Following
Breath Prayer:
Where your light shines (inhale) | I will follow (exhale)
Big Idea: God always provides enough light for his people to take the next step on the spiritual journey
Reflect
Exodus 13:17-18, 21-22
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle. By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.
Psalm 119:105
Your Word is a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path
Journal your reflections on this week’s message
Jesus, I feel _____
About _____
Because _____
Respond
QR Code top right corner – Watch today testimony video
How did your perspective change in response to today’s video testimony?
What did I gain from the example of the boxes in today’s message?
Where is God’s light shining on your path right now? Is there a next step that you believe that God’s Spirit is challenging you to take?
Do you have a sense of God’s light shining on our congregation during this campaign season?
Re-read Malachi 3:10-12
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
What speaks to you from this passage? Does it leave you feeling empowered, hopeful, regretful, etc.?
Talk about it – Small Group Discussion Questions
Review your sermon notes and personal reflections – what was most impactful to you?
Can you recall some examples of how God shined his light to guide particular people in the Bible?
Are there times when you have had a sense of God shining his light to show you the next step to take? Did you desire to take that step?
Are you following Jesus in a way that still changes and challenges you? How might this campaign season be used by God to challenge us in our discipleship?
Do you have a sense that God’s light is lighting a path forward for our congregation? Where do you see it? Do you believe our church is eager and bold to walk into where God’s light shines?
Close in prayer
Repeat this week’s Breath Prayer:
Where your light shines (inhale) | I will follow (exhale)