Seeing God in the Ordinary


### **Series Title: Seeing God in the Ordinary**

**Theme Verse:** *“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”* —Genesis 28:16


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#### **Week 1: The God Who Walks With Us**

**Text:** Luke 24:13–35 (The Road to Emmaus)  

**Focus:** Jesus appears to the disciples in the midst of their grief and confusion—not in a temple, but on a dusty road.  

**Takeaway:** God often meets us in our questions, our routines, and our heartbreak. We just need eyes to recognize Him.

---**Journaling Prompts:**  

- When have I felt like I was walking alone, only to realize later that God was with me?  

- What questions or doubts am I carrying that I need to bring to Jesus on the road?



#### **Week 2: Sacred Soil — Finding God in Work and Waiting**

**Text:** Ruth 2:1–23  

**Focus:** Ruth “just so happens” to glean in Boaz’s field, but God is orchestrating redemption through ordinary labor.  

**Takeaway:** God is present in the fields we work, the meals we prepare, and the quiet faithfulness of showing up.


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#### **Week 3: The Whisper, Not the Wind**

**Text:** 1 Kings 19:9–13  

**Focus:** Elijah expects God in the dramatic, but finds Him in a gentle whisper.  

**Takeaway:** God doesn’t always shout. Sometimes He speaks in the stillness, in the breath between tasks.


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#### **Week 4: The Table Is Holy**

**Text:** John 21:1–14  

**Focus:** After the resurrection, Jesus makes breakfast for His disciples.  

**Takeaway:** The risen Christ shows up not just in miracles, but in meals. Every table can become an altar.

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Prompts & Song Selections

### **Week 1: The God Who Walks With Us**  

**Text:** *Luke 24:13–35*  

**Journaling Prompt:**  

- When have I felt like I was walking alone, only to realize later that God was with me?  

- What questions or doubts am I carrying that I need to bring to Jesus on the road?


**Song Suggestion:**  

🎵 *“Right Here”* – a worship ballad about God meeting us exactly where we are, not where we think we should be.


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### **Week 2: Sacred Soil — Finding God in Work and Waiting**  

**Text:** *Ruth 2:1–23*  

**Journaling Prompt:**  

- What “ordinary field” am I working in right now that might be part of God’s bigger plan?  

- How can I practice faithfulness in the small things this week?


**Song Suggestion:**  

🎵 *“Seasons”* by Hillsong Worship – a reminder that even in winter, God is working toward harvest.


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### **Week 3: The Whisper, Not the Wind**  

**Text:** *1 Kings 19:9–13*  

**Journaling Prompt:**  

- Where in my life am I expecting God to show up loudly, but He might be whispering instead?  

- What noise do I need to quiet in order to hear Him?


**Song Suggestion:**  

🎵 *“Made a Way”* by Travis Greene – a testimony of God’s quiet, miraculous provision.


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### **Week 4: The Table Is Holy**  

**Text:** *John 21:1–14*  

**Journaling Prompt:**  

- What ordinary moments—meals, conversations, routines—have become sacred in my life?  

- How can I invite Jesus to “make breakfast” with me this week?


**Song Suggestion:**  

🎵 *“Join Us in the Mess”* by Sam Hargreaves & Andy Flannagan – a joyful, honest anthem about God stepping into our real, messy lives.


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**🛠️ Week 5: The Trust Gauge**  

**Text:** *Psalm 13:1–6*  

**Theme:** When trust has been damaged by people who claimed God’s name, how do we learn to believe again?  

**Journaling Prompt:**  

- Where have I mistaken God's silence for absence?  

- What does rebuilding trust look like—in me, not just in others?


**Song Suggestion:**  

🎵 *“Rescue”* by Lauren Daigle – because He’s still near, even when we feel forsaken.


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