Life Together: Part 3 - 'Going Deep'

This Sunday, Simon Lace brings us the talk in the latest of our EBC services. We encourage you to reflect on the bible text and join us in the prayer that follows below.
 
Here are some questions to consider:

Readings:

Isaiah chapter 43 verses 18-19
Forget the former things;
    do not dwell on the past.
   See, I am doing a new thing!
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland.

Isaiah chapter 46 verses 9-11

Remember the former things, those of long ago;
    I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me.
 I make known the end from the beginning,
    from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, “My purpose will stand,
    and I will do all that I please.”
 From the east I summon a bird of prey;
    from a far-off land, a man to fulfil my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
    what I have planned, that I will do.


Prayer and Reflection:

Loving God, forgive us when we fail to trust You. Help us to find the courage to go deeper with You, moving forward with confidence to the future you have planned for us, instead of looking always to the past. Help us to love and care for one another, to be compassionate and forgiving and to carry each other’s burdens when they weigh heavily on us. Thank You that You have a plan and a purpose and that You invite us to share in the glories still to come. In Jesus’ name. 

Amen.


Questions to Consider

1. How would you describe the season you are currently in?
2. Do you sense yourself clinging to anything you ought to let go of – and if so, what is it?
3. Do you trust God?
4. What are some of the characteristics and promises of God?
5. If you trust God, what might going deeper with Him look like in the season ahead?
6. With whom are you travelling in life? Do you go deep with them? If not, with whom can you start to connect more deeply? Life group, accountability partners, prayer triplets, clusters, family members?
7. Do you sense that God wants you to wait, or take a step forward in this season? With whom can you discuss and pray this through?