OUR STORY SO FAR

TREASURE → SOW

MAKE ROOM

3rd Study 10.1.26

🌿  The Great Expansion (Make Room)

In Attendance  * Bill * Joanne * Steve * Rachael * MyRacle * Bryce * Valerie * Jonathan  *  Anne * Jahson * Emilee * Kate * Johnny * John

SUNDAY'S Message Lee

Mark 2:18–22 (Scripture below)

Our third story has just begun.

This week, Lee's Message challenged us to trust that God is writing a good story even in seasons we don't fully understand.

Using Jesus' pictures of a wedding celebration, new cloth and new wine, Lee reminded us that the Kingdom of God is not simply another religious duty to squeeze into our old ways of living.

Our Time Together

we listened to

“Make Room” by Jonathan McReynolds, preparing us to think about what may need to move so God has room to expand in us.

In Marshall’s video, he challenged us to “bring the better wine” wherever we go—bringing the peace, joy, generosity, presence and love of Jesus into the room.

We shared stories about the best parties we’ve attended, then read Mark 2:18–22 and considered Jesus’ pictures of a wedding, new cloth and new wine.

We asked:

Does my relationship with God feel more like a fast or a feast?

What old wineskin might be keeping me from fully enjoying life with God?

TAKE IT WITH YOU

Make room for the new thing God wants to do.

PRAYER TIME

Continued prayer for Savannah’s heart, Paisley’s birthday celebration, praying for the Goans as they hear from the Spirit as they continue to lead and help during the lose of Sheena. Praying for John’s greater dependence on the Holy Spirit, and greater freedom in worship. Praying for Anna hearing. Prayer for (your name) and (what’s on our heart) Amen, thank you Jesus.

Mark 2:18-21

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”

19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.

21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”