Making A Difference Now II

Casting our Vision in 2020

By Keith Joseph, January 12, 2020

Question: Is there anything living inside of you? If you are a Christian, is living inside of you, Colossians 1:6. “The gospel is bearing fruit in you.” If you are not a Christian, is living inside of you, Romans 5:12. “Death spread to all men, because all have sinned.”

Focal text: Mark 4

Jesus identifies four different responses to the Word being sown:

  1. Some people are toward the Word of God.

  2. Some people are in their approach to the Word of God.

  3. Some people have hearts in their approach to the Word of God.

  4. Some people have hearts in their approach to the Word of God.

We grow in groups together. We have to ask: What does it look like in a small group?

Each group fellowships as they do together. This may or may not include a meal.

Each group has at least one (teacher).

Each group has the of God as its text of discussion.

Each group is blessed with , discussion, questions, and .

So what do we need to do?

  1. We need to ask ourselves, “ inside of us?” Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

  2. Is that life growing?

  1. Are there sins that are hindering the growth, Colossians 3:5-12?
  2. Are you fighting this journey alone?
  1. It’s time to a group.

  2. It’s time to grow by together.