The Lord Your God is With You Wherever You Go
September 28, 2025 / Pastor Kyle Bonenberger / City ChurchKnowledge about God’s presence is not → we need to actually to .
| Joshua 1:1 | Matthew 1:23 | Isaiah 55:6-7 | Deuteronomy 4:29 | Jeremiah 29:13 | Amos 5:3 | John 15:4 |(MULTILINE)
God’s presence with us…
- Gives us to move in .
| Joshua 1:1-6 |(MULTILINE)
- Offers a reasonable of → when our line up with the .
| Joshua 1:7-9, 14:10 | Genesis 15:18 | Isaiah 43:2 | Psalm 1:1-3 | Proverbs 16:3 |
| 2 Chronicles 31:21 | Matthew 6:33, 7:7-8 | Galatians 6:9 | James 1:25 |(MULTILINE)
- Drives us to for .
| Joshua 1:12-15 | John 17:20-21 | Ephesians 4:1-3 | Philippians 2:2-4 | Romans 15:5-6 | 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 | (MULTILINE)
- Keeps us on !
| Joshua 1:16-18 | Matthew 28:18-20 | Acts 1:8-9 |(MULTILINE)
Small Group Questions
What do you think?
Have someone quickly read over the main “fill-ins” from Sunday’s message to jog your memories. From the message, what particular point challenged you, stood out to you, or raised a question for you?(MULTILINE)
The story of your life.
Share about a time you felt more confident because of who was “with you” (friend, family member, teammate, mentor). Why do you think they helped you feel more confident?(MULTILINE)
Digging deeper in God’s Word.
- On Sunday, we saw how God’s presence with the believer is foundational. In Exodus 3, an insecure Moses has an encounter with God that reassures the prophet that God would be with him. Read it in its entirety and respond to the following prompts/questions.
- Have a few members of the group recap the story using their own words.(MULTILINE)
- What does this passage tell us about God? God being “with us”? People and ourselves?(MULTILINE)
- Another powerful example of what can happen when God is “with us” is found in Mark 4:35-41. Read the story together and respond to the following prompts/questions.
- Have a few members of the group recap the story using their own words.(MULTILINE)
- What does this passage tell us about God? God being “with us”? People and ourselves?(MULTILINE)
- As we wrap up, each of the verses below give deeper insight into God being with us. Read them together and share an insight on that topic.
- Isaiah 43:2.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
- Psalm 23:6.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
- Matthew 1:23.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
- John 14:16-19.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
- Acts 4:13.(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
- Acts 18:9-10.(MULTILINE)
Personal reflection and application.
- Have everyone share one thing someone else said in this discussion that struck a chord with you.
- Pray for one another (men with men and women with women if possible).