HOSTS
Make sure to start off with prayer. Open up group with this icebreaker:
What is your favorite Fair Food? (Krusty Pup, Elephant Ears, etc.?)
TALK-IT-OUT
Open YouVersion and take turns reading: Ephesians 2:19, Habakkuk 2:2, Proverbs 29:18, Nehemiah 6:2-3
Main points from this week's message:
The Purpose of the Picture - Why Vision Matters
Main Point: Vision brings people together.
Talk-it-Out: God has a plan for your future. Pastor said, “Don’t let what you don’t know keep you from what you do know.” It’s essential to know what God has to say about His plans for you. Your future is filled with possibilities and new realities. If you could imagine anything for your future, what picture would you have?
Main Point: Vision is the key to progress.
Talk-it-Out: We are not called to live lives that simply maintain. We’ve been called for more, to do more. God is never finished with you. What progress do you think God wants you to make? (Going to Growth Track, getting on a team, serving in the community, applying for that job?)
Main Point: Vision accelerates devotion.
Talk-it-Out: Your life matters too much to waste time on things that don’t matter. Vision creates energy and direction. What things do you waste time on that could be spent moving towards God’s future for your life? (social media, video games, television, etc.)
Main Point: Vision gives clear direction.
Talk-it-Out: If you don’t know where you’re going, then any direction will do. Do you feel like you are just wandering aimlessly without clear direction? Share ways you can identify clear direction for your life.
Main Point: Vision produces passion.
Talk-it-Out: Vision stirs up faith and with faith, all things become possible. Many people aren’t passionate about their daily routines. Discuss how you can take what you are currently doing, find God’s purpose in it and attach your passion to His vision in your everyday life? What impossible thing would you try, if you knew you could not fail?
WRITE-IT-OUT
Write out how God spoke to you in this week’s message. Write out what you believe is God’s plan for you as 2019 comes to a close AND, begin to envision what your 2020 could look like. Dream again and write it down.
LIVE-IT-OUT
This week, pray for God to give you a fresh new vision for your life. Pray for opportunities and open doors to His plans for you.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Finish group with prayer requests and praise reports.