Small Group Discussion Guide

"Your Word Is A Lamp To My Feet"

Based on the teaching by Pastor Mirek Hufton

1. SERMON RECAP

Pastor Mirek Hufton opened with the observation that we live in a world filled with confusion, where truth has been distorted and people are searching for direction from every source except the one that matters most. Drawing from Psalm 119:105, he presented three absolutes about God's Word: it is absolutely true, it is absolutely powerful, and it absolutely brings the life of God to those who receive it. He challenged the congregation to elevate the Word of God to its rightful place of authority in their daily lives, insisting that the depth of freedom we experience is directly tied to the depth of God's truth operating within us.

2. KEY SCRIPTURE

Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

3. ICE BREAKER

Think of a time when you were physically lost or in the dark and something or someone helped you find your way. What was that experience like, and what made the difference?

4. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Pastor Mirek described the Bible as an eternal, God-breathed document that stands above every human opinion and cultural trend. In practical terms, what does it actually look like to treat God's Word as the final authority in a decision you are currently facing? Where is that hardest to do?

2. He pointed out that belief is ultimately a moral choice, not just an intellectual one, referencing Romans 1 and the idea that people suppress what their conscience already tells them is true. Have you ever found yourself resisting something you knew the Bible clearly said? What was going on inside you during that time, and what helped you move toward the truth?

3. Pastor Mirek stated that the amount of bondage we experience is often directly connected to the amount of truth we are not allowing to operate in our lives. Where in your life right now do you sense that a deeper understanding or application of God's Word could bring greater freedom? What is one area where you feel stuck that the Word might speak into?

4. Hebrews 4:12 describes the Word of God as alive and full of power. Pastor Mirek shared vivid accounts of people being completely transformed, healed, and delivered simply through sustained exposure to Scripture. How has God's Word practically changed something in you, your thinking, your behavior, or your circumstances? What made that season of engagement with Scripture different from times when it felt routine?

5. He urged the group not to pick and choose which parts of Scripture to accept, warning that selective belief undermines the authority of the whole. Are there portions of the Bible that your group or your culture tends to quietly set aside or soften? Why do you think that happens, and what would it mean to engage honestly with those passages?

6. Pastor Mirek closed by connecting the life of God directly to time spent in the Word, saying that however much of God's life, peace, joy, and strength we want is connected to how much of His Word we are willing to take in. What is the single biggest obstacle in your current season of life that keeps you from deeper, more consistent engagement with Scripture? What would it take to remove or work around that obstacle this week?

5. APPLICATION CHALLENGE

This week, identify one specific area of your life where you have been relying more on outside opinions, feelings, or circumstances than on what God's Word says. Find two or three scriptures that speak directly to that area, write them on a card or in your phone, and read them aloud at least once each day for the next seven days. Come back to the group next week prepared to share what, if anything, began to shift.

6. PRAYER POINTS

• Pray that each member of the group would develop a genuine hunger for God's Word that goes beyond routine Bible reading and becomes a daily source of life and direction.

• Pray for any in the group who are currently in a difficult situation, a broken relationship, financial pressure, a health challenge, or a season of confusion, that God's Word would be a tangible lamp illuminating their very next step.

• Pray for boldness to hold to absolute truth in a cultural moment that pressures believers to compromise, soften, or set aside what Scripture clearly teaches.

7. MEMORY VERSE

Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

Leader Note: Encourage group members to come to the next meeting ready to share how the application challenge went. Testimonies of God's Word at work build faith for the whole group.