Our Gift To God
1. Welcome & Connection
Have everyone share a highlight and a challenge from their week.
Follow-up: Last week we ended by asking what God was leading you to do. Did you take a step toward that? How did it go?
2. Engage with the Message
What stood out to you from this week's message?
Was there a specific scripture, quote, or idea that challenged or encouraged you?
3. Dive Into Scripture
Ezekiel 36:22-27 (NLT)
22 "Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations."
23 "I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord."
24 "For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land."
25 "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols."
26 "And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart."
27 "And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations."
What does this passage reveal about God?
What does it reveal about humanity?
4. Reflect on Discipleship Focus
Follow Jesus: How does knowing that God will give you a new heart and a new spirit (v. 26) encourage you to trust Him more deeply?
Be Changed by Jesus: In what ways can you allow God to remove your "stony, stubborn heart" and replace it with a "tender, responsive heart" (v. 26)?
On Mission with Jesus: How can you demonstrate the transformative power of God's Spirit in your life to others this week (v. 27)?
5. Pray & Apply
What is God asking your next step of application to be this week? Pray together for each other's application.
Leader Note: Write down the application/prayer for everyone to reference next week.