SEEK WEEK: Seek First

  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

What does your daily pursuit reveal about what you actually live for? We spend endless energy chasing direction, security, purpose, and answers, yet rarely stop to ask if we are seeking anything of eternal value. Scripture reveals that seeking God isn’t a panic button reserved for moments of desperation—it is an intentional, daily pursuit that shapes how we live, think, choose and respond. But what happens when seeking Him transforms from a mere spiritual discipline into the ultimate defining passion of our lives? As we approach Seek Week, consider this: what you seek today determines where you end up tomorrow. If what you chase shapes who you become, what are you really pursuing, and why?

Scripture References from the Sermon

Matthew 6:33   |   Jeremiah 29:13   |   1 Corinthians 10:31   |   Matthew 6:25-32   |   Matthew 7:7-8   |   Matthew 7:13-14   |   Galatians 5:22-23   |   Luke 19:10 | Isaiah 55:6

Discussion Questions

• Over the past few weeks, what has held the top spot in your thoughts, time, and worries? How does your daily focus align with Jesus’ call to seek His Kingdom first, rather than it being just one of many competing priorities?
• Jesus links seeking the Kingdom with seeking His righteousness (character aligned with the Fruit of the Spirit). How does what you have been chasing recently compare to the character traits and heart that Christ seeks to grow within you?
• What is Christ actively seeking to redeem, build, or transform within you and through your key relationships—such as your marriage, family, workplace, or local community?
• How do you currently create space to seek God’s presence, and what intentional steps will you take to ask, seek, and knock more deeply as you enter Seek Week?

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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 

• We have Baptism Weekend coming up with orientation happening next Thursday night and Sunday morning, so if you haven’t been baptised yet, now is your time!
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/events  

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Fill Your City

Prayer Requests From Our Community

• Pray for God’s guidance, comfort, and peace for those in transition, trusting Him to lead them, restore their souls, and banish fear in this new chapter.
• Pray for God’s protection over our schools and for students and staff to honor Him this academic year.
• Pray for Pineywood Baptist Church and Pastor Tom Lutz.

Serve Opportunities 

• In the Church – Capture God’s work in action—join our Photography Team and tell His story through your lens.
• In the City – Join Moore Manna in filling the city with Jesus by serving local families in need. Whether you volunteer Tuesday mornings at the Carthage Campus, pray, or donate, you can make a difference.
• 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/