11 Oct Discussion Guide: A Prayer For – Week 5
Before We Get Started
For our discussion today we will be using the sermon series discussion guides. If you would like to follow along you can access this discussion guide on the website at mosaicchurchaustin.com and then select “community group resources” in the menu options.
Prayer
Because the main goal of our time together is to establish relationships and learn how to walk with one another in all that God has called us to be and do, we’d like to begin by praying for one another. So, does anyone have anything you’d like us to pray for, or anything to share regarding how you’ve seen God moving in your life that we can celebrate together.
This Week’s Topic
Today we continue our new series called A Prayer For…where we will be taking a look at the book of Psalms to learn not just what to pray, but how to pray. We see all through the Psalms a rawness, an authenticity, and a passionate love for God’s presence and God’s heart regarding the brokenness of the world around us. Over the next 6 weeks we will journey together as we focus on developing a life of prayer and seeking God’s Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Today’s Topic
A Prayer for Our City
Discussion Questions
How did you come to Austin, and where do you see God’s hand at work in that story?
Genesis 4:17
“Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.”
Proverbs 11:10-11
“When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.”
Dr. Timothy Keller, Why Dod Made Cities
“God designed the city to release human potential, to shelter the weak, and to compel spiritual searching.”
What is one thing you enjoy about living in Austin, or the Austin area?
What is one thing you don’t enjoy about living in Austin, or the Austin area?
What do you suppose is God’s purpose in people forming cities?
What relational opportunities has living in Austin presented you with?
Here’s a link to a great article by Dr. Tim Keller on God’s purpose for cities.
https://forcharlotte.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Why-God-Made-Cities-Tim-Keller.pdf
What would you say are some broken areas in our city?
What would you propose could be a possible solution to that brokenness?
How might you see yourself, and/or our church community contending for and seeking to provide that healing?
In what way should we be praying for our city?
Closing Thought
What is one thing we might be able to do as a community group to seek the welfare of our city? How can we make that a reality?