Preaching Point: Your relationship with Christ is defined by how you respond to His identity, which should be evident through your obedience to the Father’s will.

Main Text: Matthew 12:46–50 (ESV) 46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 48But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Teaching Points:

1. Redefine How Someone Rightly Relates to Jesus vv46-48
2. Does Jesus call you family? V49
3. Identify if You Posses the Family Trait v50 

We also look at chapter three of our Small Group Book, Keeping the Church Small: Small Group Strategies for Growing Churches.