through it — they relax.

They need to stop running long enough to find the oasis that was never as far away as the running made it seem.

That's what YOU'LL FIND REST does.

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WHY THIS WEEK'S THEME MATTERS FOR YOUR GROUP:

YOU'LL FIND REST isn't a playlist about positive thinking or stress management.

It's a journey from honest exhaustion through a complete reframe of what rest actually is — all the way to the Father's final word over your group.

The arc is intentional:

Song 1: The entry. "Find Your Rest" (Solomon Ray) — Before theology, before explanation, just the honest admission: I'm tired, Lord. Meet me here in my mess. You can't lay down what you haven't admitted you're carrying.

Song 2: The reframe. "Steady Hands" (Temitope) — Rest isn't found in calm circumstances. It's found in an unchanging God. "When the whole world is shaking, I know He's not." This breaks the lie that rest requires your situation to cooperate first.

Song 3: The discovery. "Oasis For My Soul" (Strings and Heart) — The runner stops. And finds what they've been looking for. The Elim reference is everything: twelve springs and seventy palm trees, after the wilderness, not instead of it.

Song 4: The invitation. ⭐ THE SHIFT. "Rest On Us" (Maverick City Music feat. Brandon Lake) — The journey moves from personal to corporate. From "I need" to "You're all we want." The Holy Spirit invited to come and rest on the whole room. This is where theology becomes encounter.

Song 5: The eruption. "All of a Sudden" (Elevation Worship feat. Tiffany Hudson & Chris Brown) — Strength returns. Not gradually. Not through effort. All of a sudden. Because rest in God doesn't deplete — it RESTORES.

Plus One: The benediction. 🕊️ "Rest" (TobyMac feat. Terrian & Gabe Real) — After the journey. After the encounter. The Father speaks. "Blessed, my child, you're blessed. Fall into the arms of God and rest your weary head. Just rest." The landing the whole arc has been building toward.

This isn't information. This is ENCOUNTER.

Your group doesn't need more content about resting. They need to actually stop. They need to discover the oasis is real. They need to hear the Father's voice over them.

Song 4 is that moment — when "rest in general" becomes "Holy Spirit, come rest on US." That's where the room changes.

WHY MUSIC-BASED BIBLE STUDY CHANGES EVERYTHING:

Here's what you already know: Music breaks down walls that sermons sometimes can't.

Your people will exhale during a song when they've been holding their breath through teaching. They'll cry when a lyric names exactly what they've been carrying alone. They'll open their hands during worship when they'd never do it on command.

Music bypasses the performance.

But here's what most groups miss: They play the music and move on.

They don't CREATE SPACE for people to actually stop. They don't connect the stillness to Scripture. They don't guide people from "I know I should rest" to ACTUALLY RESTING — even for a moment — in the room.

That's what YOU'LL FIND REST does differently.

This isn't "play some worship songs and discuss rest." This is a complete, intentional arc where every song has a PURPOSE, every position has a ROLE, and the whole journey guides your group from exhausted striving to the Father's arms.

Your people are already carrying the weight of their weeks into your gathering. You're giving them the theology, the Scripture, and the PERMISSION to lay it down.

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE THIS WITH YOUR GROUP:

They SHOW UP differently. Because they've already listened to the playlist during the week, they come having already felt something. Now you're giving them biblical language for what they experienced — and a safe place to go deeper.

They PARTICIPATE honestly. Music-based discussion creates permission to name real exhaustion. They're not performing — they're placing sticky notes on a wall with the weight they've been carrying, and discovering they're not the only one.

They GET STILL. The Still Moment activity in Position 3 creates 2 minutes of actual silence together. For some of them, that's the first time they've been still all week. That's not small.

They OPEN THEIR HANDS. The Open Hands Worship in Position 4 is the encounter moment. When a room full of honest, surrendered people says "You're all we want" and means it — something happens. The room changes.

They HEAR THE FATHER. The Plus One benediction is unlike anything else in the arc. After everything — the naming, the reframe, the discovery, the eruption — they hear the Father speak: Blessed, my child. Just rest. That lands differently than any application question.

They COME BACK. Because this met them where they actually are. In their exhaustion. In their running. In their longing for something real. And it pointed them to the One who said "Come."

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER CURRICULUM:

❌ Traditional Curriculum: Treats rest as a spiritual discipline to master
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Reveals rest as a GIFT — received, not earned, available right now

❌ Traditional Curriculum: Makes rest about doing LESS (cutting back, creating margin)
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST:Makes rest about WHO YOU'RE ANCHORED TO — an unchanging God, not changing circumstances

❌ Traditional Curriculum: Stays theoretical — they tune out
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Built on music already in their playlists with questions that force them to name what they're actually running from

❌ Traditional Curriculum: Passive learning — one-way, lecture-style
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Active embodiment — they practice stillness, open their hands, receive the Father's blessing. It's THEIR encounter.

❌ Traditional Curriculum: Requires hours of prep to make it work
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Zero prep. Download. Press play. Create space. Done.

This isn't curriculum. This is a REST ACTIVATION.

It's taking what your group is already desperate for (genuine peace, actual stillness, the Father's voice) and creating the conditions for them to RECEIVE it — not just hear about it.

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WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING ELSE:

❌ Other Curriculum: Creates more content to consume
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Creates space to actually stop

❌ Other Curriculum: Written from the perspective of someone who has it together
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST:Created by JDOT Pine, who is learning what it means to stop while living with Primary Progressive Aphasia, chronic pain, and a calling that won't let him quit

❌ Other Curriculum: Ends with a challenge that adds to the load
✅ YOU'LL FIND REST: Ends with the Father's benediction: Blessed, my child. Just rest.

ABOUT FIVE DAYS WITH THE JDOT FIVE:

Every Friday at 7 AM, JDOT Pine drops The JDOT Five — a carefully curated playlist of contemporary Christian songs built around one powerful theme.

Group leaders use The JDOT Five to engage their people with faith through music.

FIVE DAYS with The JDOT Five (Essentials) is the complete curriculum guide that shows you exactly how to turn this week's playlist into a transformational group experience.

This is music-based Bible study: Using contemporary Christian music as the framework for encountering Jesus through Scripture and theology.

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JDOT'S STORY:

May 13, 2021 — JDOT died, and Jesus sent him back with the words "There's still so much for you to do."

Now living with Primary Progressive Aphasia — a condition slowly taking his words away while he builds a word-based ministry — JDOT has spent the last ten months in a season of impossible productivity. Systems built. Curriculum written. Playlists curated. Frameworks created. All of it at a pace that has no human explanation.

And now God is asking him to stop.

Not to abandon the calling. But to rest in it. To trust that what the Holy Spirit built will hold. To release the grip. To receive the benediction.

He didn't build YOU'LL FIND REST from a place of having rest figured out.

He built it from a place of learning what it actually means to lay it down — and discovering that the Father's arms are open the moment you arrive.

That's what makes this authentic.

That's what your group will feel.

🔗 Connect with JDOT:

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/jdotpine Instagram/Facebook: @jdotpine Email: jdot@godsedliv.com

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WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING:

If you were to create this yourself, here's what it would cost you:

• Research time (3-4 hours) = $120 (at $30/hr)
• Song curation & playlist creation (2 hours for 6 songs) = $60
• Writing discussion questions (2 hours) = $60
• Theological research & Scripture study (2 hours) = $60
• Creating experiential activities (2 hours) = $60
• Formatting & organizing (1 hour) = $30

Total Value: $390+

Your Investment: $29

That's 92% off what it would cost you in time to create this yourself.

And that's before accounting for the years of ministry experience, the PPA diagnosis that creates urgency, and the authentic story that makes every word in this guide earned — not academic.

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COMMON QUESTIONS:

"Will my group actually engage with this?" Yes. These songs are already in their playlists — or close to it. You're giving them theology for what they've already felt. And the questions aren't theoretical — they ask about REAL weight, REAL running, REAL exhaustion. People engage with what names their actual experience.

"I don't meet weekly. Can I still use this?" Absolutely. Use one theme per meeting, regardless of frequency. Monthly group? One theme per month. It flexes to your schedule.

"Is this theologically sound?" Yes. Every teaching point is Scripture-based. The theological foundation is rooted in Matthew 11:28-29, Psalm 46:10, Hebrews 4:9-10, Isaiah 40:31, and the Genesis 1 imagery of the Spirit hovering. You can trust what you're teaching.

"What if my group doesn't feel ready to be still?" Perfect. That's exactly who this is for. The Weight Wall activity in Position 1 meets people where they are — no spiritual performance required. Just honesty. The stillness develops through the arc.

"Do I need any special software or tools?" Nope. It's a PDF. Download it. Print it if you want. Use it on your phone, tablet, or laptop. That's it.

"What is the Plus One?" This week The JDOT Five becomes The JDOT Five Plus One — six songs instead of five. The Plus One isn't extra. It's the landing. After the journey through exhaustion, reframe, discovery, invitation, and eruption — the arc needed one more song. The Father's final word: Blessed, my child. Just rest.

"What if people in my group are carrying REALLY heavy things?" This guide addresses real exhaustion — the kind that sleep doesn't fix. Burnout. Grief. Chronic illness. Seasons of impossible pressure. It's not surface-level. It creates space for the Holy Spirit to meet people in their actual weight — not bypass it.

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READY TO GIVE YOUR GROUP PERMISSION TO STOP?

Download YOU'LL FIND REST now:

👇 Click "Buy This" below 👇

Instant download. Zero prep. Maximum encounter.

Your people are tired. They've been running. They've been carrying things they haven't named.

And Jesus has been standing at the door saying: Come.

Weary and burdened. As you are.

Right now.

You just need the right tool to help them hear that invitation.

This is it.

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YOU'RE NOT ALONE

Ministry is hard. Leading groups is exhausting. Finding good curriculum shouldn't add to the weight you're already carrying.

YOU'LL FIND REST is the tool you've been looking for.

Download it now. Use it this week. Watch your people discover that the oasis is real — and it was never as far as the running made it seem.

Let's do this together.

JDOT Pine Sent Back to Lead You Forward

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FILE DETAILS:

📄 Format: PDF (optimized for digital and print)
📱 Pages: 90 pages of complete curriculum
💾 File Size: Optimized for quick download
🎵 Playlist Links: Spotify + Apple Music included
⚡ Delivery: Instant download after purchase
🔥 Includes: Song Sheet, Discussion Questions, Experiential Activities, Scripture References

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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR DOWNLOAD:

When you purchase YOU'LL FIND REST — FIVE DAYS Essentials, you get immediate access to:

📘 Complete YOU'LL FIND REST Essentials Guide (50+ pages) → Full theological foundation and arc breakdown → JDOT's personal story with this theme (the ten months, the fear, Mancelona, the "yet," the baseball diamond, the peace) → Position-by-position song analysis for all 6 songs → How to use the arc with your group (4 implementation options)

📋 YOU'LL FIND REST Song Sheet (Downloadable PDF) → All 6 songs with "Why I Picked This One" explanations → Position markers (⭐ for Song 4 — THE INVITATION | 🕊️ for the Plus One — THE BENEDICTION) → Memory verse: Matthew 11:28 → QR code for easy playlist access + streaming links

💬 YOU'LL FIND REST Discussion Questions (Downloadable PDF) → Questions organized by Position (1-6 including Plus One) → 3 depth levels: Opening, Going Deeper, Application → 25+ overall discussion questions for full-arc conversation → Facilitator tips for creating space to stop

🎯 YOU'LL FIND REST Experiential Activities (Downloadable PDF) → 6 complete activities (one per position) → The Weight Wall, The Anchor Card, The Still Moment → Open Hands Worship ⭐ (THE encounter moment) → The Sudden Shift, The Father's Blessing 🕊️ → Step-by-step instructions, debrief questions, facilitator tips

📖 YOU'LL FIND REST Scripture References (Downloadable PDF) → 20+ verses organized by position with context and key truth → Memory verse: Matthew 11:28-29 → Context and key truth for each verse → Alphabetical reference section → Recommended resources for deeper study

🎵 Direct Playlist Access → Spotify playlist link → Apple Music playlist link → Ready to share with your group immediately

Everything you need to give your group permission to stop — and help them find the rest that's been waiting for them.

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