Rescuing Jesus, week 3

This week is about the church and her readiness at all times. Messiah has come, and his followers are subsequently ready to go. There are tons of philosophical questions about why bad things, on any size, happen. But rather than getting hung up and even paralyzed on "why?", we have to follow Jesus into the darkness and ask "what are we going to do about it?"

Below, find the General Discussion Makers and lead your group to discuss and move on the church's unique, long term, life-style response to evil in the world that pre and post dates media attention or anyone catastrophe. Affirm the good that organizations and people, in general are trying to do, but lead your group to recognize that we already know we live in a war zone and that our lives are dedicated to the One who transforms our hearts, and then the world through our hands.

Spend some time discussing how you can get involved (such as a Crosspointe/Red Cross blood drive January 30th) and time in prayer over our friends Danny and Leann Pye, Nick and Gwenn Mangine and the many staff and children connected to Joy in Hope.

What were the key points for you?

What was the "one thing" you took away?

What surprised you?

What bothered you? Why?

What is/was already part of your thinking on this subject?

What did you learn that was new to you?

*About God?

*About yourself?

*About others?

What changes of thought are necessary in light of what you learned?

What changes of action are needed?

How would life be different if you/we applied this teaching fully?

What are the hindrances, and what do we do about those?

What role can this group lay to help you take steps this week and beyond?