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Special thank-you to Jeff Parker for presenting the Passover Seder to us this past Sunday.

Before Sunday, were you familiar with the Passover? What did you know about it? What didn’t you know?

While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the Lord gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat.

The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects. “Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight.

Exodus 12:1-6 NLT

What’s the significance of the Lord’s giving the Israelites these calendar instructions concerning the Passover?

Describe the animals that were to be used for the Passover. What comparisons do you see between the descriptions of these animals and Christ in the New Testament?

Why do you think the Lord makes this a community event, not just an individual one? How might this inform our view of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament?

They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal. That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. Do not eat any of the meat raw or boiled in water. The whole animal—including the head, legs, and internal organs—must be roasted over a fire. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.

“These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover. On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

“This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time.

Exodus 12:7-14 NLT

How does the spreading of the lamb’s blood compare with the application of the blood of Jesus in the New Testament?

What role does judgment play in the way we see this event?

How do the Lord’s instructions to dress for a long journey inform our view of the Christian life?

Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.

1 Corinthians 5:7 NLT

How would you describe the importance of the bread being unleavened? What does that represent in the life of the Christian?

Using what you’ve learned about the Old Testament Passover, describe each of the elements in terms of Christ’s being sacrificed on our behalf.

How can we guard against any “leaven” being accepted and affecting our church or small group?

How can you use what you’ve learned today to share Christ with someone in your community?

Would you be surprised to know that this particular miracle is most often used as the “best proof” that the Bible must be false, and that the story of Jesus is untrue? Why do you think that is?

The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.

Mark 6:30-33 NLT

Who were these people coming to see Jesus?

Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!”

Mark 6:34-37 NLT

If you had been in charge that afternoon, how would you have planned this out? What would it have taken to accommodate those people?

How is believing in a sign vs. believing in a person different?

How did the disciples respond to Jesus about feeding the crowd?

What does the disciples’ response show about their attitude? Their expectation?

“How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.” They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”

Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.

Mark 6:38–44 NLT

How much food was provided for this big crowd?

Read this short story about Elisha…

One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, “Give it to the people so they can eat.”

“What?” his servant exclaimed. “Feed a hundred people with only this?” But Elisha repeated, “Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the LORD says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!”

And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the LORD had promised.

2 Kings 4:42-44 NLT

How does this miracle parallel the feeding of the 5000?

What can we infer about God’s character from this sign?

I think Jesus did not just provide, but he provides EXTRAVAGANTLY. Everyone ate until they were full, and there was more than enough left over. God is a lavishly generous God. Haven’t we seen that ourselves?

In John’s telling of this story, we find out how the crowd responded to Jesus’ miracle:

When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!” When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.

John 6:14-15 NLT

What was the crowd response?

How did Jesus respond to the crowd? Why do you think he did this?

I think we have a little insight from Jesus’ response in another situation… When Mary wants Jesus to take action at the wedding in Cana, Jesus tells her, “My time has not yet come.”

I believe it is a similar situation here… His time has not yet come. What do you think that means, and how do you expect to see that change?

How did Easter Sunday morning go? What did you think of it being at River Park this year? How about those egg cannons?

Would you describe yourself as a planner? To what detail do you typically plan?

What happens if things do not go according to your plan? How do you feel?

How do you feel when a person doesn’t go along with your plans?

Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.
Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.” The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened. Then they briefly reported all this to Peter and his companions. Afterward Jesus himself sent them out from east to west with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation that gives eternal life. Amen.

Mark 16:1-8 NLT

What were the women planning to do? Why did they go instead of Jesus’ disciples?

How do you think they felt when they saw the empty tomb?

What explanation did the angel give for Jesus not being in the tomb?

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.

Luke 24:10-12 NLT

Why didn’t they remember Jesus saying this? Can you recall any passages of Scripture where Jesus referred to His resurrection (see Matthew 16:21, 17:22-23, and 20:18-19 for examples)?

Why might the disciples not have believed the testimony of the women? Did they remember Jesus’ teaching that He would be raised from the dead?

How did Peter react to the news that the stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty?

Why do you think he was the one to run to the tomb?

Why is it hard to trust God when our plans don’t match up with His plan? How can we marvel as Peter did when we experience and better understand God’s plan?

Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve.

1 Corinthians 15:1-5 NLT

What was Paul reminding the Corinthians about? Why might he have been reminding them? Why was this such an important thing to remember?

Paul’s reason for writing this letter was to answer questions and challenges from the Corinthian church. None were more pivotal than their questions about the resurrection.

How crucial is the cross to the entire gospel story? Why?

How crucial is the resurrection to the entire gospel story and salvation? Why?

If Christ stayed in the tomb, would His death have covered our sins? Why or why not?

How does Christ’s resurrection show He is God? How does it affect His atoning death?

Note: Today’s reading passages are a little longer than usual, so instead of including those passages inline, I have linked them to them on Bible.com. You can use your Bible App, or a browser. Of course, you could use a paper Bible also!

How do you handle times when you are forced to wait?

Have you ever felt like you were waiting on God? When? What did it feel like?

Bible App: John 11:1-16

Although Jesus said that the sickness would not end in death (v. 4), Lazarus did still die. Did Jesus misspeak? What might He have meant about the ultimate eternal life we are promised in Him?

The sisters probably expected Jesus to come by the end of the second day. Instead, they had to wait two more days, not knowing when or if He would come at all. What may have been going through their minds during those long days? What might they have questioned about Jesus?

Bible App: John 11:17-37

What does Martha’s response to Jesus’ questions indicate about her understanding of His power over death? In what way was her understanding incomplete?

Can you think of a time when God’s plans and timing turned out to be better than your own? 

What are the dangers of expecting and demanding that God act according to our own understanding?

How can we ensure our understanding of Jesus’ teaching about life after death is complete? 

Why did Jesus ask Martha to believe in Him before He gave her a miraculous physical reason to believe?

While Martha engaged Jesus in a theological debate, Mary fell at his feet. What is the significance of that difference? What does it indicate about the way they saw in and believed about Jesus?

Why do you think Jesus wept? Might He feel the same sorrow over the pain we experience today?

Bible App: John 11:38-44

How did Jesus involve human obedience in Lazarus’ raising from the dead? How was being raised from the dead different than an eternal resurrection—a promise to never die?

What proves Lazarus was really dead? How is this similar to the spiritual deadness all people are in before establishing a relationship with Christ? In what way do we all need a resurrection?

How can we maintain hope in God’s goodness, sovereignty, and love, even when our situations aren’t so dramatically resolved on earth? How can God be glorified as we place this trust in Him?

How does it impact you to know that the God of the universe personally identifies with your pain and hurt in this life?

What can we learn from Jesus’ example in terms of demonstrating love to those who are mourning? 

How does knowing that Jesus willingly chose to suffer for us challenge us to serve others?

What, if any, limitations have you been placing on God’s ability to work in your most difficult life situations?

Is there a dominant set of religious beliefs in Ellijay? What is that, and why is that set of ideas most popular?

What are some half-truths or false understandings about Jesus that you have heard? 

Why do you think people choose to believe these specific things about Jesus, but not the entirety of who He is and what He does?

Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

Mark 7:31-35 ESV

What are the specific actions Jesus took in restoring this man?

On Sunday, I characterized this approach as unique… Bizarre, even. Do you have any thoughts about why Jesus chose to heal this man in this strange way?

How does this miracle help us better understand the degree of concern Jesus has for people?

Jesus’ healing brought wholeness to this man’s physical life. What are some opportunities we have to make the lives of people more complete?

And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Mark 7:36-37 ESV

Jesus commanded the people to keep this healing a secret. How did the people respond? What does this tell us about their perception of Jesus and His reputation at that time?

What most amazed the crowd about Jesus? Why do you think that was the case?

Read Isaiah 35:4-6. What were the people looking for from the promised Messiah? How did Jesus compare to their expectations at this point in His ministry?

Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.” And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.

Isaiah 35:4-6 NLT

Should this story of Jesus impact the way you and I love and live personally, in community and in our world?

Imagine you’re talking to a coworker or friend who isn’t a Christian. How would you use Jesus’ healing miracles to help that person better understand Jesus’ identity and mission?

The healing miracles in Mark remind us that we all have great stories. What’s your story of redemption? Consider writing it down and sharing it with someone this week.

And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 7:24-26 ESV

Jesus had gotten pretty far outside Jewish land. He was getting way out of his ministry area, and far away from anyone who might have known him. Since this was Gentile territory, everyone around him was “unclean.”

What is the significance of the description of the woman? Why is her background important in this story?

What social barriers are crossed by the woman and by Jesus in this story? What does this reveal to us about Jesus?

How would you describe the attitude of the woman as she approached Jesus? What attitudes should we exhibit when approaching Jesus? 

After teaching about all foods being clean, Jesus demonstrated that Gentiles are included in His Kingdom by going to Tyre. A Gentile woman humbly approached Jesus on behalf of her daughter who was demon possessed. Jesus allows all people to approach Him when done so out of humility and worship.

And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

Mark 7:27-28 ESV

How would you characterize Jesus’ response? Do you think He responded as he did to test the woman’s faith or for other reasons? Explain. 

How does the woman’s response demonstrate faith in God? How does it demonstrate humility and an understanding of God’s grace? 

Jesus responded to the woman’s request by reminding her that salvation was offered to the Jews first. She demonstrated deep understanding and faith by pointing to God’s including the Gentiles and her contentment with her daughter receiving any portion of God’s grace. God sometimes tests our faith as we humbly await His gracious action.

And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.

Mark 7:29-30 ESV

Do you think Jesus was more surprised, pleased, or impressed by the woman’s response? Explain. 

What does His response teach us about God’s grace being offered to all people? What does His response teach us about prayer? 

Jesus commended the woman and healed the daughter from a distance. Jesus is willing to demonstrate His power to those who humbly approach Him and are willing to accept His response. He answers prayer, demonstrating His grace and mercy to all people.

What do you need to change in your attitude toward God when approaching Him? 

What prayer requests have you abandoned that you need to humbly resubmit to God? 

Who in your life needs deliverance from sin and its influence in their life? What specific requests to Jesus do you need to make on their behalf?

Thank you to David Lynn and Greg Engler for providing this week’s discussion questions.

Special note from Pastor Steve:

I’m asking everyone to be in serious prayer for this upcoming Sunday, the culmination of our 21-day spiritual journey. That is the day we’ll all commit to 24 months of giving above and beyond toward the goal of a new facility. It is a really big deal, and I believe God will move each of us to a difference-making commitment. Thank you for being part of this incredible journey.

Chapter 2 of Revelation consist of letters to seven Churches.  Each of the letters share a similar structure including:

• Introduction of Jesus
• Statement regarding the condition of each Church
• A command from Jesus to the church
• A general exhortation to all Christians
• A promise

Speaking to the Church of Ephesus, Jesus said, “I know all the things you do.  I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance.  I know you don’t tolerate evil people.  You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not.”  Rev 2:2

Jesus knew what this church did right.  They worked with boldness and steadfast endurance because when a man works for Christ he should work with all his might. (Spurgeon)

Nevertheless Jesus had issues with the Church in Ephesus.  They had lost their first love.  Jesus said, “But I have this complaint against you.  You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!  Look how far you have fallen!  Turn back to me and do the works you did at first.  If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from it’s place among the churches.”  Rev 2:4 – 5

SPIRITUAL JOURNEY for your LIFE GROUP

Discussion:

• Describe how you felt when you first received Jesus?
• How much time did you spend in His word?
• Remember how you used to pray?
• Remember the joy in getting together with other Christians?
• Remember how excited you were about telling others about Jesus?

LOVE GOD

This week commit to:

1. Turning your heart back towards Jesus.  Recommit your life to him and ask him to ignite a fire that cannot be quenched.
2. Search your heart for unconfessed sin and repent.
3. Praying for 10-minutes per day.
4. Praying to spend time reading God’s word daily 

LOVE OTHERS

This week commit to:

1. Praying that God would give you opporunities to share the gospel.
2. Praying that God would give you boldness and confidence.
3. Praying that God would show you opportunities to help someone.

MAKE DISCIPLES

This week commit to:

1. Praying that people will see that the “gods” of this world are false, and that they find the one and only true God, who died for us on the cross.
2. Praying that God would give you the courage to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done.

Thank you to David Lynn and Greg Engler for this week’s Lifegroup Discussion Questions!

Before we get started, I just want to THANK YOU for participating in our 24-hours of prayer and Bible reading. It was just awesome! It seemed everyone came away saying that they really sensed the Holy Spirit moving during that whole thing.

Discussion Questions

The word “revelation” in Greek is apocalypse and means “unveiling.”  The book of Revelation is about the unveiling and victory of Jesus Christ. 

“These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” 

Revelation 17:14

However the Book of Revelation is far more than an apocalyptic prophecy.  John sees future tribulation, but he also sees the Lamb of God seated on his throne.  There is suffering and death in John’s vision, but there is also hope.  The Book of Revelation was not written to give us a symbolic description of the battle between good and evil, or to assure us that God wins in the end, etc.  Instead, the Revelation was written to show us the specific events that will take place in the Last Days and the order in which they would occcur.

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said:  “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches:  to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” 

Revelation 1:10-11

I heard behind me a loud voice:  The loud voice John heard was clear and striking as the sound of a trumpet.  The loud voice belongs to the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, who is the beginning and the end of all things.  Since Jesus introduced Himself with these titles in Revelation 1:8, we know this was the loud voice of Jesus.

In chapter 1:14-16, John describes Jesus.

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;  His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;  He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

Revelation 1:14-16

And in Chapter 1:17-18, John’s reaction and Jesus’ assurance.

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.  But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “So not be afraid;  I am the First and the Last.  I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.  Amen.  And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

Revelation 1:17-18

Can you imagine what John must have felt when he saw Jesus in His heavenly glory?  Even though he was an apostle who knew Jesus on this earth, he must have been overwhelmed by this awesome vision.

SPIRITUAL JOURNEY for your LIFE GROUP

Discussion:

• How is the book of Revelation a book of hope?
• When Jesus speaks, why do believers listen?
• While on earth, Jesus took on the appearance of man, but now his heavenly body shine with glory.  Describe Jesus in his heavenly body?
• Describe the difference between Jesus as a man and Jesus as the son of God?

LOVE GOD

This week commit to:

1. Praying that God will make you sensitive to His whispers.
2. Praying that God will reveal Himself to you more than ever before.
3. Praying to fast one meal during the week.

LOVE OTHERS

This week commit to:

1. Sharing who Jesus really is.
2. Praying that God will give you an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus

MAKE DISCIPLES

This week commit to:

1. Praying that God will lead you to someone to disciple.
2. Praying that God will give you the wisdom to disciple someone.
3. Praying that the Holy Spirit will fill you.

Spiritual Journey Update

This week is the Lifegroup Challenge
Feb 10: Property Prayer Walk
Feb 11: Public Commitment Event!
Feb 25: Reveal Sunday

Thank you to Greg Engler and David Lynn for providing these discussion questions for us!

The reconstruction and refurbishing of the temple were the supreme passion of the prophet Haggai.  He not only rebuked the people for their delay in rebuilding the temple, but he encouraged them and helped them in this endeavor.

“Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai:  Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?  This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!  You have planted much but harvest little.  You have eaten but are not satisfied.  You drink but are still thirsty.  You put on clothes but cannot keep warm.  Your wages disappear as thought you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!  
This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:  Look at what’s happening to you!  Now go up into the hills, bring down timber and rebuild my house.” 

Haggai 1:3-8

There were some good reason why the citizens of Jerusalem told themselves that it wasn’t yet time to work on the temple:

• The work was hard.
• They didn’t have a lot of money or manpower
• Hostile enemies resisted the work
• They remembered easier time in Babylon

Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses:  The people said that it wasn’t time to rebuild the temple.  In their actions, they said that it was time to live in nicely rebuilt houses.  This was the problem – not that God’s people lived in paneled houses, but that they lived in such personal comfort and luxury while the temple was in ruins.

As we look “Back to the Future,” it was about three years ago we were looking to start building, but God shut that door. Hard. God’s plan was different than ours, because His ways are so much higher than ours.   We had no idea that CoVID was about to strike, and everything would come to a screeching halt.

But that is the past. Right Now is the time for God’s people to start being concerned with pleasing Him instead of themselves.  It is time to glorify the Lord.  In addition, God was telling them to do it with a pure heart; a heart that wanted to please and glorify Him.

SPIRITUAL JOURNEY for your LIFE GROUP

Discussion:

• In what way spiritually have I neglected God and how can I personally do better to glorify God?
• In what way have I neglected the labor (physically) of serving and how can I do better to glorify God?
• What do I believe God would do if I submitted myself to Him and let Him be Lord of my life instead of myself?
• What have I sown and reaped that God didn’t want to see in my life but now walking through by the grace of God?

LOVE GOD

This week commit to:

1. Praying that God will shield you from the enemies attacks of discouragement.
2. Praying that God will take away any fear you may have.
3. Praying that God will show you how to sacrificially give.
4. Praying for help to be bold enough to allow your comfort and love into my heart.  Help me to turn to you and pray unceasingly!

LOVE OTHERS

This week commit to:

1. Praying that God will give you an opportunities and show you where to serve
2. Praying to help out at Celebrate Recovery or Tower Road

MAKE DISCIPLES

This week commit to:

1. Praying for God’s wisdom to lead a Life Group.
2. Praying that God would make you an example for others.
3. Consider taking an on-line Christian course to help in leading others.