Our mission is people

  • May 20, 2011
  • Series: Rediscovering our mission

Life Group: 5/22-5/28

 

Truth: Our Mission is people!

 

  1. What do you think the church exists for?
  2. What should it exist for? What is the best way to know that?

 

Make sure you spend time helping people understand that the church is a continuation of Jesus ministry, so the most important thing is that whatever the church is, it reflects the heart of God.

 

Read the following passages...

 

Mark 16:14-16

Luke 24:44-49

John 21:15-17

Matthew 28:16-20

 

  1. For each passage ask and answer the question... 
    1. What is Jesus instruction here? Why did He choose to say it? What does it reveal about His heart for His ministry?

 

  1. Based on those instructions from Jesus, what do you believe the church should be about?
  2. Where do our practical images/structures, etc. Fit into the picture of the church you get from Jesus’ last interactions with those who would continue His ministry?
  3. What happens when we put the church, ahead of the mission (People)?
  4. What happens when we put the mission, people, ahead of the church?