~Open in prayer~

Icebreaker
• How was your Thanksgiving?
• What are you most thankful for?
• Did you go shopping on black Friday?

MESSAGE REVIEW
The hope of seeing the Glory of God is not in the individual; it is in the collective. This makes sense behind the recent warfare trying to cause permanent division in the world and especially in the body of Christ. When the collective separates you, no individual can represent the full measure of the stature of Christ. I cannot operate on the same measure that Jesus did on my own, and you can t either. But when we are together we can! The new wine is found in the cluster, not in the grape. The new wine represents the Spirit of God, and it will not appear in the individual; it will appear in the whole.

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

•Read Song of Solomon 4:7 In the passage it states, “you are altogether lovely”. Each individual part is nice but it’s nothing like when we are together. The anointing oil is filled with many spices that come together. The aroma is pleasing to God. What is lovely about all of us in the collective? Why is this pleasing to the Lord?

•Read Genesis 1:4, 1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:21, 1:25, 1:31 God saw the individual things He made and called it “good”. But the last verse, He saw the big picture altogether and called it “Very Good.” How do you think God sees the world? Why does He call the finished product with all the components in place “very good?”

•Read Luke 5:17-20 The bible tells the story of men that tried to carry their bedridden friend to Jesus. The room was full, and they were not able to get in, so they went to the housetop and let him down right before Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith He said, “Man, your sins are forgiven.” How did the faith of these men help him get in the room with Jesus? How did they work together to reach the miracle? Do the people you have in your life believe when you can’t believe for yourself?

GET IN THE ROOM
The anointing is in the “cluster”. When the room is full of faith, Jesus will enter, and anything can happen.

PRAYER FOCUS & REQUESTS
Ask your members if they have any prayer requests or praise reports. Evaluate your relationships. Do they draw you closer to Jesus? Do they give you their faith and believe for you when you grow weary? Do they add to your life or deplete from your life?