Stop. Rest. Delight. Contemplate.
This Week in Lifegroups - Sunday December 7, 2025
Marinate On This To Strengthen Your Leadership:
In our Advent sermon series, Pastor Carl Gulley has been teaching about the importance of rhythms of Sabbath rest for God's people. These are times when we intentionally stop, rest, delight in God, and reflect on His goodness and faithfulness in our lives.
As a leader, it can always feel like there's more to be done: another challenge to overcome, another problem to solve, another person to love. But taking regular time to stop, rest, delight, and contemplate is one of the primary ways we receive God's shepherding care and allow His grace to strengthen our leadership.
As you come to the end of the semester, prayerfully consider how you can build these rhythms into your own life and how you can help your group walk in this value as well.
3 Big Things For Your Lifegroup Members To Know This Week:
End of Year Review: We published an end of year review highlighting some of the ways the Lord has been at work in and through our church family in 2024. It's very encouraging, and we want to share it with everyone who calls Antioch their church home. Please share the link with your Lifegroup.
End of Year Giving: As we look toward 2025, we are praying for $400,000 to close our end-of-year budget gap and begin the next year ready for all God has for us. Whether through your ongoing tithes or a special year-end gift, we invite all of our members to prayerfully consider how God would have them sow into this need.
Seibert Sabbatical: As Jeff Abshire shared on Sunday, the Seiberts are going on a planned ministry sabbatical starting in mid-January. We are excited for them to get this extended season of rest and renewal! We will share more details in January, but wanted to communicate this now because we know you love and pray for them. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare.
Tools For Your Lifegroup:
Discussion Guide: The discussion guides for the sermons in this series can be found here. Click in on the sermon title and the discussion guide is under the video of the message.
Revival & Reformation Meetups: We are hosting meetups for members of our church who work in various fields. You can see the meetups we have planned and sign up here. Please help spread the word.
Worship: You can use this playlist from our worship team for worship in Lifegroup. It includes the songs we sing on Sundays!
We love you and are praying for you and your groups!
Zach Daniel