Sermon Application

1. We sang this morning, a song that asked, "Is He (Christ) worthy to receive blessing and honor and glory? He is!" Recount the reasons that Christ is worthy to receive our praise together!

2. We are to imitate Paul not by becoming apostles like he was, but by following the example of his character. His character made him cross-cultural (He was a jew reaching those who were not Jewish). How are you doing crossing cultures with the gospel? What specific "cultural divides" in your life are hard to cross? What makes them so difficult?

3. Paul's ministry was both practical and doctrinal (not one at the exclusion of the other). Do you tend in one of these directions at the exclusion of the other? Which is harder for you (doctrinal/truth or love/applied theology)? If you err, which side are you more prone to err on? Why? How might you grow in areas of weakness?

4. What ways are you currently orienting your life to reach the lost? Do you see yourself presently more on the front-lines of evangelism or more a part of the redeemed community living a life that makes the lost jealous? Are you content with your specific role/places of ministry, or do you wish your plate was filled with something different? Describe.

5. In what areas of Christian obedience are you presently finding it difficult to obey? Counsel and pray for one another in these areas, knowing that our growth in obedience has kingdom-advancing potential.