I. The Great Need not The Great Feed
13 – Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
21 “Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. – Acts 2:21 CSB
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II. Sending not Sitting (the question of how?)
14 How, then, can they call on him whom they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher?
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. – Hebrews 11:6 CSB
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III. Obedience not Comfort
15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off. 4 So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant. – Acts 13:1-5 CSB
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Community Life Group Questions
1.In what ways can a modern church (or an individual Christian) accidentally prioritize the “Great Feed” over the “Great Need”?
2.What does “holding the rope” look like practically in your life? How can a “sender” be just as sacrificial as a “goer”?
3.You don’t have to cross an ocean to be an ambassador. Who is someone in your “immediate geography” (neighbor, coworker, family member) who needs to hear the “Good News”? What is one barrier preventing you from “crossing the street” to them?
4.In a world that often views sharing faith as intrusive or “ugly,” how can we ensure our “movement” towards others is truly seen as “Good News”?
5.How can we pray for you?