Sermon Discussion Questions
- Jesus was crucified for crimes and sins that he didn't commit. The God-man was put to death an innocent man. Does this shock you? Does it leave you dumbfounded? Why/why not? How can we cultivate a sense of holy awe and wonder at this reality?
- John Piper [see quote on p.3 of bulletin] said, "You can't commend what you don't cherish!" Why is cultivating holy awe and and wonder of the Gospel important in God's mission? How might growth in cherishing Christ change the way you think about participating in God's mission?
- How has God gifted you? How do you sense the Lord has called you to use those gifts in participating in his mission? Do you have gifts that you aren't using? Brainstorm ways in which you can more faithfully utilize given to you by God's grace.
- Read Greg Thompson's quote in the bulletin [again, page 3]. What's your initial reaction? Greg describes tendencies of churches to be places of Fortification, Accommodation, or Domination. What do you think these mean? Personally, which of these might be your tendency? Why? What about our church? Why? What does/would it look like for us to be an "Incarnational Church", both as individuals and as the corporate body?
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