The Heart of God - Week 5 Open Eyes, Open Ears - Joining the Father in What He Is Doing Study by: Life Group Ministry Team Sermons can be viewed on the Hope Valley Church YouTube Channel 1. Sharing Our Journey Praise, Thanks, and Reflection Invite people to share from one or more of the questions below. It can be done as a whole group or in subgroups. It can also involve a worship song. What are you thankful for? Where have you seen God at work? How has God used you? How have you gone living out God’s Word since our last gathering? Where have you struggled to follow the way of Jesus? Where and with whom have you witnessed to the love and good news of Jesus? Care and Prayer In prayer, capture the things you have shared above after also inviting people to share any personal needs for prayer or support. 2. Opening God’s Word Read: John 5:19-20, John 10:2-4 & 14-16 Take turns reading these verses as a group or from several translations. What first caught your interest or stuck out to you as you read these verses? Alternatively, what questions do you still want answered? What do we discover about Jesus’ reliance on the Father in John 5:19-20? What do we discover in John 10 about the relationship between the shepherd and His sheep? How can we open our eyes and ears to see and hear from God? How can we know Him increasingly more in our daily lives? What truths do these verses teach us about seeing what God is doing? Where are things happening that only God can do? How does God want you to live this out in your life? 3. Living out the Heart of God Living Out God’s Word Leaders please share this list or ways that Jesus can speak to us: The Bible - in a general discipleship or a specific verse Other believers - a specific comment or prophetic word or word of wisdom or general discipling Circumstances Inner thought or prompting A stirring of the heart in relation to something said, seen or presented Seeing a human hurt, hope, or need Seeing something unfold around you that only God could do A combined discernment after prayer and discussion Please watch this video ‘spiritual breathing is hearing and obeying God’ https://zume.training/spiritual-breathing-is-hearing-and-obeying-god/ Practice listening. Spend 5 minutes in silent prayer asking Jesus to speak to you and quietly listen. Take note of what you think, hear, feel. Prayer for each other Break into 2s or 3s to pray: Share what you heard. If you heard nothing, that is OK. Sometimes the hearing happens later because you have time and space now. Pray for each other to have open ears to hear in an ongoing way. Praying for your 5 (from your Relational Map - See ‘The Heart of God’ Study - Week 1) Pray for each other as they seek to live out God’s Word Contacts If you would like more information or further help, please contact: scott.button@hopevalleychurch.com.au