BOTTOM LINE: I already have what I need to leave my mark.

1. My mark will be unique to me.

2. My mark is just as important as any other mark.

3. My mark may be big or small.

4. A permanent mark is made for someone else not me.

5. Listening to God is the first step to leaving my mark.

START TALKING

When have you felt like someone you knew "left a mark"? Maybe it was someone from your childhood or someone you've known through your career.

Where and when have you felt like you "left a mark" that will far outlive you? It doesn't have to be spiritual! But when you are gone, what will be a difference that you have made somewhere or with someone?

START THINKING

Read Exodus 31:1-5. What did the Spirit of God give Bezalel? What do you think the significance of this is? Does it seem like something we would normally expect the Spirit of God to give? Why or why not?

Read Exodus 31:6. What did God give Oholiab and all the craftsmen? How would they leave a mark in what might seem like insignificant ways? How was it actually far more significant than it may appear?

Why do you think we may often assume the filling of God's Spirit would lead to something "bigger" or "better" than this? Why do we downplay these types of contributions, and why shouldn't we?

START SHARING

How have you downplayed what the Spirit of God may have filled you with, because it didn't seem like a skill or a craft that could really leave a mark?

What is something that you are good at or that you enjoy doing that you have allowed God to use to leave a mark? What is something along these lines that maybe you haven't used yet but God could use, even if it seems "small"?

When you think about where you live, work, and play, who are the people that you can leave a mark on? What is the craft or the calling that God has given you that could leave a permanent mark on them?

START DOING

What are some things you can do this week to start to get to know the people around you so you can leave a mark where you live, work, and play?

What is a Serve the City project that you are going to commit to so we can leave a mark together as a church? No matter how big or small, each of these have the potential to leave a mark on someone!

START PRAYING

Pray for each other in the micro church to not be afraid to use whatever gift or talent, no matter how big or small, to leave a mark on someone else. Pray that each of us will be filled with the Spirit of God to have the ability, wisdom, and understanding to impact those around us for eternity!