There are lots of opportunities to pray together and we would like to invite you to be a part of any that you can participate in.

1. Pre-Service Prayer: We will pray BEFORE service in the Parent Room at 9 am. This prayer time is to connect in prayer together for the upcoming service, the Body of Christ, and Global Issues.

2. After-Service Prayer: Both male & female prayer leaders will be available in the front right corner of the STAGE following each service to pray with those in need of prayer.

3. Each week we take a few minutes to pray for the missionaries we support during service, but we hope that you will take some time out of your week to pray for them before and after service as well.

This week's missionary prayer is for Our missionaries who serve in restricted areas of the world.

Title: Seeing

Scripture: John 9

Summary: It is easy to miss out on what God is doing in and around us. Sometimes the suffering that we face blinds us to Him and His works. How do we get to a place where we can see the beauty of God in all our circumstances?

Questions:

1. When the disciples ask if the man’s blindness was due to his or his parent's sin, Jesus responds that neither is the cause. How does Jesus' answer challenge common assumptions about suffering and sin?

2. How does this perspective change the way we view suffering or hardship in our own lives? How can our suffering be used for God’s glory?

3. The Pharisees question the man about his healing and Jesus' identity. Why do they struggle to accept the miracle, even when the evidence is clear? What does this reveal about spiritual blindness?

4. The formerly blind man grows in his understanding of who Jesus is. How does his boldness in defending Jesus challenge us in our own witness and faith?

5. How do you typically respond when you see God at work in your life or the lives of others?