Description:It’s Not Good to Be Alone...But People Annoy Me IIWhy Do We Fight So Much?James 4.1-3Every relationship has conflict—how we deal with it is the difference-maker.I. Conflict is inevitable because we are ___________ and conflict reveals our ___________ II. Conflict can cause a great rift or it can be great ___________ , but the ___________ is usually yoursLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What do you think is the number one cause of relational conflict?2. How have you seen the effects of unresolved conflict in a friend or family member’s life?Going Deeper 1. How has conflict caused a rift in one of your relationships? What happened?2. Share about how a relational conflict turned out to be a gift in your life. How was that different from the situation above?3. As you think about the last 4-5 conflicts in your life, what desire(s) were being unmet that caused you to respond in the way that you did?4. How do you usually deal with (or not deal with) conflict? Do you run towards it, away from it? 5. Is there a relationship that can benefit from you living out this message this week?

Description:It’s Not Good to Be Alone...But People Annoy Me IThe Greatest Blessing, the Greatest Pain Genesis 2.18-3.7, 21Relationships can be the greatest blessing in life; unfortunately, they can also bring the greatest pain. I. You were not meant to live life ______________ but relationships are not easyII. The enemy will do whatever it takes to keep you from ___________________ II. You can settle for ___________________ relationships or you can fight for moreLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is one pet peeve that you have or one habit that annoys you?2. What is the best relationship that you have?Going Deeper 1. Do you ever feel lonely? When do you feel the most lonely?2. How have you found that life is better with others?3. Share about a time when you experienced pain because of another person.4. How do you tend to settle for less-than-the-best when it comes to your relationships? Are you willing to put in the effort to deepen your relationships? 5. What relationships in your life require more honesty and intimacy? What are you willing to do this week to begin experiencing all that God intended for your relationships?

Description:Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PluaPvhkIMUOne Thing VOne Thing...I KnowJohn 9.25Jesus’ encounter with a blind man is the story behind the greatest hymn ever written. What does that mean for us?I. If you want to sing, you need a _______________ to singII. You may not have all the _______________ but if you have a song, start singing today III. Your song is meant to be sung for the _______________ of GodLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is your favorite song? Why?2. Have you heard a testimony recently that really spoke to your heart? What made that so significant?Going Deeper 1. Have you had a life-changing encounter with Jesus? In other words, are you sure of your salvation?2. Do you think people who knew you before you met Jesus would find your life unrecognizable? What are some ways that Jesus has changed you?3. What keeps you from sharing your testimony with others?4. Is there an area of your life that you have not let anyone know about because of fear or shame? Will you take a step of faith to share your greatest pain, knowing that it will usually be your greatest gift to others?5. What is one way that God has shown up in your life over the past two weeks? Who in your life needs to hear this?

Description:One Thing IVOne Thing...I AskPsalm 27.1-6The one thing that David asks for in prayer comes in the context of paralyzing fear. How can we confront our fears with faith?I. Where you ________________ when you’re afraid is what matters mostII. Gazing at ____________ is the one thing that allows you to face any fear with confidenceIII. That one thing isn’t just a cure for fear; it’s a ____________________ desireLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Share about a time when you were afraid.2. What is one situation that is causing you fear today?Going Deeper 1. How do you usually deal with fear in your life? To whom do you turn to help you deal with fear?2. When you’re afraid, what is the one thing that you would want? 3. Why is it so hard to turn to God and to gaze upon Him when you are afraid? 4. What initially drew you to Christianity? Do you love Jesus now because He’s beautiful or because of what He can give to you? 5. How can you gaze upon the beauty of Jesus this week? In what way(s) will you begin to live out this teaching?

Description:One Thing IIIOne Thing...You LackMark 10.17-31It’s not what you have, it’s what you don’t have that can ruin your life.I. You can have the whole ________________ and still feel empty II. Jesus knows and will ________________ what keeps you from following HimIII. Following Jesus is either all or ________________ Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Have you ever forgot something important on a trip? What was it?2. Share about a time when someone loved you enough to tell you the truth—things you didn’t want to hear but that you later realized that you needed to hear.Going Deeper 1. Do you ever feel empty and unsatisfied in life? What do you look to in order to fill the vacuum in your heart? 2. People often reject Jesus because they are bad but the young man in the passage rejected Jesus because he thought he was too good to need Jesus. When you reject Jesus, is it because of your badness or your goodness?3. Is Jesus exposing any areas of your life that keep you from fully following Him? What are those areas? 4. Would people looking at your life say that Jesus is your Lord? How is Jesus calling you to surrender everything to follow Him?5. Is there someone with whom you need to have a hard, but necessary conversation in love?

Description:One Thing IIOne Thing...Is NeededLuke 10.38-42Many things tell us that we need them. What is the one thing that we truly need?I. The ______________ of life can distract you from the one thing that you needII. Without the one thing, busyness will become ______________ III. You need to ____________ at his feet before you can be his hands and feetLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. How are you doing with your new year’s resolutions?2. What is one thing that you think you really need?Going Deeper 1. If someone were to come over to your house, would you respond more like Martha or Mary? Is your natural inclination to be more like Martha or Mary?2. What are some things that distract you and “pull you apart” from the one thing that is needed?3. As you do ministry for the Lord, when do you tend to get bitter? Do you feel more blessed or stressed when you serve the Lord? Why?4. When is the last time you decided to sit at Jesus’ feet, unhindered and unhurried? What keeps you from sitting at Jesus’ feet regularly? 5. How can you choose to sit at Jesus’ feet this week?

Description:One Thing IOne Thing...I DoPhilippians 3.7-14 What was the one thing that Paul spent his life doing?1. Everyone has one thing that makes everything seem like _____________________________2. Living for one thing causes you to do _____________________________ thingsLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions this year?2. Why do you think it’s so hard to keep up with our resolutions?Going Deeper 1. Is there a bigger story, or a “why” behind your resolutions? 2. What is the ONE THING in your life that makes everything else seem like nothing? What would other people say is the one thing that your life revolves around?3. Do you feel like you know Jesus intimately or do you just know about Jesus? How much do you desire intimacy with Him over mere information?4. As you look back at your past, how can you learn from it? What lessons did God teach you in 2017? What do you need to repent of?5. Are you still hungering for more of God each day or does it seem like your best days are behind you? What resolutions can you make to help you long for and know more of Jesus in 2018?

Description:A Declaration of DependencyPsalm 23.1-6Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Do you feel like a sheep in need of a shepherd? Why?2. What picture in Psalm 23 speaks to you the most?Going Deeper 1. In what ways do you cover up looking or feeling weak? 2. Recently, how have you treated others when you see weakness in them? 3. Since there is "no condemnation for those who are in Christ," we do not need to earn God's love and acceptance. For us who are in Christ, this means God is happy with you. Do you believe God is happy with you even in your weaknesses? 4. Have you given up on someone recently or in this past year? If so, how could you demonstrate renewed hope in that relationship?

Description:That’s Hilarious! VIIPerfect Gifts for Jesus, God’s Perfect Gift for MeMatthew 2.1-11 How do the Magi’s gifts help us to respond to Jesus?I. The best gifts take the ________________ into considerationII. The costliest gifts are reserved for the most ________________ recipientsLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is the best Christmas gift you have ever given?2. What is one gift that you really, really want to receive this Christmas?Going Deeper 1. What do the three gifts of the Magi symbolize? How would your worship look different if you embraced Jesus as King? God? Sacrifice?2. What is one practical way that you can give a gift to God this Christmas? What is one thing that you want to offer to God specifically for 2018?3. What are the costs involved in your worship? If the “long walk” is part of the gift, have you thought of these costs to be part of the worship that you offer to God? How does that change things?4. Why do you tend to lose sight of God’s worth when you give your worship and gifts to Him? How can you tell that you have lost sight of His worth in the midst of your worship and service?5. How can you remind yourself that worship always starts with reminding yourself of God’s worth?

Description:That’s Hilarious! VIThe Most Hilariously Generous Christmas Gift EverJohn 3.16Why is God the most hilariously generous Giver the world has seen?I. God held _________________ back when He gave his one and only SonII. God’s gift is _________________ to anyone who wants it III. God’s gift keeps on giving starting the moment you _________________ itLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is the most generous Christmas gift you’ve ever received?2. What made that gift so special?Going Deeper 1. What comes to mind when you hear of someone giving his “one and only son”? What do you feel when you hear that God gave His one and only Son for you?2. Honestly speaking, do you think you deserve to be saved? Does it surprise you that God would choose to save you?3. When is the last time you experienced the kind of life that Jesus promised to give to those who believe? What did that look like?4. If you could experience the life Jesus promised, far greater than what the world could ever give—what would you do in order to have this? What does Jesus say you need to do?5. What does God’s generosity towards you in Jesus prompt you to do in response?

Description:That’s Hilarious! VHow Can I Be Generous with My Time When I’m So Busy?Mark 1.35-39How could Jesus be generous with his time? How can we?I. Being generous with your time starts with your time with ____________II. Learn when to say ____________ and when to say ____________II. Live today in light of “____________ day”Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Do you feel like your life is busy? Do you feel it’s too busy?2. How much time do you spend with God daily? Do you ever feel too busy for time with God?Going Deeper 1. Have you ever noticed a difference in your time management between the days that you spend time with God versus days that you don’t? What difference does it make?2. Do you have a harder time saying, “Yes” to requests for your time or “saying No” when people ask for your time? Why do you think this is?3. What are some “urgent” things that rob you of time for the “important” things? What are the truly important things in your life?4. If you were to die next weekend, would you feel like you lived out your priorities? What would need to change in order that you could live out your priorities?5. What changes can you make in your life so that you can generously give your time to things that really matter?

Description:That’s Hilarious! IVShow Me the Money! (and I’ll Show You Your Maturity)1 Timothy 6.17-19 Our relationship with money is one of the litmus tests of spiritual maturity. What truths must we grasp in order to be generous financially? I. Money can help you enjoy life, but it can’t buy you _______________II. Putting God first in your finances will lead to _______________III. God blesses you not so you can live _____________________ but so you can give hilariouslyLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Do you think money is good, bad, or neutral? What kind of effect has it had on your life?2. Do you think you’re generous when it comes to money? Would your friends/family consider you generous with money?Going Deeper 1. Would you consider yourself to be rich? By whose standards do you measure whether or not you’re “rich”?2. Have you ever lived as if money could make you happy, buy you happiness or give you life? Explain.3. How are you doing with your finances? What would it look like to put God first in your finances?4. Share your experience with tithing. Have you seen God’s provision as you have tithed? If you don’t tithe, are you willing to take God at His Word and tithe for the next six months?5. What specific step is God calling you to take in light of this sermon?

Description:Passing and Power: Understanding Our Cultural IdentityEstherHow does the message of Esther speak and apply to us today in 21st century America?I. I ___________________ II. C __________________ III. Call to A __________________Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is your attitude towards your ethnic identity: embrace, rejection, or apathy?2. What are your thoughts and feelings about what’s going on in our nation and our world today? Going Deeper 1. What is God inviting you to in terms of understanding your ethnic identity? 2. What is God inviting you to with in terms of your understanding your ethnic community?3. What is God inviting you to with in terms of living out God’s Good News to your community?

Description:That’s Hilarious! IIYou are Gifted and Talented!Matthew 25.14-30What does Jesus’ parable of the talents teach us about hilarious generosity?I. God has generously __________________each of us with talents II. The more you know God, the more __________________ each you will be with your talentsIII. God will generously reward you for what you do with what you have been __________________Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is one talent that you have?2. What are some ways that you have enjoyed serving God, serving church, or serving others?Going Deeper 1. What is the difference between having been given talents and having been entrusted with talents? 2. How do you think God would feel if you said that you had no gifts or talents? Why do you think people tend to say that?3. How diligent are you at using your talents for the glory of God? Do you feel like it is God’s grace and your privilege to be able to serve Him? Why or why not?4. How does knowing God’s grace and generosity cause you to want to be more generous with your talents?5. Do you tend to compare yourself and your talents with those of others? How do Jesus’ words encourage you to focus less on others and more on what God has entrusted to you?

Description:That’s Hilarious! IHilarious Generosity2 Corinthians 8.1-9, 9.6-11God loves a cheerful giver. How can we learn to not only be generous, but hilariously generous?I. There are many ways be ________________ (8.5)II. How you give is more important than ________________ you give (9.6-7)III. ________________ always comes before and after hilarious generosity (9.10-11)Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Who is the most generous person that you know?2. What do you think of when you think of generosity?Going Deeper 1. Do you think you are a generous person?2. Since generosity is more than money, in what ways are you generous?3. Do you think you are a cheerful, joyful giver? Do you tend to be more like flint, a sponge, or honeycomb when you give?4. What keeps you from being more generous? Do you see God as someone who always asks for things from you or do you see God as someone who is constantly granting you things?5. Have you ever experienced God’s grace after you have given generously? Did that grace cause you to become more generous in response?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus VIII am the Vine John 15.1-8Jesus’ final “I am” statement tells us what God’s goal is for His children:I. God will do whatever is necessary to make you ____________________II. You can’t be fruitful on your ____________________ Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What do you think is God’s overarching purpose for your life?2. Are there any areas of your home (your heart) that you want to keep off-limits to God?Going Deeper 1. How has God pruned you in the past? What painful circumstances or words of Scripture have ultimately helped you to bear more fruit?2. Are you going through any hard situations right now? How is God using that to prune you?3. When you go through hardship, what is your typical reaction towards God? How does knowing that God is your Father change how you view the pain of pruning?4. How have you seen John 15.5 to be true, that apart from Jesus, you can do nothing? How can you remain in Jesus this week? 5. What parts of your life do you need to surrender to the Lord so that He could make your heart his home? How will you do this?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus VII am the Way, the Truth, and the Life John 14.1-7Jesus’ sixth “I am” statement comes moments before his betrayal and arrest to comfort his disciples in their last hours together.I. You will have trouble in this world but you don’t have to be ___________________II. Your troubles will only fully cease when you’re ___________________ III. Jesus is the ___________________ way homeLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. How would you respond to someone who says, “Christianity is just a crutch” or “Christianity is a religion for the down and out”?2. What are some ways that you see your friends trying to make it home, to escape from their troubles?Going Deeper 1. If you are a Christ-follower, what were the circumstances that led you to trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior? 2. Are you facing any troubles these days? How are you responding to those troubles?3. How can the presence of a Heavenly Father, whom you can experience even now, give you hope and strength for your troubles?4. What would you say to someone who argues that there are different ways to get to heaven?5. Jesus Christ really is a crutch for anyone who is broken, who is living in a broken world. Have you recognized your need for a Savior? Will you trust or renew your trust in Him as the only way home?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus VI am the Resurrection and the Life John 11.1-7, 17-26Jesus’ fifth “I am” statement marks the beginning of the end. What was so significant about his words?I. We all deal with death in different ways, but death always __________________II. Jesus dealt with death decisively so that death isn’t the final __________________Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What are some ways that people deal with the prospect of death?2. How would you feel if you were Martha and Mary as you waited on Jesus to come? Going Deeper 1. What is the hardest thing that you have endured with Jesus’ help? How was your relationship with God instrumental during that time?2. Have you ever had a time where you were waiting for Jesus to show up and he disappointed you? Looking back, do you see any ways that God was at work during/after that time?3. Do you ever cover up your disappointment in God with religious language without fully believing it or blame God when you are hurt? How did God use the hardship in your life to bring about true belief and/or a vision of God’s glory?4. In order to see the miracle, Martha had to obey the call to move the stone. What is the act of obedience that God is calling you to make to see His purposes fulfilled in you?5. Have you put your trust in Jesus, the resurrection and the life?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus IVI am the Good ShepherdJohn 10.1-5, 11-17If you have walked through the gate that is Jesus, you have a Good Shepherd. What does this mean?I. You have a shepherd who knows you ________________________________ II. You have a shepherd who _____________________ you intimatelyIII. You have a shepherd who calls you to bring other _____________ into the foldLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What does the image of a shepherd bring to mind?2. Share about a time when you felt like God went from being a distant God to a personal God.Going Deeper 1. How does knowing that Jesus is a Good Shepherd comfort you?2. Have you ever felt like God doesn’t know or see you or is too busy for you? How can you find strength knowing that God knows you personally?3. How have you experienced God’s guidance in your life? Are you familiar enough with His voice that you would recognize the difference between His voice and the voice of others who might lead you wrongly?4. How might knowing that there are other sheep to save motivate you to live with urgency? What does that urgency look like this week?5. How can you become more involved in evangelism and missions in light of the “other sheep” that are out there?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus IIII am the Gate for the SheepJohn 10.1-10A shepherd would lead his sheep through the gate: into the pen and out to the pasture. What does this mean for us?I. Jesus is your gate into the pen, the ____________________ of GodII. Jesus is your gate out to the pasture, the life that is ____________________ Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Do you have a gate at your house or in your community? What is the purpose of that gate?2. What picture do you have in your mind about what a sheep is like? How are you like one? Going Deeper 1. What are some ways that you have seen the safety and protection of the sheep pen when life got scary?2. Are you experiencing the blessing of life in community with the church? How have you seen the beauty of the family of God?3. What is one step that you can take today to more deeply experience the blessing of life within the family of God?4. What do most people (you included) think and say Jesus means when he says that he promises you “abundant life”? How have you confused the abundant life with a Christian version of the American Dream? 5. If the abundant life is more about Jesus than anything that He can give, are you experiencing this life? Do you want that life? Do you desire to have more of Jesus or do you feel like you have enough?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus III am the Light of the WorldJohn 8.12What did Jesus’ words at the end of the Feast of Tabernacles mean to the world?I. The world is trapped in ______________ and longs for the lightII. Jesus is THE light that you must follow in order to ______________ Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Talk about a time when you were in darkness. What adjectives describe that situation?2. What makes you think, “The world is a dark place”?Going Deeper 1. What are some ways that you see the darkness in your own heart?2. What does light represent to you? How have you experienced Jesus as the light of the world or the light of your world? 3. How have you been able to see differently, more clearly since Jesus entered into your life?4. Are you presently following the light of the world? Why or why not? What would it mean for you to follow the light this week?5. What is the significance of Jesus being the light of the world? What places need that light? Do you feel called to do something about that?

Description:Re-Discovering Jesus II am the Bread of LifeJohn 6.25-35, 47-51Jesus’ self-revelation begins with him telling us that He is the bread of life. I. Bread is a _____________________, not a luxuryII. The bread that this _____________________ sells will rot and cannot satisfy youIII. Jesus doesn’t just give you the bread of life; He ___________ the bread of lifeLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is one misconception that you had about Jesus that has been corrected as you have matured?2. What comes to mind when you think of the word, “bread”?Going Deeper 1. What are some things that the world says you need in order to really have a life? How have you experienced those things to be like bread that doesn’t satisfy?2. Do you believe that Jesus is an absolute necessity to you or is he more of a luxury? Does your life reflect that He is utter essential to you?3. What are you clinging to in the hope that it would give you the life that you have always wanted? How is that thing doing in meeting your needs? Has it ever stopped satisfying you?4.What is your motivation for being a Christian or for following Jesus? Do you follow Jesus because you long for a relationship with Him or do you follow Him for what He can give you?5. What is one thing Jesus is asking you to do today to live out the truth that Jesus is the bread of life?

Description:Recapturing Our ThinkingPhilippians 4.8-9How can we honor God in the way that we think?I. Focus your ___________________ [8]A. On whatever is true (real)B. On whatever is honorable (awe-inspiring)C. On whatever is just (right in satisfying one’s responsibilities)D. On whatever is pure (what will prepare you for God)E. On whatever is lovely (leads to love)F. On whatever is commendable (winsome)G. If there is any excellenceH. If there is anything worthy of praise II. Put your thinking into ___________________ [9]A. Practice B. With the intent of being discipled-1 Corinthians 11:1-Philippians 1:21-Philippians 3:10-11C. So that you can pass along to others III. See ___________________ in the midst of your thinking [9]A. God will be with youB. God can give peaceLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What do you think you spend the majority of time thinking about?2. Do you think God would be honored with your thought life? Why or why not?Going Deeper 1. Is there anything that spoke to you or challenged you from the message? 2. Out of the list of characteristics to think about, pick out 1 or 2 that are important for you to think about and share why. 3. What makes it hard for you to think about the things that Paul describes?4. How can you put into practice this type of thinking and this type of living more regularly?

Description:Lord Prepare Me IIA Life-Changing Encounter with God Through His WordJames 1.19-25How can you encounter God and be changed every time you hear/read His Word?I. If you want to be blessed at the end, you have to start before the sermon ________________II. You have to listen as if your ________________ depends on itIII. ________________ is the difference between being blessed and being deceivedLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. Do you come to the Word of God (be it quiet time or sermon) expecting God to meet you and change you? 2. What is your attitude as you hear/read God’s Word? What was your attitude coming to worship on Sunday?Going Deeper 1. Have you ever felt like your life was changed by the Word? What was the content of that message? Why was that Word so impactful to you?2. How prepared do you think you are to receive God’s Word on Sunday mornings? How can you better prepare? How can you remove your spiritual “ear wax”?3. How have you been “saved” by God’s Word in the past? How have you found freedom through obedience to God’s Word?4. What is one area of your life that God is calling you to obey, so that you will find true blessing instead of deception?5. How will you prepare yourself for R&R Weekend?

Description:Lord Prepare Me IHealing at the House of Mercy John 5.1-18What is needed in order for you to have a life-changing encounter with Jesus?I. You have to know how _____________ your situation isII. You have to want to get _____________III. You have to know that healing comes on Jesus’ _____________, not yoursLiving It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. How do you imagine the pool of Bethesda to look?2. Are you going to be going to R&R Weekend? What are you expecting from it?Going Deeper 1. How aware are you of your need for Jesus? When do you tend to be most aware of your need? Do you live in constant awareness of your need for God?2. Have you become complacent in your love relationship with God? What excuses do you give for why you are like that and why you don’t need to obey God?3. What situation/struggle/temptation/sin/relationship in your life has the potential to derail your potential to live for God? Do you want to find healing from this?4. In what ways, and in what roles do you try to change others instead of dealing with your own issues? How have others been hurt because of your brokenness?5. Are you willing to do whatever God asks of you in order to find healing for yourself? What do you feel God is calling you to do in order to respond to Him this week?

Description:MissionThe Great Commission is to follow Jesus in search of God’s lost sheep in the worldJohn 10:14-167 Missional Passages: 1. Genesis 1: _____(fill in the verses)__________________________ 2. Genesis 8:_____ - 9: ____________________________________ 3. Genesis 11:____________________________________________ 4. Genesis 12:____________________________________________ 5. Matthew 1:_____________________________________________ 6. John 10:______________________________________________ 7. Matthew 28:___________________________________________God’s heart is to bring the lost people into the Kingdom of GodIf we claim to be followers of Jesus, then we ought to care for the lost.Living It OutKnowledge alone is NOT power—we find power when we LIVE IT OUT.Breaking the Ice1. What is your most interesting cross-cultural missions experience?2. Have you ever shared the gospel with anyone? Especially, to people of a different nationality and language? Share the experience.Going Deeper 1. In light of the Great Commission, how should we live?2. If God calls you to be an overseas missionary, how would you respond? What would you do about it?3. Some people say that the Great Commission is to share the gospel anywhere and everywhere, thus you can do missions work here in the States. What do you think? Are they the same or different between overseas mission and local mission? 4. What have you learned about the missional passages from Genesis, especially Genesis 12, the call of Abraham? 5. What can you do to bring the lost sheep into the kingdom of God?