WELCOME TO WEEK 5!

If you haven’t done week 4, click here to see the previous agenda. Go through that on your second meeting, then come back here for week 4.

Ready to move on to week 6 click here.

BEFORE YOU MEET

Take a listen to the Core Value #4 recording and read through this weeks passage when you get a chance.

Link to the recording on Apple Podcasts(if you want to subscribe): Core Value #4 podcast link

Link to Core Value #4 preaching notes transcript: preaching notes

Prayerfully consider taking notes on what God speaks directly into your life as you re-listen to this sermon.

Be ready to discuss your notes with your group.

MEETING AGENDA

Connecting

Begin your time together connecting and catching up on life.

“How was this week for you?”

Ask each other “Were you able to implement or try a new practice that you mentioned last time?”

If not follow up with “What do you think you can do differently to be more intentional in the coming week? How can I help?”

“Reflect on how focusing on integrity challenged you throughout this week?”

“Share what God has been bringing to your attention throughout this week.”

Share victories, blessings, and setbacks, share struggles, concerns and prayer requests.

NURTURE: If you have been praying for a person in a group, and God has placed a thought, a word, an encouragement, or a blessing, kindly offer it to them.

Pray for one another and invite God to speak to you in your heart as you transition to reading of the Word.

Reading

Read the Scripture together.

Mark 1:16-20

2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Core Value 4: We commit to intentional spiritual formation

Personal Question: “Am I practicing the Way of Jesus?”

Reflection

Discuss the passage

Discuss the Core Value

Try explain what the core value means in your own words.

Discuss any thoughts that stood out to your personally from the sermon.

Living it Out

Consider trying something new this week:

• Reflect on who or what is forming you into the person you are becoming? What practices in your life contribute to who you are becoming? Are these practices intentional? What intentional practices do you need to implement in your life – so that you may be with Jesus, so that you can become like Jesus, and to ultimately do what Jesus did?
  • suggestions:
    • review your weekly schedule to understand the rhythms of life that shape you
    • reflect on what intentional practices you have already – prayer, reading of the word, solitude, worship with community, generosity, reflection, etc.
    • where can you pluck something out of your schedule, so that time can replaced with you being with Jesus?
    • commit to pray and pay attention for God to guide you in being intentional about your schedules
• Set and share some small, meaningful and manageable goal for yourself this week.
• Feel free to ask for extra accountability throughout the week, as well as check in on others in your group?

Prayer

Bring to God the things that you have discussed, pray for one another. take turns praying or rotate who gets to pray over everyone each time.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK

• Continue to pray for those in your group – specifically for what they requested and generally.
• Pray for God to put on your heart a word of blessing or encouragement for the people in your group.
  • You can share this personally or when you come to the group.
• Reflect on the passage (and the core value).
• Follow through with your commitments to the group.
• Feel free to ask for extra accountability from each other throughout the week.

QUESTIONS

For additional information and questions please reach out to Alex Gaidai (360)540-6892