Week 1: Having Eyes of Faith
LOOKING BACK
Family Time (15 mins)
LOOKING UP
Worship (25 minutes)
Scripture Discussion (25-30 mins)
Scripture: Mark 11:20-25, NIV
Have two people read the passage out loud.
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” 22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Questions:
Sharing & prayer
In smaller groups, discuss the following:
Announcements:
All event details found at epicentre.org/events!
Family Time (15 mins)
- Vision: Invite someone in your lifegroup to share what your lifegroup’s vision means to them.
- Connection Question: What are one or two things that you are believing for in faith? If not, what are one or two things that you do want to have faith for
- Announcements (see bottom of this doc)
- God-story Sharing (5 min): (something you can ask people to sign up to do ahead of time) have one person share the way they've seen God move in their life lately. End in having someone else do a short prayer of thanks & blessing for that person.
LOOKING UP
Worship (25 minutes)
Scripture Discussion (25-30 mins)
Scripture: Mark 11:20-25, NIV
Have two people read the passage out loud.
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” 22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Questions:
- What stands out to you from this passage?
- What does this passage reveal about God?
- What does this passage reveal about people?
Sharing & prayer
In smaller groups, discuss the following:
- How does this passage speak to you in your current season of life?
- Is there any way you feel challenged by this passage? Or, What has been difficult for you in having faith?
- What do you feel like is a practical next step of faith for you?
- Pray for one another
Announcements:
- Freedom Day (Saturday, July 27, 9am-4:30 pm) Save the date for this a one-day transformational gathering. Through teachings and times to practice, you will be empowered to remove those things from your life that might be hindering you from having a deep relationship with God. We believe that through Jesus’ death & resurrection, He desires for us to be set free from pain, brokenness and lies through receiving Jesus’s transformational healing in our hearts!
- Cultivating Spiritual Hunger in Our Kids (July 13 & Aug 3, 3-5 pm)
This is a time of vision and equipping our families of kids 5th grade and younger. We will cultivate a spiritual foundation and practices for the whole family! Our speakers, Drew and Bethany Steadman will share on July 13. They are leaders at Antioch Waco.
All event details found at epicentre.org/events!