1. Open with prayer. (2-5 min)
2. Read Luke 19:10.
3. Discuss these questions with your group. (20-45 min)
MY STORY | Starting Place
What bad decision was hard for you to acknowledge and own up to? Tell us what happened. (7-10 min)
DIGGING DEEPER | Practical Biblical Application
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. (Luke 19:10)
Contrast your life before and after following Jesus.
Describe how your life would be different if you had never experienced saving faith.
GROWING TOGETHER | Spiritual Friendship
Who is spiritually lost in your circle of influence?
Do they know it, or is their spiritual condition causing them no distress whatsoever?
MOVING OUTWARD | Faith In Action
Invite a non-Christian in your circle of influence out for coffee. Tell that person you’ve been given an assignment to describe his or her worldview to you—with the promise that you’re not going to tell them what you believe.
If they ask you to describe what you believe, then tell them—they’ve just invited you to share the Gospel.
What is the one important thing you will take away from this weekend’s message or our community group discussion? Is there any challenge, difficulty or praise that you would like to share with the group for prayer?
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