Together Group Questions
Read John 4:23-24. Jesus said that true worshipers would worship “in Spirit and truth.” What does it specifically look like to worship God with sincerity and biblical truth? Which is easier/ harder for you: to worship God with your head and knowledge (knowing who He is)... OR worshiping God with your heart and emotions (a passionate response to who He is)?
How do we “hunger” for God? Have each person in the group share a way or two of how we can hunger for God in our every day life. Also, share one habit you can do to increase your desire for God’s presence this week?
According to Psalm 100:4, we are to enter our worship time with thanksgiving and praise. Why do you think these 2 things are so necessary as a starting point in prayer and worship? How can gratitude change your attitude?
Read Mark 1:35. What stands out to you about Jesus’ example of making time to pray? No matter what your prayer life looks like right now, if you could add just five minutes a day more to pray, when would those 5 minutes a day be? And where would they be? (Describe your exact time and setting you would choose)
Read Romans 12:1. What are some everyday ways we can “offer ourselves” to God in worship? And which area of your life is the hardest to fully surrender to God in this season?
Close the group by going around and sharing how each of you would like to encounter God MORE through worship and prayer.
Encountering God #1 - Through God’s Word
May 17, 2026 • Jason Carson
- 2015 THROWBACK
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105)
Text: Ps. 119:9-16, Jer. 15:16, Is. 55:11, Ps. 1:1-3, Rom. 8:31-39, Col. 3:15-17
- God’s Word:
1. Reveals KNOWLEDGE and WISDOM.
2. Reveals GOD’S WILL for our lives.
3. Is PRACTICAL and full of POWER.
- How to Encounter God through the Word:
1. Set aside TIME and READ it.
2. MEDITATE on it and PRAY through it.
3. Ask: What does it SAY? What are the FACTS?
4. Ask: What are the spiritual PRINCIPLES I can learn from this?
5. Ask the Spirit to REVEAL the truth you need from the Word.
- 20 Ways to Encounter God through the Word:
Survey the Word, Listen to the Word, Read the Word Silently, Read the Word Aloud (Privately), Read the Word Publicly, Discuss the Word, Hand-copy the Word, Study the Word, Cross-reference the Word, Stress the Word, Highlight the Word, Paraphrase the Word, Sketch the Word, Memorize the Word, Personalize the Word, Sing the Word, Display the Word, Share the Word, Teach (or Preach) the Word, Do the Word!
- Encountering God Through the Word Prayer:
Lord, make us a people who are endlessly hungry for your words of life. Make us a people that have so tasted and seen your goodness poured out in the pages of Scripture that we make time to feast on the bread of your Word. Fill us with a longing for deeper, more consistent encounters with you that we would search the pages of Scripture for truths that will open our hearts to you more fully. May our lives be marked today by the fruit grown from the seed of your Word.
