Sunday Service

As a teenager, it can feel like everyone around you has a plan — a clear path, a certain future — and the pressure to figure it all out right now is real. But today's message is a reminder that God isn't waiting for you to have it all sorted before He shows up. He already knows the plans He has for you (Jeremiah 29:11), and those plans are good. That doesn't mean life will always be easy, but it does mean you're not navigating it alone. This week, your challenge is to loosen your grip on needing all the answers, and instead lean into trusting the One who holds them.

1. What's something you're worried about right now that you haven't really talked to God about? What would it look like to hand that over to Him?
2. Have you ever felt like God had forgotten about you or didn't care about what you were going through? What did that season feel like?
3. Jeremiah 29:11 was written to people in a really hard situation — not people living their best life. Does that change how you read that verse?
4. What's one area of your life where you're trying to figure everything out on your own instead of trusting God?
5. Who in your life models what it looks like to trust God even when things are hard? What do you notice about them?

Your twenties and thirties are full of enormous decisions — career moves, relationships, where to live, what to do with your life. The pressure to get it right can be overwhelming, and it's easy to either rush ahead of God or become paralysed waiting for a sign. Today's message is an invitation to a different way of living: one where trust isn't passive, but active — where you take steps of faith while holding your plans loosely. Proverbs 3:5-6 isn't a call to stop making decisions; it's a call to make them in submission to God, knowing He will direct your path when your heart is surrendered to Him.

1. In what area of your life right now are you most tempted to 'lean on your own understanding' rather than seeking God's direction?
2. How do you personally discern the difference between what you want and what God is calling you toward? What does that process look like for you?
3. Have there been moments in your life where something painful or confusing later made sense as part of a bigger plan? How did that shape your faith?
4. Romans 8:28 says God works all things for good — but that's not the same as saying all things are good. How do you hold that tension honestly?
5. What would surrendering one major area of your life to God's plan actually look like practically this week?

Raising a family is one of the most faith-stretching, beautiful, exhausting, and rewarding things a person can do. Today's message reminds us that just as God has plans for us as individuals, He has purposes for our families too — and He is faithful in the middle of the chaos, the busyness, and the days when nothing goes according to plan. Isaiah 40:31 promises renewed strength to those who hope in God — and families need that promise desperately. Whether you're in a smooth season or a really hard one right now, the invitation is the same: trust Him together, as a household.

1. How does your family talk about trusting God together? Is faith something you discuss openly at home, or is it more of a private thing for each person?
2. What's a season your family has been through where you look back and can see God's faithfulness more clearly now than you did at the time?
3. How do you model trust in God for your kids when you're personally going through something difficult or uncertain?
4. Are there areas where your family is striving and striving without pausing to surrender those things to God? What would it look like to stop and pray about them together?
5. Isaiah 40:31 talks about renewed strength. Where are you or your spouse most in need of that renewal right now, and how can you support each other?

Being single in a church community can sometimes feel like you're waiting for your real life to begin — waiting for the relationship, the family, the settled chapter that everyone seems to expect for you. But today's message pushes back on that narrative in the best way. God's plans for you are not on pause. Jeremiah 29:11 was written to a whole community of people who were far from where they expected to be — and God's word to them was: I haven't forgotten you. Your life right now is not a placeholder. It's the real thing — and God is actively at work in it.

1. How do you personally wrestle with the tension between contentment in the present and hope for the future? Which one do you find harder?
2. Have you ever felt like your value or purpose in the church was tied to your relationship status or life stage? How has today's message spoken into that?
3. What does it look like for you to live fully — not on hold — in the season you're in right now?
4. Romans 8:28 says God works for the good of those called according to His purpose. What do you feel called to right now, in this specific season?
5. Who are the people in your community who help you stay anchored in your identity in Christ rather than your circumstances? How are you investing in those relationships?

For many men, trust doesn't come naturally — especially trust that requires letting go of control. We're wired to fix, to lead, to provide answers. But Proverbs 3:5-6 calls us to something that actually takes more strength than self-reliance: it calls us to trust God with all our heart, to submit our ways to Him, and to let Him direct our paths. Today's message is a challenge and an encouragement to the men of Connect — to lead not just with capability and drive, but with genuine humility and dependence on God. That kind of leadership changes families, workplaces, and communities.

1. Where in your life are you most tempted to rely on your own strength and problem-solving rather than seeking God's wisdom first?
2. What does it actually look like for a man to 'trust in the Lord with all your heart' in the real world — at work, at home, in relationships?
3. Is there an area where God might be asking you to step back from control and trust Him with the outcome? What makes that hard?
4. How do you handle seasons when you've prayed, trusted, and done the right thing — but the outcome still wasn't what you hoped for? How does Romans 8:28 speak into that?
5. What kind of legacy of faith are you building? What would the people closest to you say about how you trust God under pressure?

Women carry so much — the emotional weight of relationships, the mental load of family and work, the deep longing to be known and valued for who they truly are. Today's message from Tim and Bronwyn is a timely reminder that you are seen by God, known by Him, and held in plans that are good even when life doesn't feel that way. Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait on God will be renewed — and 'waiting' here is not passive resignation. It's an active, expectant trust. You are not forgotten. You are not too much or too little. You are exactly who God made you to be, and He is working in your story.

1. What area of your life feels most out of control or uncertain right now? Have you brought that honestly before God?
2. How do you personally experience spiritual renewal? What helps you reconnect with God when you feel depleted or dry?
3. Isaiah 40:31 speaks of soaring, running, and walking — different paces for different seasons. What pace are you at right now, and what does faithfulness look like at that pace?
4. How does your identity in Christ shape the way you see yourself on your hardest days? Is there a gap between what you believe about God and what you believe about yourself?
5. Who in your community of women is someone you can be truly honest with — not just fine with? Are you investing in that kind of depth with anyone right now?

Those who have walked with God for many years know something that younger believers are still learning: His faithfulness is not a theory — it is a track record. You have lived through seasons that tested everything, and you have seen, again and again, that Romans 8:28 is true. Today's message from Tim and Bronwyn is an opportunity to reflect on that journey — and to consider how the wisdom you carry can be shared with the generations coming behind you. The church needs your perspective, your testimony, and your faith. You are not at the end of your story; you are in one of its most significant chapters.

1. Looking back over your life of faith, where can you most clearly see God's hand directing your path — perhaps in ways you couldn't see at the time?
2. How has your understanding of trust in God deepened or changed across the different seasons of your life?
3. What is the most important thing you have learned about God's faithfulness that you wish you could pass on to younger believers in our church?
4. Is there a promise from Scripture — like Jeremiah 29:11 or Romans 8:28 — that has been a particular anchor for you through difficult times? What is the story behind that?
5. How are you actively investing your wisdom and experience into the life of someone younger in faith right now? What does that look like practically?