September 23, 2022
Important Info:
Men Life Group Leaders: Leading at the Retreat - If you are a Life Group Leader and unable to attend the Men’s Retreat, let’s begin talking about someone within your group who will be able to lead discussions in your place. Please dentify a man in your group who will be at the retreat and can lead the discussions at the retreat. This might be an excellent opportunity for one of the men you have been intentionally pouring into in light of our most recent Deacons training meeting (think: inner circle). Please let Pastor Charlie know who it is that you are thinking about as your replacement for the Retreat. If you can attend and have yet to register, please register here.
Make Evangelistic Opportunities a Part of Life Groups - Life Group Leaders, please make “sharing evangelistic opportunities” a regular part of your time together as a Life Group. This could be as simple as asking the group, “Who had the opportunity to share the gospel with someone this week?” Let this be a practice that helps fuel our passion for evangelism and allows us to pray for those with whom we have been sharing the Gospel. This rhythm of sharing will also help us Deacons lead the charge by sharing our faith regularly as an example for the group.
Application Questions:
Shoulder to Shoulder for the Gospel
Living as Gospel Citizens
Philippians 1:27-30
Read Titus 2:10. What are ways that people can represent the gospel either well or poorly? Specifically, what are some ways you would like to see your attitudes/actions be used to adorn the gospel?
Read Ephesians 4:1-3. Why do you think the attributes listed in vv. 2-3 are so essential to “walking in a manner worthy” of our calling? How would you like to grow in seeing these attributes in your life?
Read Philippians 1:3-5. So much of the unity/fellowship we see from Paul and the Philippians comes from this gospel partnership. How can you seek to make your relationships more focused on the advance of the gospel?
Read Philippians 1:28. How would you like to see more of this unfrightened mindset in your own life? How should thinking about the future and Christ’s sure victory help in this?
Read Philippians 1:29-30 & 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. Compare Paul’s view of suffering with your own. What needs to change in your mindset to see suffering as a gift?
