Wk 3 // September 23 & 24
Wk 3 // THERE IS A CALLING ON YOUR LIFE
September 23 & 24, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
Family is family. For better or worse, family has made us a large part of what we are. Sometimes this is because we replicate family behavior or sometimes it is because we actively seek to correct the flaws we experienced. But either way, family impacts us. When we start following Jesus, we get added to our lives new family members called the Church which likewise impact us in significant ways.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 2:17-22
We belong! We belong to God who gave His one and only son as a sacrifice to connect us back to God. We also belong to one another. We are now citizens of the same heaven and members of the same household we call the Church. It is a family. And like a family, we are in this thing called life together!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 3:14-21
God has an amazing purpose for your life. That will almost never be fully revealed outside of the fellowship/household/community of believers. If you want to embrace the better life that is offered to you through Jesus, being a lone wolf isn’t really an option. We best represent our God when we lock arms with one another pursuing God’s best for us.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God will show you this week how you fit in perfectly to His household and His church.
September 23 & 24, 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 was something strange about your family when you were growing up that you didn’t realize was strange until you got older?
- What did you think was the strangest thing about church when you first started attending church?
Family is family. For better or worse, family has made us a large part of what we are. Sometimes this is because we replicate family behavior or sometimes it is because we actively seek to correct the flaws we experienced. But either way, family impacts us. When we start following Jesus, we get added to our lives new family members called the Church which likewise impact us in significant ways.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 2:17-22
- What does it mean to you personally that you have access to the Father?
- You are called a citizen with God’s people and a member of His household. What does that mean to you personally?
We belong! We belong to God who gave His one and only son as a sacrifice to connect us back to God. We also belong to one another. We are now citizens of the same heaven and members of the same household we call the Church. It is a family. And like a family, we are in this thing called life together!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 3:14-21
- What does it look like to be “rooted and established… with all the Lord’s holy people”?
- Since asking Jesus into your heart, when is the least and when is the most “rooted & established” you have been with God’s people (the Church)?
God has an amazing purpose for your life. That will almost never be fully revealed outside of the fellowship/household/community of believers. If you want to embrace the better life that is offered to you through Jesus, being a lone wolf isn’t really an option. We best represent our God when we lock arms with one another pursuing God’s best for us.
APPLICATION
- Since your small group also has “access to the Father”, what is one specific way we can be praying for you?
- What is one new thing you can do this week to be better rooted with the Church?
PRAYER
Pray that God will show you this week how you fit in perfectly to His household and His church.
