Sermon Notes for Small Group Leaders
Acts 29 Jesus Said/The Church Did/We Continue The Jesus Way
Jim Zippay, June 28-29, 20008
Luke 24 and Acts 28
Outline
I. Extending the Invitation (Luke 5:1-11, Acts 11)
II. Entering the Community (Act 2, 4:24)
III. Experiencing the Power (Acts 15:9)
IV. Embracing the People (Acts 4:18)
V. Expanding the Kingdom (Acts 19:18)
Content
1. C. S. Lewis said that God whispers to us in our joy, speaks to us in our conscious and shouts in our pain.
2. Making room for one more is not just a slogan, it’s a mandate.
3. Commitment to membership is not required but strengthens, not lessens our commitment to the church, which is expected.
4. When you belong to the church, your people group changes from being based on family, race, ethnicity, culture, nationality to followers of Jesus, a “new tribe”.
5. The power and authority given to followers of Jesus is so now as much as then.
6. We should be more like a hospital than a resort.
7. Jesus doesn’t ask us to trivialize or erase the traditions of the past; however, don’t make them a yoke for new believers to get in.
8. We should talk more about the essence of the kingdom in terms of “Good News” or “Blessings” for those who believe.
9. Following Jesus should have more impact on us than what we do on Sunday; it should influence all the areas of our lives.
Aim
Our commitment to “The Jesus Way” should be a blessing to our individual lives and to the nations.
Application Questions
I. Do you think God is trying to whisper, speak or shout to you or someone you know?
II. Can you describe what steps you have taken since you decided to follow Jesus?
III. How has your commitment to Jesus made an impact on your church?
IV. How have you embraced your “new tribe” of believers? Have you felt embraced? Why or why not?
V. How do you use the power and authority of your gifts to serve Christ?
VI. What yokes have you been inclined to put on people with the lines you draw?
VII. How do you speak of the gospel or the kingdom in terms of good news, blessings?
Acts 29 Jesus Said/The Church Did/We Continue The Jesus Way
Jim Zippay, June 28-29, 20008
Luke 24 and Acts 28
Outline
I. Extending the Invitation (Luke 5:1-11, Acts 11)
II. Entering the Community (Act 2, 4:24)
III. Experiencing the Power (Acts 15:9)
IV. Embracing the People (Acts 4:18)
V. Expanding the Kingdom (Acts 19:18)
Content
1. C. S. Lewis said that God whispers to us in our joy, speaks to us in our conscious and shouts in our pain.
2. Making room for one more is not just a slogan, it’s a mandate.
3. Commitment to membership is not required but strengthens, not lessens our commitment to the church, which is expected.
4. When you belong to the church, your people group changes from being based on family, race, ethnicity, culture, nationality to followers of Jesus, a “new tribe”.
5. The power and authority given to followers of Jesus is so now as much as then.
6. We should be more like a hospital than a resort.
7. Jesus doesn’t ask us to trivialize or erase the traditions of the past; however, don’t make them a yoke for new believers to get in.
8. We should talk more about the essence of the kingdom in terms of “Good News” or “Blessings” for those who believe.
9. Following Jesus should have more impact on us than what we do on Sunday; it should influence all the areas of our lives.
Aim
Our commitment to “The Jesus Way” should be a blessing to our individual lives and to the nations.
Application Questions
I. Do you think God is trying to whisper, speak or shout to you or someone you know?
II. Can you describe what steps you have taken since you decided to follow Jesus?
III. How has your commitment to Jesus made an impact on your church?
IV. How have you embraced your “new tribe” of believers? Have you felt embraced? Why or why not?
V. How do you use the power and authority of your gifts to serve Christ?
VI. What yokes have you been inclined to put on people with the lines you draw?
VII. How do you speak of the gospel or the kingdom in terms of good news, blessings?
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