Scripture
Jeremiah 29:11
Read alongside: Psalm 139:13–16 and Ephesians 2:10. Formed in the womb, every day written before one of them came to be, created for good works prepared in advance: three ways of saying the same thing.
Cover Art
The word COINCIDENCE is crossed out overhead while, below, a single match ignites among eight unlit ones. The visual argument does the title’s work before a single lyric plays: being singled out is not random.
When have you been the lit match among unlit ones? Did it feel like coincidence at the time?
Listen
Play the track, then read Ephesians 2:10. Sit with the phrase “prepared in advance”: your purpose is older than your awareness of it.
Discuss
- What is something you once called a coincidence that looks like purpose in hindsight? What changed your reading of it?
- Jeremiah 29:11 was written to exiles, people whose plans had collapsed. What does “plans to prosper you” mean when you are not where you planned to be?
- Psalm 139 says every day was written before one of them came to be. How does that land: comforting, confronting, or both?
- Ephesians 2:10 says you were created for good works prepared in advance. What good work might already be prepared for you that you have not walked into yet?
- The match is singled out, which is also lonely. What does it cost to be set apart, and is it worth it?
Live It
Trace one “coincidence” in your life backward and write the purpose you can see in it now. Share it with the group next week.
Pray
For eyes to read coincidence as evidence, and for courage to walk into the good works prepared in advance.