Who would like to share a highlight, praise report, or testimony from this week?
What did you learn from this week’s sermon?
What was your most important accomplishment this week?
Have you ever seen a prayer answered in a way that was so specific you knew it had to be God?
Why do you think humility is so important when we’re asking God for guidance?
Why do you think God tells us to pray when He already knows what we need?
When God answers your prayers, what’s your first response—celebration, moving on, or worship? Why do you think that is?
What’s one area of your life right now where you need God’s specific guidance, and how can you approach Him like Abraham’s servant—with humility, faith, and worship?
Who are you praying for to be saved?
Who can you invite to the next meeting?
What are your prayer requests?
Genesis 24:34-48 (NLT) – 34 “I am Abraham’s servant,” he explained. 35 “And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.36 “When Sarah, my master’s wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master’s son, and my master has given him everything he owns. 37 And my master made me take an oath. He said, ‘Do not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. 38 Go instead to my father’s house, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son.’ 39 “But I said to my master, ‘What if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?’ 40 He responded, ‘The Lord, in whose presence I have lived, will send his angel with you and will make your mission successful. Yes, you must find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family. 41 Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’ 42 “So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission. 43 See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.” 44 If she says, “Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels, too,” let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master’s son.’ 45 “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ 46 She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!’ So I drank, and then she watered the camels. 47 “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. 48 “Then I bowed low and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, because he had led me straight to my master’s niece to be his son’s wife
James 4:10 (NLT) – “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.”
Matthew 21:22 (NIV) - “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Isaiah 65:24 (NLT) – “I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!”
Psalm 115:1 (NLT) – “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.”
Giving freely and wholeheartedly brings great joy.
1 Chronicles 29:9 (NLT)
The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
Encourage everyone to give their tithes and offerings.