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God Makes Everything Beautiful

God Makes Everything Beautiful

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What if the season you’re in right now—good or difficult—actually has a purpose? This week in our series Everything’s Meaningful, we’ll explore how like seasons in nature, different seasons in our lives aren’t random, but part of something meaningful. We’ll see how even the challenging parts of life can carry beauty and purpose we might not see at first. And we discover that we aren’t meant to go through any season alone. Together, we can find deeper meaning in whatever season we find ourselves. Watch Full Service Discussion Guide To view a .docx version of this guide, click here. Before we begin, let’s take a quiet moment and pray for God’s direction of our time together. Then we’ll take a couple of minutes to go around and share where we’ve seen God at work in our lives this week. Introduction Last week, we explored how meaning isn’t found in success, work, or possessions alone, but in a relationship with God. How did that shape your perspective this week? The suggested actions steps were: Identify one area where you’ve been striving for meaning or validation and practice re-centering that area around God this week. How did that go for you? This week, we continue in Ecclesiastes by looking at the different seasons of life. We experience different seasons in life. There are times of joy and times of grief, times of growth and times of loss. And sometimes those changing seasons can feel confusing or even discouraging. We can start asking ourselves, “What’s the meaning of all this?” But Ecclesiastes invites us to see that God has meaning in all of these seasons and God is at work in all of them, even the ones we don’t understand yet. Connect What is your favorite season of the year and why? Which season do you think matches your personality the most? Who has helped you most in your current “season of life?” Opening Ecclesiastes 3 describes life as a series of seasons… times for building and letting go, celebrating and grieving, searching and stopping. Without God, these cycles can feel repetitive and meaningless, like we’re just going through the motions. But with God, each season carries meaning, even if we don’t immediately see it. And we’re not meant to navigate these seasons alone. God places people in our lives to support, encourage, and walk with us through every phase. This leads us to our main Idea for the week: We should find beautiful meaning in every season of life. Unpack Read each set of verses out loud as a group, making observations as you go. Afterward, discuss each of the connected questions before moving to the next set of verses. Read Ecclesiastes 3:1–11 In this passage, we see a poetic description of the different seasons of life and the reminder that God is at work in all of them. Which of the “times” listed stands out most to you right now? Why? Why do you think it’s hard to accept certain seasons (like waiting, grieving, or letting go)? Verse 11 says “Yet God has made everything beautiful in its time.” What might that mean for your current season? Read John 16:33, 16:1–2, 16:32 In this passage, Jesus is honest about the reality of hardship, while also pointing to hope in him. Based on what he has just told his followers, what kinds of difficulty and sorrow is Jesus referring to? What does Jesus promise his followers here, and what does he not promise? What might Jesus mean when he says that he has “overcome the world?” Read Galatians 6:9–10 In this passage, Paul encourages perseverance and reminds us that what we do in one season can bear fruit later. How does Paul’s “harvest” metaphor relate to perseverance? Why is it sometimes hard to “not grow weary” in certain seasons? What might it look like to keep showing up faithfully in your current season? Action Step This is where we take what we’ve discussed and put it into practice! Read the action steps below and discuss how you can live them out this week in practical ways. 1. Prayerfully consider one way you can honor God in your current season of life. Prayerfully consider one way you can intentionally connect with or honor God in the season you’re in right now. For example: bring a struggle honestly to God instead of avoiding it, thank God for something good in this season, or trust God in an area where you feel uncertain. 2. This week, take a step out of individualism into shared life. In what area of our life do you need to step out of individualism? Maybe you need to talk to someone about a challenge you’re going through, or maybe you need to support someone who could use encouragement and hope. As you think about these steps, share with the group so you can encourage and pray for one another. Closing Life moves through seasons… some beautiful, some ...
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