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January 19, 2025
Why you should value others?
In the third week of It's who we are, pastor Chip takes a second week to explain more about our culture point We do Jesus.
Dive deeper into the message with these discussion questions!
General:
- What are your immediate thoughts after hearing the story of the life-saving station? How does this story challenge or encourage your view of the Church’s mission?
- Pastor Chip shared striking statistics from “The Great De-Churching” about people walking away from the Church. What is your reaction to these stats, and what do you think the Church can do to address this trend?
- What keeps you from sharing your faith, and how can you overcome those barriers to help others experience Jesus?
- In what ways can you personally serve or help someone in your community this week as an expression of your faith?
Take Home 1: Give yourself a break (Rom 1:16a)
- How can you remind yourself that God doesn’t need you to be perfect to use you?
- How does the truth that someone’s salvation doesn’t depend on your ability or persuasiveness change the way you approach sharing your faith?
- Are there areas where you rely too much on your own strengths, like eloquence, knowledge, or intellect, when sharing your faith? How can you shift your focus to God’s power instead?
Take Home 2: Value people
- How do you view and treat people who are different from you or those you struggle to like? Do you see them as individuals created in God’s image, or do you tend to label them as “other”?
- How often do you pray for others, especially those outside your circle or those you don’t get along with?
- Do your prayers for others, particularly for those who are different from you, inspire you to take action and serve them? Why or why not?
- Think about someone you’ve struggled to value or love. How might praying for them change your perspective or soften your heart toward them?
Take Home 3: Be attractive so people ask questions (1 Pt 3:15b, Mt 5:16)
- Pastor Chip said, “Evangelism starts before a word is ever uttered.” How does this challenge or encourage the way you approach sharing your faith?
- Take a moment to reflect on your life: Are you living in a way that is “attractive” to others—where people would want to know more about your faith? Why or why not?
- Do you see your life—your attitude, words, relationships, and priorities—as part of the mission of pointing others to Christ? How might this perspective change your daily choices?
- In what ways might I be taking God’s name in vain without realizing it—by claiming His name but not living out His character and attributes? How can I better reflect His name in my daily life?
Take Home 4: Enter into their world (1 Cor. 9:22b)
- What does it mean to you that Jesus stepped into our world—our problems, hurts, and perspectives—and how should this shape the way we share our faith?
- From the Barna Group’s insights (listening without judgment, allowing others to draw their own conclusions, being confident in your convictions), which one is most challenging for you, and why?
- When you listen to others, do you listen to truly understand their perspective, or do you find yourself listening to respond or correct? How might this affect your ability to share your faith effectively?
- Do you ever view people as “projects” to reform, rather than individuals to love? How can you shift your mindset to reflect Christ’s love more fully?
Take Home 5: Try and reorient ourselves as a server/helper to people instead of a champion/converter to ideas (Acts 2:44-47)
- What stands out to you about how the first-century church lived and interacted with their community in Acts 2? How is this different from how people might perceive the Church today?
- What does it mean to reorient ourselves as servers and helpers rather than champions or converters? How does this shift impact the way we share our faith?
- How does serving others and meeting their needs create opportunities to share the gospel more effectively than trying to win debates or arguments?
Take Home 6: Keep the goal in mind at all times
- What would you say is the ultimate goal of a Christian, and how does that align with how you live out your faith?
- If someone were to observe your life, what would they say your “goal” is?
- What distractions or competing priorities might pull us away from the goal of pointing people to Jesus? How can we refocus on what truly matters?
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