Getting Started This Week | At The Movies | Week 01

July 6th, 2026

July 6 - July 11, 2026

Getting Started | Week 01

Focus of the Week:

As followers of Christ, we are to look to Him instead of to other people. Keeping our eyes on Jesus allows us to enjoy Him more now and forever.

Getting Ready For The Week


As we set out this week, we will look at the major themes and process through reflection.

Notes on the practices:

Reflection helps to slow down and be mindful of what is being read. These questions are here to be a guide, not a task. Let the Holy Spirit lead you to whatever He may want to highlight for you specifically.

Getting Started: 

In a world that flaunts comparison and dozens of phrases like "keeping up with the Jones'." Christians are taught to focus more on what Jesus is teaching them, not what is happening in someone else's life.

With social media, the ever growing need to have "latest and greatest," and status symbols promoted anywhere from stadiums to shirt pockets; there's the cultural understanding that screams, "if I don't have ___ then I'm not worth anything."

Yet, Jesus said, "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?"
Matthew 16:26a

Let us keep our eyes on Jesus that we may enjoy Him more now and forever!

Let this be the starting point:

Ask God to reveal how you might be comparing your life with someone else's. Seek to focus on Jesus more this week.

Scriptures For The Week

Scripture helps us hear God and live out His truth. This week we will focus on Scripture that demonstrates remind us to focus on Christ, not on others.

Weekly Memory Verse

Read It Once A Day. Let It Shape How You Think And Pray This Week.
"Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else."

Galatians 6:4 NLT

Reflection

Reflection Helps Us Pause, Listen, And Let God Speak To Our Hearts.
  • Am I seeking what other people have or what God has for me?
  • How can I be faithful to what God has called me to in a culture that demands the opposite?
  • What can I do differently this week that will change my perspective on how I view myself, others and Jesus?

Ready To Begin?

You Don’t Have To Have Everything Figured Out.

Just take the next step.

Come Back Tomorrow

This week is about learning to turn our focus to Jesus rather than compare ourselves to others.

Come back tomorrow as we take the next step together, discovering Jesus' words to Peter to focus on him.