SERMON OUTLINE:

God is ________________

God is ________________

God Holds the _____________   ___________

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Do you Believe that Jesus, who we are reading about in Luke;  is the Son of God, co-equal member of the Triune God with the Father and the Holy Spirit?  How might this belief affect your Christian life?
• Are there events in your life that might be "re-narrated" with the knowledge that God knows what you need before you ask Him? 
• Pray for anyone at your table who could use encouragement as they wait on the Lord.  

SERMON OUTLINE:
1. How do you view yourself in relation to others? (Lk. 6:37-42)

2. How should we actually evaluate ourselves? (Lk. 6:43-45)

3. How can we cultivate obedience to Jesus? (Lk. 6:46-49)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. What are you like when storms come? When life bumps into you, what spills out?
2. When did you first come to Jesus? How do you hear His words (what are your Scripture intake habits)? Where are you convicted that you need to obey more?
3. As you review the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-49), what would you like to become more a part of your life?

Luke 24:13-35

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The call to love (Lk. 6:27-31).

2. The power to love (Lk. 6:32-36).

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What examples can you think of (in Scripture, your own life, or throughout history) where loving one’s enemies made a radical difference?
• Which aspect of Jesus’ teaching strikes you as most difficult? Which part brings you the most comfort?
• What do you personally feel the need to implement in your life this coming week?

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The way of discipleship: Called and sent (Lk. 6:12-16)

2. The way of discipleship: Healing and hearing (Lk. 6:17-19)

3. The way of discipleship: Blessings and woes (Lk. 6:20-26)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• How is your prayer life? What about Jesus praying convicts you or encourages you?
• If we should minister in word and deed, which one can you be tempted to neglect?
• Which blessing and woe did you most need to hear today? Which discipline (generosity, fasting, lament, evangelism) do you most need to grow in? How will you engage that growth?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Jesus teaches that stewardship of earthly wealth shows our trustworthiness for eternal riches. How does this shape your understanding of money and generosity?
• If the people of Missio Dei embraced Jesus’ teaching of shrewd stewardship, how might that impact how we live individually and as a church together? 

This is the tenth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE?

1. What is the new commandment?
2. How has Christ loved us, and how should we love each other?
3. How do we apply this to the body and beyond? 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What are some examples of how Christ has shown His love to me? How can I show that same love to others?
• How can I guard my heart against resentment or record-keeping from something that has been done wrong to me? Are there things in my life that have caused me to form the belief that Christ keeps an account of my wrongs?
• Why does my decision to love as Christ loved me matter? How does this begin to impact my heart? My community? 

This is the ninth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. Money is [Not] neutral.

2. A goal better than being rich.

3. Two tools for maintaining the proper goal.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Why does our culture struggle with both generosity and contentment? What has God used to grow you in these areas previously? 
• What scares you about being more generous? How can Scripture and other Christians alleviate these fears?
• Are we a generous church? What can we do to become more generous?

This is the eighth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What are some good ways to honor and encourage one another? Differentiate that from flattery. How can we make this a more consistent practice in our life? 
• Why do you think the default setting in our relationships is so often the opposite of honoring one another?
• For personal reflection: who in your life needs an encouragement and needs to be honored this week? How can you plan  to have that interaction?