State of the Church #1

By Rick Bayer, April 10, 2022

Luke 6:12-19

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

UP: We inhale the Father's v. 12

REI: Relationships. Experiences. Information.

IN: We do life as a church family. v. 13-16

OUT: We are a fleet of food trucks on v. 17-19

Questions for Discipleship Group and/or personal study:

Opener:

  • Do you have a favourite team or club that you belonged to at one point?

Go to the Source:

  • Read Luke 6:12-19
  • What do you know about this eclectic group of people Jesus chose?
  • How would you summarize the priorities Jesus had for his ministry?

Live it out:

  • Considering the UP/IN/OUT life, what would be your strength? Which area do you need to grow in?
  • Considering our church’s UP/IN/OUT, what are our strengths and growth areas?