Wk 5 // February 7 & 8
WK 5 // REVERSE THE CURSE
February 7 & 8, 2026
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
TAP HERE TO VIEW THE SERMON NOTES.
INTRODUCTION
As we talk tonight, we are shifting from viewing church as an event to understanding it as a mission. The message challenges us to move from watching to participating and from consuming to contributing.
UNDERSTANDING
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ ACTS 2:42–47
This picture shows that church was never meant to be passive or spectator driven. It was built around shared life, shared mission, and shared responsibility.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ MATTHEW 18:10
Jesus makes it clear that reaching and nurturing the next generation is not optional. It is central to the heart of God and the mission of the church.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ HEBREWS 8:10–12
The Church is not built on law keeping but on transformed hearts shaped by grace.
APPLICATION
When the church lives out its calling, it becomes more than a weekly gathering. It becomes a doorway to transformation for individuals, families, and future generations.
PRAYER
Thank God for the ways He has worked in and through the church. Ask God to help you see people the way He sees them. Pray for courage to get in the game and live out the mission together.
February 7 & 8, 2026
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
TAP HERE TO VIEW THE SERMON NOTES.
- What was one takeaway from this week's sermon for you?
- Were there any stories, ideas, or points that stuck out?
- Was there anything that challenged you?
INTRODUCTION
- What is one thing people often assume church is all about?
- What is your favorite part of watching a big event like the Super Bowl with other people?
- Where have you seen people come together in a way that felt meaningful and life giving?
As we talk tonight, we are shifting from viewing church as an event to understanding it as a mission. The message challenges us to move from watching to participating and from consuming to contributing.
UNDERSTANDING
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ ACTS 2:42–47
- What words or phrases stand out to you in this description of the early church?
- What do you notice about how belief, community, and action were connected?
- Why do you think God chose this model to launch the church?
This picture shows that church was never meant to be passive or spectator driven. It was built around shared life, shared mission, and shared responsibility.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ MATTHEW 18:10
- Why do you think Jesus places such strong value on children and the next generation?
- How does this verse shape the way we think about ministry priorities?
- What does it look like to build up rather than overlook younger generations?
Jesus makes it clear that reaching and nurturing the next generation is not optional. It is central to the heart of God and the mission of the church.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ HEBREWS 8:10–12
- What stands out to you about how this passage describes the new covenant?
- How does this change the way people relate to God compared to rules or performance?
- Why is grace essential to understanding what the Church is meant to be?
The Church is not built on law keeping but on transformed hearts shaped by grace.
APPLICATION
- Which of the three church priorities: reaching the next generation, reaching the unchurched, or making disciples challenges you the most right now?
- Where might God be inviting you to move from watching to participating?
- Who has God placed in your life that you could intentionally invest in spiritually?
- What fears or hesitations sometimes keep you from fully engaging in the mission of the church?
- How could your small group be a place where disciples are both formed and sent?
When the church lives out its calling, it becomes more than a weekly gathering. It becomes a doorway to transformation for individuals, families, and future generations.
PRAYER
Thank God for the ways He has worked in and through the church. Ask God to help you see people the way He sees them. Pray for courage to get in the game and live out the mission together.