OneLife Church
Stop Going to Church: Part 4 - Not Alone
Locations & Times
North Campus
3503 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN 37849, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Online Connection Card
Let us know that you were here, what your next step is that you are taking, or how we can pray for you and help you!
http://www.onelifeknox.com/connectGive Online
The Bible teaches us to give the first 10% of our income to the "storehouse." God says we can test Him by doing this and watching Him take care of us in return. This may sound like a stretch to you! Just take a step toward toward that goal. If you currently give nothing, start giving something. If you give something, try increasing it a step toward the 10% goal. Trust God! Give Him your first before anything else by setting up a recurring, automated donation online. You will then receive quarterly updates about how your giving is making a difference and how your donations are being used.
http://www.onelifeknox.com/giveBottom Line: I don't just go to church when I don't do life alone.
I'm expected to be part of the body whether I like it or not!
Someone needs me and I need someone.
Being connected to the body is the only way to be part of the body.
START TALKING:
When have you gone from being an attender or a spectator to being on the team? What did you notice changed about your investment, interest, or understanding once you became more than a passive participant but became active?
If you treated family like many do when they just "go to church," and you said, "I go to family" instead of "I am part of my family," what would be different? Would it work? Why or why not?
When have you gone from being an attender or a spectator to being on the team? What did you notice changed about your investment, interest, or understanding once you became more than a passive participant but became active?
If you treated family like many do when they just "go to church," and you said, "I go to family" instead of "I am part of my family," what would be different? Would it work? Why or why not?
START THINKING:
Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-26. What sticks out to you about this passage and how simply Paul explains to these new Christians what it means to be part of this new faith? How would you explain this in your own words to someone who has never heard of this before?
How is this different than what many in the American, traditional church seem to believe by default - that faith is a private matter and all that matters is your individual relationship with Jesus?
Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-26. What sticks out to you about this passage and how simply Paul explains to these new Christians what it means to be part of this new faith? How would you explain this in your own words to someone who has never heard of this before?
How is this different than what many in the American, traditional church seem to believe by default - that faith is a private matter and all that matters is your individual relationship with Jesus?
START SHARING:
We are all expected to be part of the body! What have you experienced when you went from simply going to a church service to really being part of the body? What steps did you take to go to the next level? How did you find your "part" and how did you know when you found it?
When you have truly been active as part of the body, how have you experienced being able to meet needs or be there for someone else when they needed it? Would this have been possible if you only "went" to church instead of being part of church?
Now turn that around, when have you had needs met or been ministered to by someone else in the body? How did they know you and how did you know them? Would you have been ministered to in this way if you only attended church instead of being part of the body?
In 1 Corinthians 12:25, who is responsible for caring for the needs of the body? How is this different than what most in the traditional church assume? How have you experienced the benefit and beauty of this in real life versus the "hired hand" being the only one showing care for needs in the body?
We are all expected to be part of the body! What have you experienced when you went from simply going to a church service to really being part of the body? What steps did you take to go to the next level? How did you find your "part" and how did you know when you found it?
When you have truly been active as part of the body, how have you experienced being able to meet needs or be there for someone else when they needed it? Would this have been possible if you only "went" to church instead of being part of church?
Now turn that around, when have you had needs met or been ministered to by someone else in the body? How did they know you and how did you know them? Would you have been ministered to in this way if you only attended church instead of being part of the body?
In 1 Corinthians 12:25, who is responsible for caring for the needs of the body? How is this different than what most in the traditional church assume? How have you experienced the benefit and beauty of this in real life versus the "hired hand" being the only one showing care for needs in the body?
START DOING:
What steps can you take to be better connected to the body? What can we do throughout the week to care for each other in an organic and relational way rather than an institutional way?
Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 (see below). How does this teaching that each Christ-follower has a unique gift fit into the idea that the body needs each of us? What gift from that list do you think most resonates with you? What can you do with that gift to be part of the body beyond simply attending a service?
How does this impact your story of what the Gospel has done for you? In a world that is isolated and lonely, what can you share with others about the benefit of following Jesus and the body that doing so makes you part of?
What steps can you take to be better connected to the body? What can we do throughout the week to care for each other in an organic and relational way rather than an institutional way?
Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 (see below). How does this teaching that each Christ-follower has a unique gift fit into the idea that the body needs each of us? What gift from that list do you think most resonates with you? What can you do with that gift to be part of the body beyond simply attending a service?
How does this impact your story of what the Gospel has done for you? In a world that is isolated and lonely, what can you share with others about the benefit of following Jesus and the body that doing so makes you part of?
START PRAYING:
Pray for each other in the microchurch to keep it real and not do life alone. This is easier said than done! Pray that we would each love each other like Jesus loves us so that we can not do life alone and can experience life as part of the body. Pray that this impacts those we know who are far from God and are longing deep down to be connected to each other
Pray for each other in the microchurch to keep it real and not do life alone. This is easier said than done! Pray that we would each love each other like Jesus loves us so that we can not do life alone and can experience life as part of the body. Pray that this impacts those we know who are far from God and are longing deep down to be connected to each other
Take a Next Step!
Don't just attend church for an hour a week. Take a step! What step should you take?
1. Follow Jesus! If you have followed Jesus...
2. Get baptized! If you are following Jesus, then that's all you need to be "ready" to take this step.
3. Volunteer! Don't simply be a consumer, but be part of making a difference in the lives of those who come to OneLife to experience Jesus. There are weekday and Sunday opportunities. Get info about what opportunities there are for you!
4. Join a micro church! You can't have true community sitting in rows with a large crowd. That's not the church - it's an event! Micro churches are small "churches" of 10-12 adults that meet in homes throughout the week to learn together, pray together, serve the community together, and care for each other together.
Get more information about any of the above, send us your prayer requests so we can pray with you, or ask any question we can help you with by filling out the online connection card!
http://www.onelifeknox.com/connect1. Follow Jesus! If you have followed Jesus...
2. Get baptized! If you are following Jesus, then that's all you need to be "ready" to take this step.
3. Volunteer! Don't simply be a consumer, but be part of making a difference in the lives of those who come to OneLife to experience Jesus. There are weekday and Sunday opportunities. Get info about what opportunities there are for you!
4. Join a micro church! You can't have true community sitting in rows with a large crowd. That's not the church - it's an event! Micro churches are small "churches" of 10-12 adults that meet in homes throughout the week to learn together, pray together, serve the community together, and care for each other together.
Get more information about any of the above, send us your prayer requests so we can pray with you, or ask any question we can help you with by filling out the online connection card!