Getting Started:
Q: Have you ever felt like God was calling you to do something very uncomfortable?
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Q: Have you ever had a “prayer shawl” in your own life?
A religious\spiritual practice\belief where personal observance was more important than consequence for others?
RE-READ: Mark 3:1-6 NLT
“Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, ‘Come and stand in front of everyone.’ Then he turned to his critics and asked, ‘Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?’ But they wouldn’t answer him.
He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, ‘Hold out your hand.’ So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.”
What religious rules do you think are\are not important (are “old” and\or “heavy”)?
How might breaking these rules upset others?
How might breaking these rules help others?
How do we, as a church family, make the world a better place?
How do we make our neighborhood\jobs\communities\relationships better places?
How might doing these things be uncomfortable?
What might happen if you stepped outside your comfort zone (for the sake of the church)?
Who might benefit?
Why do we choose to stay comfortable?
if we can change (our) hearts, we can change the world
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
Commit as a group to being open and gracious with one another as you journey together through series, and pray that together you will be open to God’s vision of the Kingdom, and how we all can participate.