Vision Sunday
This Week in Lifegroups - Sunday January 11, 2026
In this week's sermon, Jimmy brought us back to the most foundational question of our faith: "Who do you say that I am?" This is the question that Jesus asked His disciples in Matthew 16, and it's the question we must continually re-answer throughout our lives. As we begin 2026, this message calls us to reconnect to the centrality of Jesus, to the authority He has given His church, and to get back up from whatever has knocked us down.
Here are 4 truths from the message to help strengthen your leadership this week:
1. Everyone in Your Group Is Asking Four Questions - Whether They Know It or Not Jimmy shared that everyone is searching for answers to four fundamental questions: Who is God? Who am I? Who are my people? What is my purpose? The world offers countless solutions through technology, politics, relationships, and achievement. As a Lifegroup leader, you have the privilege of pointing people to the One who truly answers all four questions: Jesus. Your group is a place where people discover their identity, find their people, and understand their purpose because they're encountering the living God.
2. You'll Need to Re-Answer "Who Is Jesus?" Too The sermon emphasized that this isn't a question we answer once at salvation and never revisit. Life has a way of testing our foundational beliefs. After challenges, disappointments, seasons of doubt, or even just the daily grind, we have to "re-up" on who Jesus is to us. This applies to your leadership. As you start this year, recenter on Who is Jesus and Who does He want to be to you this season.
3. The Rock Isn't You - It's Jesus Jesus said He would build His church on the rock of Peter's confession: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Your Lifegroup isn't built on your personality, your Bible knowledge, or your leadership skills. It's built on the shared confession of who Jesus is. This takes so much pressure off you. You don't have to be the foundation. You just need to keep pointing people back to the Rock. When conversations get difficult, when you don't know the answer, when people are struggling, return to this: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Everything else flows from that truth.
4. You've Been Given Keys to Unlock Spiritual Prisons The authority Jesus gave to His church in Matthew 16 isn't just theological. It's practical and powerful. He said the gates of hell will not prevail against the church, and He gave us keys to the kingdom. Whatever is bound on earth is bound in heaven; whatever is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven. As a Lifegroup leader submitted to God and operating as part of His church, you have genuine spiritual authority. There are prisons that need to be unlocked in the lives of people in your group: strongholds of fear, addiction, unforgiveness, despair, deception. Don't underestimate the authority you carry when you're aligned with Jesus and His purposes.
For Ministry:
In 1 Corinthians 12 & 14, the Scriptures describe the gifts of the Spirit at work in the church to reveal Jesus, bring comfort, edification and encouragement to believers, salvation to the lost and glory to God. With that in mind, members of our prophetic community take time each Sunday to seek the Lord for insight into how the Spirit wants to minister and to whom during our services and this week in the life of our church. We often share these words on Sunday morning from the stage, but we also wanted to start sharing them here as well. By no means is this the only thing the Lord is doing in our midst, but we want to be faithful to steward these words, so please consider how they might minister to members of your group this week.
Words for Ministry: The Lord wants to deliver people from a spirit of confusion, particularly in three areas of identity:
Shame: For people who live in shame, believing that even in Christ, they are "not enough"
Performance: For people who root their identity in what they do and how well they do it, from their role as spouse, parent, or their job performance, etc.
Unseen, Unknown: For those who say "I am unseen" "I am unknown"
In each of these places the Spirit wants to set people free from these lies and bring healing and truth in Christ.
Tools for Your Lifegroup This Week:
1. Discussion Guide: The discussion guide for Vision Sunday 2026 is available and ready for your group this week. It includes the sermon summary, key scriptures with full text, and 10 discussion questions to help your group engage deeply with this message.
2. World Mandate: World Mandate is coming up in three weeks! This is a significant moment for our church family to gather, hear from global workers, and renew our commitment to God's purposes around the world. Make sure your group knows about it and encourage them to be part of this gathering.
3. Worship: You can use this playlist from our worship team for worship in Lifegroup. It includes the songs we sing on Sundays!