Seek Week: Pursuing God’s Presence

 We exist to Fill the City with Jesus. 

We empower the willing to come fully alive in God’s presence for the renewal of our cities.

  Imagine a group of people in an authentic community, loving each other honestly, covering each other’s sins with forgiveness, prayer, confession, and encouragement, and serving and supporting each other genuinely. It’s in spaces like these where we begin to see the supernatural work of God within our relationships. 

Use this guide with your community, in concert with the Field Journal, as you Strengthen Yourself in the Lord, Manage Your Household, and Fill the City with Jesus.

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Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Sermon Summary

WE CANNOT OUTSOURCE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY! We are watching a generation face unprecedented darkness, and the Church cannot afford to remain complacent. We cannot outsource the spiritual future of our city to programs, elections, schools, or someone else’s prayers. The responsibility is ours. We don’t need another strategy to manage the darkness. We need the presence of God. We need the fire of God. We need revival. “Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.” — Psalm 105:4 (AMP) Have we grown so comfortable with the condition of our world that we can live without the very thing our city desperately needs? Jesus came to baptize His people with the Holy Spirit and fire. We were not called to remain neutral while darkness presses in on our families, our children, and our communities. We cannot manufacture revival, but we can seek the God who sends it. During Seek Week, we stop, fast, pray, and SEEK GOD for revival in our hearts for the renewal of our city. We are asking God to awaken His Church, us, again. “Would you not revive us again…”

Scripture References from the Sermon

Psalm 105:4   |   Psalm 14:2   |   Luke 12:49   |   Matthew 3:11   |   James 4:8   |   2 Chronicles 16:9   |   Jeremiah 29:7   | 

Discussion Questions

• What in your life keeps you from being aware of God’s presence?
• What sin needs to be burned up in the fire?
• What gift, purpose, or Word needs to burn brighter for God so others can see?
• If God is looking on earth to see if there are any who seek Him, how do you seek God? (Psalm 14:2)
• What does it look like to live out Psalm 105:4?
• Will you be participating in the 24 hours of prayer?
• What prayer sessions during Seek Week will you (and your family) be attending?

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Manage Your Household 

Practical spiritual activities:

• Worship together – Dedicate time each week to worship with those in your household.
• Pray together – Dedicate time each day for listening to and speaking with the Lord individually, and as a household. Record ongoing prayer requests into your journal or Field Journal.
• Intercede for one another – Ask those in your household what is on their heart, then pray for one another. Refer to “Prayer Requests From Our Community” below and prayer recorded in your Field Journal and pray together for your city.
• Read together – Spend time together reading God’s Word. Consider the Bible reading guide on our website.
• Journal & Share – Share insight from what you’ve been hearing from the Lord and capturing in your journal weekly.
• Take communion together – For those who are followers of Jesus, consider taking the elements together. There is a communion guide on our website.

Event Highlight 

• Join us for Seek Week  Nov 1-7 as we unite in focused prayer and fasting to pursue God’s presence for our church, city, and nation. The week concludes with 24 hours of prayer around the fire.
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/events

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Fill Your City

Prayer Requests From Our Community

• Pray the Holy Spirit draws lost family members, friends, and associates to Jesus, removing the blinders so they might know the Way, Truth, and Life.
• Pray for Smyrna Church and Pastor Farrell Hussey.

Serve Opportunities 

• In the Church– If prayer is one of your spiritual gifts, consider joining our prayer team. You’ll pray with others during weekend services and support incoming prayer requests throughout the week.
• In the City – Give Moore Hope Christmas Missions Initiative is occurring between October 29 and November 22 to share the love of Jesus by providing gifts for local children and families in need. Stop by the Angel Tree and Toy Drive tables in the lobby to pick up details and get involved!
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/serve 

Your City

• There are six areas of the city: family, health & wellness, business, education, government, and media. What are ways you can serve in your city?
• Share Your Story about what God is doing in your life and your city here: https://gracechurchsp.org/story/