Resurrection Revolution: Week 8
Resurrection for My family
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Start Talking: Find a conversation starter for your group or use one of these.
Think of a tool you rely on for work or daily life-how does understanding its purpose and function make it more effective?
Please read Proverbs 4:25-27 and then Hebrews 12:1-2 aloud.
• What are some distractions in your life that take (or keep) you off mission and affect your daily choices?
Please read Jeremiah 29:11 and Ephesians 2:10 aloud.
• When have you sensed God calling you to a purpose?
• How easy or difficult was it to answer that calling?
Please read Isaiah 41:10 and Matthew 28:20 aloud.
• In moments of uncertainty, how have you recognized God’s presence, and how did it change your confidence in that moment?
Romans 6:13b TLB
"Give yourselves completely to God- every part of you for … you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for His good purposes."
• God created us as His tools, each with a purpose in His hands. What ‘purposeful tool’ do you feel God is calling you to be right now?
• If you don’t feel like you have a purpose right now, what could you do to listen for God’s direction?
Please read Proverbs 4:25-27 and then Hebrews 12:1-2 aloud.
• What are some distractions in your life that take (or keep) you off mission and affect your daily choices?
Please read Jeremiah 29:11 and Ephesians 2:10 aloud.
• When have you sensed God calling you to a purpose?
• How easy or difficult was it to answer that calling?
Please read Isaiah 41:10 and Matthew 28:20 aloud.
• In moments of uncertainty, how have you recognized God’s presence, and how did it change your confidence in that moment?
Romans 6:13b TLB
"Give yourselves completely to God- every part of you for … you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for His good purposes."
• God created us as His tools, each with a purpose in His hands. What ‘purposeful tool’ do you feel God is calling you to be right now?
• If you don’t feel like you have a purpose right now, what could you do to listen for God’s direction?
Start praying: Be bold and pray with power.
Father, our hearts are so grateful! Please help us stay focused on You, embracing the purpose You have for our lives, and trusting in Your presence every step of the way. Help us remember that we are alive in Christ, and that each day, You desire to guide us, equip us, and use us for Your mission. Lead us to set aside distractions that pull us away, to step boldly into Your calling, and to anticipate Your Spirit in each moment. We surrender every part of ourselves to You, for Your good purposes. We pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Leader: Make time to pray for and with each other. Break into groups of three, take time for healing prayer or pray with individuals requesting prayer. This is important!
Start Doing:
Take an intentional step by identifying a distraction to set aside so you can focus, write down one way you can step toward God’s purpose in your life or ask God to reveal His presence to you daily. Trust that resurrection power is at work, and you are being sent on mission with Him.
Colossians 3:1-2 NIV
Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:1-2 NIV
Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
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Find your new group! vccindy.org/groups
Start Talking: Find a conversation starter for your group or use one of these.
What’s a personal milestone or challenge you’ve recently overcome, and what helped you get through it?
Please read Hebrews 12:1-2 and then Isaiah 26:3 aloud.
• What specific distractions or fears do you need to lay aside, so you can rest in the perfect peace that God promises?
• How do you define “perfect peace” and is it attainable?
Please read Philippians 3:8-11 and Proverbs 3:5-6 aloud.
• How does trusting God with all your heart invite you into a deeper, more eternal perspective?
• What does eternal perspective mean?
Please read Micah 6:8 and 2 Timothy 4:6-8 aloud.
• How does Micah’s call to humble, just, and merciful living shape the kind of legacy you want to leave like Paul describes in his final days?
• What does it look like to keep the faith daily, in small acts of justice and mercy, so that we can say we have fought the good fight and kept the faith?
1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize."
• How are you currently running your race of faith - intentional and focused or drifting? How can we run with more purpose and resolve?
Please read Hebrews 12:1-2 and then Isaiah 26:3 aloud.
• What specific distractions or fears do you need to lay aside, so you can rest in the perfect peace that God promises?
• How do you define “perfect peace” and is it attainable?
Please read Philippians 3:8-11 and Proverbs 3:5-6 aloud.
• How does trusting God with all your heart invite you into a deeper, more eternal perspective?
• What does eternal perspective mean?
Please read Micah 6:8 and 2 Timothy 4:6-8 aloud.
• How does Micah’s call to humble, just, and merciful living shape the kind of legacy you want to leave like Paul describes in his final days?
• What does it look like to keep the faith daily, in small acts of justice and mercy, so that we can say we have fought the good fight and kept the faith?
1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize."
• How are you currently running your race of faith - intentional and focused or drifting? How can we run with more purpose and resolve?
Start praying: Be bold and pray with power.
Lord, our God, please help us apply the message from this week. You have laid the truth before us today, thank you. Help us to count all things as loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. Teach us to trust You with all our hearts, not leaning on our own understanding, and give us the strength to walk humbly, act justly, and love mercy in every step. As we go from here, Lord, help us focus on a strong finish, with our eyes fixed on You, and our faith anchored in Your promises. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
Leader: Make time to pray for and with each other. Break into groups of three, take time for healing prayer, or pray with individuals requesting prayer. This is important!
Things to think about this Week:
Pause and reflect on how God is calling me to turn toward Him today. How does the certainty of God’s coming justice give me both urgency and hope as I live out my faith this week?
Acts 17:30,31 NLT
“God overlooked people’s ignorance . . . in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who does this is by raising him from the dead.”
Acts 17:30,31 NLT
“God overlooked people’s ignorance . . . in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who does this is by raising him from the dead.”