MESSAGE: Losing Ground Date: 11/2/2025
COMMUNICATOR: Pastor Kevin Geer
CHECK-IN & SHARE WINS: What was one highlight from your week? Where have you seen Jesus at work—in your life or in the world around you? Celebrating wins helps fuel God’s mission and inspire others to join in.
WORDS THAT IGNITE: Walk in The Spirit
- The Greek word: στοιχῶμεν πνεύματι (stoichōmen pneumati) “To walk in line with,” “to keep in step,” or “to follow in order.” This word gives the image of marching in formation or keeping in rhythm with a leader — like soldiers following a commander.
- Walking in the Spirit means a lifestyle of daily dependence and active alignment with God’s word and moving in a forward direction.
- How will you put this word into action and let it ignite your life this week?
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THINK, DISCUSS, LIVE: These questions are great for personal reflection, group discussion, or both. They’re meant to help you grow in your faith, deepen your connection with your Jesus friends, and live it out in the world around you.
- Have you ever experienced a natural disaster or something that made you feel completely out of control? What was that like for you?
- What are the indicators in your life that you’re walking closely with the Spirit—becoming more like Jesus and gaining new spiritual ground?
- Paul said, “We are pressed but not crushed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8).How do you usually respond when life “shakes” or hits hard unexpectedly? What helps you hold on instead of panic?
- 1 John 3:20 says, “God is greater than our feelings.” What emotions tend to take over when life gets hard, and how can you remind yourself that God’s truth is greater in those emotional moments?
- When your life takes an unexpected hit, what does it look like for you to anchor yourself to God? (Prayer, Scripture, worship, community, generosity, etc.)
- When you think about “losing ground” spiritually, what does that look like in your life right now? Where do you sense you’ve drifted, lost momentum—or maybe even gone backward?
- Everyone has a “spiritual kryptonite”—something that quietly pulls us away from God. What’s yours, and why do you think it has that kind of pull over you?
- Read 1 Corinthians 10:12 and Revelation 2:5. What small signs of pride or complacency might cause you to lose ground, and how can you guard against them? When you notice you’ve given up ground, what first step does God ask you to take to get back on track?
- Proverbs 24:16 says, “The godly may fall seven times, but they get up again.” Can you share a time you fell spiritually or relationally and then got back up? What new ground do you sense God is calling you to take before the year ends?
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Re-TAKING NEW GROUND: This week, take new ground by reading and reflecting on Psalm 139:23-24.
Here are some ideas:
- Celebrate one area of your life where you are growing or excelling spiritually.
- Confess and turn away from the area of your life that God is showing needs change
- Communicate your celebration and or confession to a Jesus friend
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PRAYER OPTIONS:
- Prayer Partnership: What’s on your heart that we can partner with you and bring it to the Lord?
- 1 & 1: One thing to celebrate, one thing to bring to God.
- Praise Sentences: Short prayers thanking God, then pray for shared needs.
- Prayer Clusters: Groups of 2–3, share requests, pray together, and encourage each other during the week.
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NEED TO READ MORE BIBLE?
- Read through the New Testament in one year – 1 chapter a day, 5 days a week, plus a bonus passage.
- Find it on the Canvas Church app (“Bible Reading Plan”). Listening option available.
- Read it. Think about it. Live it out.
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