Vision Sunday
Pastor Zach Bearss
May 7, 2023
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-28
Connect: Did you have a vision for your life when you were graduating, what was that vision? Did you fulfill your vision after college and did that fulfill you? Tell us more about how that played out. Did your vision include Christ when you were in college?
Engage: Read through Ephesians 4:1-7,11-28. What stands out to you through these verses.
Clearview’s vision statement is, “Our vision is to lead people into a transforming relationship with Jesus and authentic community with others so that the Gospel may declared through our lives of the world. “
How is your life transforming in relationship with Jesus and in community? VIM
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Vision
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What is your vision for your life now?
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Are you willing to press into your vision and what is preventing you from stepping into that vision?
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How does your vision include Christ? Vs 13-14
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Vs14 futility or fragility that leads to result of their thinking–Where have you gotten off track with your vision of what your life in Christ could be?
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Vs18 What does the world say is the good life? How do you find what the world says to you and your relationship to Jesus ? Do you experience the tension?
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Intention
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We do not change by information–Ephesians 4:3-5
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Where do you need to be intentional in your life with Jesus? Where do you need to be committed whether in reading scripture, praying, worshipping etc.
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Means
a. Means are practices
James Clear quote “Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits.
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Are there some habits that need to change? Who knows about those habits, and do you have some accountability?
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What are some practices that you want to incorporate into your life? How are you going to make space for those practices?
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How have bad habits formed who you are?
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What habits do you want to help you grow in your walk with Jesus
Zach mentioned 4
1. Prayer and bible reading
2. Worshipping with the church
3. Friendships that speak the truth
4. Serving someone besides yourself
Does your heart resonate with any of these and which of these is the greatest need for you right now to start practicing and do you need someone to ask you to how It is going?
Apply: What is one takeaway from this sermon that you are going to apply to your life this week?
Which one of these words, vision, intention and means do you need to apply to your life right now and what are the steps you are going to take to make it a reality?
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