
The Pace with Grace
Week 3: Fully Charged
Q: Feeling drained?
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. —Galatians 5:25 (NIV)
Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty. —Zechariah 4:6b (NIV)
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. —John 14:16–17 (NIV)
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses. —Acts 1:8 (NIV)
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. —Acts 2:1–4 (NIV)
Q: How do we keep our spiritual charge?
How we stay connected to the power source of the Holy Spirit is by…
Stay
into His power through prayer.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. —Ephesians 3:16–17a (NIV)
Struggle and Sin will
our soul panel.
Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. —Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9 (NIV)
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ —Ephesians 3:17–18 (NIV)
Stay connected to the
through Scripture and in community.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. —John 1:1–3 (NIV)
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness —2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. —2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Q: What will you do this week to stay charged?
Notes:
How do you S.O.A.P? Read a Scripture passage and write down a verse that stands out. Note your Observation, how it Applies to your life, and close with a Prayer. Share your S.O.A.P. in your small group to encourage each other as we Pace with Grace this summer.
This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21
S — Write out the specific verse(s) that stood out to you from today’s reading.
📜 Scripture:
O — What do you notice about the verse? Who is it written to? What is happening? What truths or themes stand out?
👁️ Observation:
A — How does this apply to your life today? What is God saying to you through this passage? Is there something to believe, avoid, or do?
🛠️ Application:
P — Write a personal prayer asking God to help you live out this truth. Be honest and specific.
🙏 Prayer: