Do You See What I See: Part 2 - Divine Encounters
MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
December 14, 2025
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
United Night: Christmas Party - December 17th
This Wednesday Middle and high school students from both campuses are coming together for United Night: Christmas Party! While the night will bring festive Christmas fun, it’s ultimately about gathering as one student ministry to celebrate the life-changing truth of Jesus’ birth. Students can look forward to games, food, student-led worship, and a meaningful message designed to challenge and encourage them. We’ll meet at the North Campus from 6:30-8:15pm. It’s going to be an incredible night of celebration, connection, and unity.
Kid City Christmas PJ Day - December 21st
Hey Parents! Kid City is having a Christmas PJ Day on Sunday Dec. 21st, during all services. Let your kids wear their favorite jammies and join in on the fun! There will be Christmas crafts, games and goodies all morning long! This is the perfect sunday for your kiddo to invite a friend to join in on the fun. We can’t wait to see you there!
Community Christmas Services
On December 23rd and 24th, you’re invited to our Community Christmas Services at OneLife. Come experience candlelight, classic carols, and meaningful moments that point us to the hope and joy of Jesus this season. It’s a great opportunity to slow down, gather with the people you love, and celebrate Christmas together. Find service times and reserve your free tickets at onelifeknox.com/christmas.”
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
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GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
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Luke 1:26-38 NLT
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galileeto a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month.For the word of God will never fail.”Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.
1. Ordinary places are ripe for divine encounters.
2. Divine encounters are confusing before they are comforting.
3. Divine encounters require trust before understanding.
4. Total surrender to the power of God lets God be God.
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How was this disruption confusing before it was comforting? How did this build your trust?
Where did you experience the power of God through this divine encounter? Were you able to see it at the moment, or have you come to appreciate it more since then?
How does looking back on this experience prepare you for the next time God shows up and encounters you?
How might God use you to be the divine encounter for someone else, or to be the tool that He uses?
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CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
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MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
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WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
December 14, 2025
YouVerson
Sermon Page
Podcast Audio
_____________________
ANNOUNCEMENTS
United Night: Christmas Party - December 17th
This Wednesday Middle and high school students from both campuses are coming together for United Night: Christmas Party! While the night will bring festive Christmas fun, it’s ultimately about gathering as one student ministry to celebrate the life-changing truth of Jesus’ birth. Students can look forward to games, food, student-led worship, and a meaningful message designed to challenge and encourage them. We’ll meet at the North Campus from 6:30-8:15pm. It’s going to be an incredible night of celebration, connection, and unity.
Kid City Christmas PJ Day - December 21st
Hey Parents! Kid City is having a Christmas PJ Day on Sunday Dec. 21st, during all services. Let your kids wear their favorite jammies and join in on the fun! There will be Christmas crafts, games and goodies all morning long! This is the perfect sunday for your kiddo to invite a friend to join in on the fun. We can’t wait to see you there!
Community Christmas Services
On December 23rd and 24th, you’re invited to our Community Christmas Services at OneLife. Come experience candlelight, classic carols, and meaningful moments that point us to the hope and joy of Jesus this season. It’s a great opportunity to slow down, gather with the people you love, and celebrate Christmas together. Find service times and reserve your free tickets at onelifeknox.com/christmas.”
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
_____________________
GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
_____________________
Bottom Line: Divine encounters disrupt the ordinary to introduce the extraordinary.
Luke 1:26-38 NLT
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galileeto a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month.For the word of God will never fail.”Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.
1. Ordinary places are ripe for divine encounters.
2. Divine encounters are confusing before they are comforting.
3. Divine encounters require trust before understanding.
4. Total surrender to the power of God lets God be God.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Pledge to Fueling the Flame
Make a six-month pledge and give your first gift today! Be part of the sacrifice that fuels life and the mission that will not be stopped!
http://www.onelifeknox.com/fuelingtheflame
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START TALKING:
When have you had your ordinary, routine life interrupted by something extraordinary and you are glad it did? If you hadn't been open to this interuption, what would you have missed?START THINKING:
Read Luke 1:26-29. Why might Mary have been confused and disturbed? Think about the status of Nazareth, her age and gender, etc. to better understand why this divine encounter was both disturbing ad confusing.START SHARING:
When have you been at an ordinary place in life, either literally or metaphorically, and that is when God interrupted you with a divine encounter?How was this disruption confusing before it was comforting? How did this build your trust?
Where did you experience the power of God through this divine encounter? Were you able to see it at the moment, or have you come to appreciate it more since then?
How does looking back on this experience prepare you for the next time God shows up and encounters you?
START DOING:
What can we do this week to prepare our hearts and lives to be open for a divine encounter?How might God use you to be the divine encounter for someone else, or to be the tool that He uses?
START PRAYING:
Pray for each person in the microchurch to take the steps they shared above. Pray that we experience divine encounters because of the Gospel and the power of God it makes available to us!_______________________________
CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
_____________________
MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
_____________________
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
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