05 Feb Discussion Guide Miracles 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 primary 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 series titled, Miracles. We are looking at some of the miracles, or signs, that Jesus Christ performs in the Gospel of John to see what those signs all those years ago have to say to the lives we live today. In the process, we are believing for miracle breakthroughs in our own lives, in our church, and in our city.
Today’s Topic
The Miracle of Vision
Discussion Questions
What does the word “vision” mean to you? Has your concept of vision changed over the years?
Colossians 1:1-6
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.
Global Vision
Mosaic is part of a global family of churches called Every Nation, which seeks to plant Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches. Currently, Every Nation has 79 churches, 18 church plants, and 2 outreaches where a group of people await a leader or pastor.
Have you connected with our broader Every Nation family by going on a mission trip, being involved in campus ministry, visiting an Every Nation church in another city, or attending an Every Nation conference?
If you have, can you share about that experience?
How does Mosaic’s connection to so many churches and their stories (like the one Pastor Morgan shared about Pastor Tim Johnson at Ryker’s Island) grow our ability to see and believe that “the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world?”
Local Vision
Mosaic Church exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ through the core values of worship, community, and mission in a multiethnic, multigenerational context.
How did you find Mosaic?
Which of our core values stands out to you as particularly poignant or valuable in the city of Austin?
Which of our core values stands out as particularly poignant or valuable in your own spiritual growth and formation?
Personal Vision
In the sermon, Pastor Morgan shared inspirational stories about how a worldwide ministry has grown from three churches, how a flourishing, diverse church has grown from a weak, broken one, and how new and beautiful growth can come through our difficult personal situations this year. To see that growth, we must refuse to curse our problems and instead bless them, ask for help in them, and trust God with them.
What problem or need do you face today?
How can you speak God’s blessing over that problem?
Who can you ask to help you through the problem?
What practices can increase your trust in God to meet your need miraculously?
Closing Thought
Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon. –Helen Keller
Take a moment to speak an encouraging scripture, a grateful blessing, or a word of praise over another person present in the group. This could be as simple as thanking them for attending the group for the first time, telling them their kind smile blesses you, or committing to praying for their need throughout the upcoming week.