Wk 2 // September 16 & 17
Wk 2 // THERE IS A CALLING ON YOUR LIFE
September 16 & 17, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
We were created to be in relationships with God and with others. A healthy relationship cannot exist without both parties communicating an adequate level of respect, value, and love for one another. However, having love/respect/value for another person and communicating it effectively to that person in a way they can understand… well, those are two very different things.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 25:31-36
God has created us for so much more than this world in which we currently reside. He has created us for eternity. Although, Scripture is clear that salvation comes by grace through faith in Jesus alone and not by works… it also seems clear that what we do here and now does echo into eternity somehow.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 25:37-46
As Pastor Mike said this past weekend, in order to live out our calling, we must care! How can we care if we are unwilling to be gutwrenchingly honest about those that we don’t care about? We all have blind spots when it comes to certain people. Sometimes those blindspots are intentional, and sometimes they are simply a result of not pausing to take stock of our own actions and heart condition.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God would remove your blindspots and break your heart for those you currently have difficulty caring about.
September 16 & 17, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
- What was one takeaway from this week's sermon for you?
- Were there any stories, ideas, or points that stuck out?
- Was there anything that challenged you?
INTRODUCTION
- What is your love language and how do you know this to be true?
- What is the most impressive way that someone has shown you love?
We were created to be in relationships with God and with others. A healthy relationship cannot exist without both parties communicating an adequate level of respect, value, and love for one another. However, having love/respect/value for another person and communicating it effectively to that person in a way they can understand… well, those are two very different things.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 25:31-36
- What stands out most to you in the passage and why do you think it stands out to you?
- Based on your understanding of the Bible, what do you think heaven will be like?
God has created us for so much more than this world in which we currently reside. He has created us for eternity. Although, Scripture is clear that salvation comes by grace through faith in Jesus alone and not by works… it also seems clear that what we do here and now does echo into eternity somehow.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 25:37-46
- How does this passage make you feel?
- In your own heart, what group do you think God would call you out and say that to you, that group is “the least of these”?... In other words, what kinds of people do you have the hardest time serving and showing love to?
As Pastor Mike said this past weekend, in order to live out our calling, we must care! How can we care if we are unwilling to be gutwrenchingly honest about those that we don’t care about? We all have blind spots when it comes to certain people. Sometimes those blindspots are intentional, and sometimes they are simply a result of not pausing to take stock of our own actions and heart condition.
APPLICATION
- What is one group of people or one specific person who you can serve this week as if you were serving Jesus directly?
- What will you do for this group or person this week so that your small group can ask you how it went next week?
PRAYER
Pray that God would remove your blindspots and break your heart for those you currently have difficulty caring about.
