We are officially half way through the Collateral Challenge! We have heard some crazy stories from some of people about how God has blessed them and proven his faithfulness to them. We are going to be shooting some video to share on Sunday mornings of these powerful stories, but we need your help! When you get together with your group this week, ask them to share some stories with you from Collateral Challenge. Challenge them to get started if they haven't been a part of it yet. Celebrate some wins together of God's faithfulness. If you have some good stories, be sure to send us an email to info@discoverREVO.com and we would love to hear them and maybe shoot a video to help encourage others.
Acts 3
This week's verse: Acts 3:6 Memorize it!
Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4, and Acts 2:38 are the past dangerous church verses.
-How gutsy was Peter when he picked up the beggar? His belief in Jesus was matched by his actions and boldness. On a scale from 1-10, where is your belief in Jesus? It may be pretty strong for most of your crew. Now, on a scale from 1-10, how do your actions back those beliefs up? Unfortunately numbers are mostly lower for this one. Why? What is holding you back from being bold?
-Would you consider Jesus an afterthought? Or does he dominate your entire thought process? What you think about Jesus (and anything else for that matter) dictates your actions. Knowing that, reevaluate your "belief" number above. Theoretically, if you REALLY believed what you said you believed, then it would be impossible for your behavior/actions not to be altered. That's tough language, I know. But it has to challenge us and get in our faces or we won't be willing to Move Forward!
-Peter used the word "refreshed" when talking about a person that finds Jesus. How is that true in your life? What other word would you use to describe it personally?
-Do you feel like your toes are being stepped on tonight? Peter didn't say tough things because he liked busting people's chops. It's to help us realize our depravity and dependance on Jesus. It's to help illustrate our need for a savior. It's to help prove the grace and love of God in that we even have a second chance at life through Jesus. You can either leave bummed out and feeling picked on, or you can leave refreshed and challenged by the amazing story of Jesus. Our level of dependance on Jesus will have a vast impact on our lives as followers of Him.
Thoughts on a dangerous church:
1. A dangerous church is marked by the power of God, not by the power of men.
2. A dangerous church makes Jesus the emphasis of our lives, not just an afterthought.
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