For Season 2 of the Uncommon Leadership podcast, we're answering the questions you get asked. Have you ever been sitting around at your small group meeting and had someone ask, "Why am I still like this? I've tried so hard to change. No matter what I do I still struggle with _____________." Listen in as Pastor Brian, Pastor Jeff, and Pastor Brit are joined by special guest Dr. Mike Vanlangingham. [S2:E1]

God uses different life experiences and different circumstances to draw people to salvation through Jesus Christ. Some people around you are not yet ready to respond to the gospel, but some are going through circumstances that make them desperate to hear it! This sensitivity to the gospel creates tremendous opportunity. How will they hear it unless you are there to share it with them? (Romans 10:13-14)

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God uses different life experiences and different circumstances to draw people to salvation through Jesus Christ. Some people around you are not yet ready to respond to the gospel, but some are going through circumstances that make them desperate to hear it! This sensitivity to the gospel creates tremendous opportunity. How will they hear it unless you are there to share it with them? (Romans 10:13-14)

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Every follower of Jesus Christ has a ministry. Every follower of Jesus Christ should be being equipped to maximize the gifts that are given to them for the sake of the body of Christ. You have a gift, given to you by God to help the church do what it's meant to do (1 Peter 4:10). What can you do to grow your effectiveness as you work for Christ?

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Every follower of Jesus Christ has a ministry. Every follower of Jesus Christ should be being equipped to maximize the gifts that are given to them for the sake of the body of Christ. You have a gift, given to you by God to help the church do what it's meant to do (1 Peter 4:10). What can you do to grow your effectiveness as you work for Christ?

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The Bible repeatedly uses the word "walk" to describe the daily, progressive journey of the Christian faith. This is not just a matter of personal discipline, but of emulating the very way that Jesus Christ himself walked. 1 John 2:6 says, "whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked." What would it take for you to have your best year yet in your walk with Christ?

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The Bible repeatedly uses the word "walk" to describe the daily, progressive journey of the Christian faith. This is not just a matter of personal discipline, but of emulating the very way that Jesus Christ himself walked. 1 John 2:6 says, "whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked." What would it take for you to have your best year yet in your walk with Christ?

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Worship means to ascribe value to something or someone. All throughout the Bible, worship happens through an act of sacrifice leading David to say, "I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." What would it look like if you increased your worship through sacrifice? Would you be willing to give up something you love for someone you love more?

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Worship means to ascribe value to something or someone. All throughout the Bible, worship happens through an act of sacrifice leading David to say, "I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." What would it look like if you increased your worship through sacrifice? Would you be willing to give up something you love for someone you love more?

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This season on the Uncommon Leadership Podcast we want to answer the questions you get asked in your group! Which of the following should we answer? Head over to www.facebook.com/verticalsmallgroups to answer in the comments or add your own.

1. I've tried so hard, why can't I change?

2. Should I attend my family member's LGBTQ wedding?

3. What happens to the person who never even has a chance to hear the name of Jesus?

4. What do I do when someone in the church is upset with me?

5. Why do we keep some of the stuff from the Old Testament, but not all of it?