Small Group Discussion Guide

"The Faith That Takes" — Pastor Mirek Hufton

1. SERMON RECAP

Pastor Mirek Hufton taught that living as a faith church requires each believer to actively possess what God has already provided, rather than waiting passively for blessings to arrive. He unpacked the law of faith from Mark 11:22-24, showing that what a person believes in the heart and speaks with the mouth will come to pass, for good or for ill. He challenged the group to identify areas of life where they have been tolerating lack, sickness, or defeat, and to rise up with a faith that takes hold of God's promises by force.

2. KEY SCRIPTURE

Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV)

"So Jesus answered and said to them, 'Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.'"

3. ICE BREAKER

Think of a time you had to work unexpectedly hard to receive something that was already rightfully yours, maybe a refund, a parcel, a job offer, or a benefit. What did it take to finally get it?

4. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Question 1 — Understanding the Law of Faith Pastor Mirek described faith as a law, much like the law of gravity, saying it operates consistently for anyone who applies it. What does it mean to you personally that faith functions as a law rather than a special gift God gives to certain people? Does that feel liberating or does it raise questions?

Question 2 — The Weight of Words He drew attention to Romans 10:10, which connects believing in the heart with confessing with the mouth, and pointed out that the same principle works in reverse, negative believing and speaking can also produce negative results. How aware are your group members of the words they habitually speak over their health, their finances, their relationships, and their future? What patterns do people notice?

Question 3 — Traditions That Neutralize Faith Pastor Mirek referenced Mark 7:13, where Jesus said the traditions of men make the word of God of no effect. He gave examples of religious ideas that quietly undermine faith, such as the belief that God sometimes withholds healing to teach a lesson. What other traditions or mindsets, whether from church culture, family background, or society, have group members encountered that tend to water down faith in God's promises?

Question 4 — Active Receiving Pastor Mirek spent time on the Greek word for "receive," showing it carries the idea of taking, seizing, apprehending, and making something one's own. He stressed that faith is not passive. In practical terms, what does it look like to actively receive healing, provision, or freedom from a habit, rather than simply hoping something might eventually change?

Question 5 — Corresponding Action He emphasized that genuine faith always produces a corresponding action, using examples such as sowing a seed, showing up to an outreach despite fear, or attending every church service while battling illness. What corresponding action might each person in the group take this week as an expression of faith in a specific area where they are believing God for a breakthrough?

Question 6 — Growing Faith Pastor Mirek reminded the group that no one has arrived at the top rung of the faith ladder, and he encouraged people not to condemn themselves when results are slow in coming. How does a person balance holding fast to a confession of faith without slipping into either passivity on one side or performance-driven striving on the other?

5. APPLICATION CHALLENGE

This week, each group member should choose one specific promise from Scripture that addresses a current personal need, whether in health, finances, relationships, or freedom from a besetting habit. They should write that verse on a card, place it somewhere they will see it every morning, speak it aloud each day as a declaration of faith, and identify one concrete action they can take before the group meets again that demonstrates they are actively receiving what the verse promises.

6. PRAYER POINTS

• Pray that each group member develops the boldness to speak God's word over their circumstances daily, refusing to be silenced by what their senses report.

• Pray that any tradition, mindset, or lie of the enemy that has been quietly neutralizing faith in the group, particularly around healing, provision, or freedom from sin, would be identified and broken in Jesus' name.

• Pray for the faith of the entire group to grow measurably over the coming weeks, that members would encourage one another and hold each other accountable to the application challenge rather than retreating into passivity.

7. MEMORY VERSE

Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV)

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Leader Note: Encourage group members to come back next week ready to share one moment, however small, where they stepped out in faith and saw the word produce a result. Testimonies build faith in the whole group.