Titus 2.11-15
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus was a great rescue operation in which God stepped into His rebel world and purchased the freedom of a people at great cost to Himself. Jesus has paid the price to free us from sin, self, and death, so we can live now as His people - the Church - in all of life. This week we look at how Jesus equips us as His people so He can continue His rescue operation through us, empowering us by His Holy Spirit to be Missionaries, sent into the world to share and show the good news.
For Discussion:
1. Read Acts 1.1-8, where Jesus promises the Spirit to make the disciples into witnesses (Missionaries!). What is Jesus promising His disciples?
2. What has been your personal understanding and experience of the presence and power of the Spirit? How does your experience compare to what Jesus seems to be promising in Acts?
3. With whom has Jesus given you favor? How would you live differently if you knew Jesus was going save them as you build relationship and share Gospel with them?
4. If you’d like to dig more deeply into this week’s content, you can access the video https://subspla.sh/brk5syh. In particular, here are 2 short clips to watch and discuss: Getting To Know the Spirit (3:50-5:45), or Our Missionary Identity (48:30-52:00)
5. For Kids & Youth: Who has God given you favor with as a family? Consider your neighbors, sports teams, kids friends, etc. In what ways can you as a family prioritize relationship with them, invite them in, and learn more of their story? What aspects of the Gospel might be good news for them?
October 27, 2019 - Steve Hart