Length: 10-20 mins

Hear why echo is one of the PULSE habits, see it in Scripture, and discuss this habit with your group.

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Why the “E” in PULSE stands for ECHO

We want to both experience and give voice to God’s story. The word “echo” reflects the idea that giving voice to God’s story requires both an input and an output. Recognizing God’s work in our lives and seeing how the gospel applies to our world are the input; speaking those truths to the people around us are the output. As I experience God’s story in my own life, I become aware of how God is at work and how the gospel applies and connects to my experiences. I share authentically about how God’s story intersects my own, like an echo, so that others can see and experience how God wants to give them life too. We echo God’s story to others because he is pouring his life into us first.

Prayer in Scripture

In the Old Testament, Israel was often called and commanded to share their experience of God’s goodness with others. Jesus came to point people to God and to live out the story of salvation before them; he calls us to join him in this mission in the power of the Spirit. Throughout the rest of the New Testament, our role as those who experience and tell God’s story to the world is made clear.

Read some or all of the following passages for more context.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:23-24

  • Matthew 28:19-20

  • 2 Corinthians 5:20

Discussion Questions

  • How would you summarize God’s heart for echoing his story as you understand it, from these verses and the rest of Scripture?

  • What does this habit look like in your life right now?

  • How does knowing God's heart for echoing, the input and the output, lead you to action?

Pray Together

  • Take a few minutes to pray for some of what came up in your discussion today.