Length: 30-40 mins

Explore some of the Biblical basis for the missional habit of echo and discuss it with your group.

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The habit of listening is all about experiencing and giving 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 the Bible

Read the following verses together, reading each passage twice in a row. One suggestion is that group members make notes about what they observe about prayer in each verse.

  • Psalm 96:2-3

  • Isaiah 12:4-5

  • Matthew 28:18-20

  • Luke 4:43

  • Acts 1:8

  • Ephesians 6:19-20

  • 2 Corinthians 5:20

  • 1 Peter 3:15

Discussion Questions

  • What are some of the ideas about echoing God’s story that you noticed in these verses?

  • How would you summarize God’s heart for echoing from these verses and the rest of Scripture?

  • What does this habit look like in your life right now? What can you celebrate in this area?

  • Where is there room for growth in your practice of echoing?

  • How does knowing God's heart for echoing the gospel lead you to action, whether as an “input” or an “output”?

  • What’s one next step you could take this week in the area of echo?