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Esther: When Life Looks Nothing Like Your Plan
Have you ever looked at your life and wondered where God was? You’re not alone. In the book of Esther, God’s name doesn't appear once, but His fingerprints are on every page. In this series, we'll learn how God showed up in what looked like an ordinary story—and it might change the way you see your own.
Locations & Times
NewLife Community
160 28th St NE, Owatonna, MN 55060, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
When Life Looks Nothing Like Your Plan
Sometimes the places where God seems hardest to find are the very places He’s most at work.
God can use the very thing you’d never choose.
Even if God feels absent, it doesn’t mean He’s not working.
providence: when God uses ordinary moments to bring about His supernatural will
Talk It Over
• Read Esther 2:21-23. How do you see God at work in this passage? How did God work through Esther’s faithfulness in the past and Mordecai’s faithfulness in the present to bring about a specific outcome?
• Share about a time when life changed without your permission. How might God have been working in the situation, even when it felt disappointing or difficult?
• Even if God feels absent, that doesn’t mean He’s not working. If you’re in a season where God feels quiet, how can you choose to lean in? How might your faith be built in the silence?
• Share about a time when life changed without your permission. How might God have been working in the situation, even when it felt disappointing or difficult?
• Even if God feels absent, that doesn’t mean He’s not working. If you’re in a season where God feels quiet, how can you choose to lean in? How might your faith be built in the silence?
Learn more about Esther's story
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