OneLife Church
What's In It For Me: Part 1 - The Wrong Question
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North Campus
3503 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN 37849, USA
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My entire life is a sacrifice.
My mindset with my church should be different than anywhere else.
What I'm willing to do comes from what I think aboutme.
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http://www.onelifeknox.com/fuelingtheflameSTART TALKING:
Think back to when you were younger (or maybe even now!); when did you naturally ask or think "what's in it for me?" before making a decision about something?
Now think about when you are on the other side of that - maybe at work, home, school, or even church. When do you find it frustrating or difficult to deal with when other people think or ask "What's in it for me?"
Think back to when you were younger (or maybe even now!); when did you naturally ask or think "what's in it for me?" before making a decision about something?
Now think about when you are on the other side of that - maybe at work, home, school, or even church. When do you find it frustrating or difficult to deal with when other people think or ask "What's in it for me?"
START THINKING:
Read Romans 12:1. Think about the phrase "in view of God's mercy." What do you think this means, or what does it mean to you?
If you keep God's mercy as the backdrop of the next phrase, how does it impact the meaning of "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice"?
Thinking about God's mercy and what He's already done, how is living life every day as a sacrifice the true, natural, even logical response of worship and service?
How is living this way impossible if we apply the question "What's in it for me?" to matters of faith and Christian community?
Read Romans 12:1. Think about the phrase "in view of God's mercy." What do you think this means, or what does it mean to you?
If you keep God's mercy as the backdrop of the next phrase, how does it impact the meaning of "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice"?
Thinking about God's mercy and what He's already done, how is living life every day as a sacrifice the true, natural, even logical response of worship and service?
How is living this way impossible if we apply the question "What's in it for me?" to matters of faith and Christian community?
START SHARING:
What have you experienced in your spiritual journey that has made the "What's in it for me?" question pop up from time to time in relation to your faith? When this question or line of thinking comes up, are you keeping God's mercy and grace in mind at the time? Why or why not?
Read Romans 12:2-3. Then read 1 John 2:15-16. How do the patterns of this world - lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - lead you to "thinking of yourself more highly than you ought"? How do those things prevent you from being a living sacrifice and you might not even realize it?
When have you experienced Christian community - maybe in a small group or maybe with the church as a whole - where the mindset was different than any other group you have been part of because there was a mindset of service and sacrifice more than "What's in it for me"?
What have you experienced in your spiritual journey that has made the "What's in it for me?" question pop up from time to time in relation to your faith? When this question or line of thinking comes up, are you keeping God's mercy and grace in mind at the time? Why or why not?
Read Romans 12:2-3. Then read 1 John 2:15-16. How do the patterns of this world - lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - lead you to "thinking of yourself more highly than you ought"? How do those things prevent you from being a living sacrifice and you might not even realize it?
When have you experienced Christian community - maybe in a small group or maybe with the church as a whole - where the mindset was different than any other group you have been part of because there was a mindset of service and sacrifice more than "What's in it for me"?
START DOING:
Read Matthew 8:36, Matthew 16:24-26, and John 15:13. What do these verses together teach you? What can you do this week to live this out?
What will it look like when your mindset is completely different when you are with your church than it does anywhere else? What role can you play in contributing to this?
How will becoming a living sacrifice help you to impact people around you as you love them like Jesus and live like a missionary? How could this naturally open the door for people to want to know more about your faith and what you believe?
Read Matthew 8:36, Matthew 16:24-26, and John 15:13. What do these verses together teach you? What can you do this week to live this out?
What will it look like when your mindset is completely different when you are with your church than it does anywhere else? What role can you play in contributing to this?
How will becoming a living sacrifice help you to impact people around you as you love them like Jesus and live like a missionary? How could this naturally open the door for people to want to know more about your faith and what you believe?
START PRAYING:
Pray for each person in the micro church to put into practice what you shared in the section above. Pray that those who are far from God in your life and the lives of each other will see something so different in the way that we live that it draws them to want to know more and want to follow Jesus, too!
Pray for each person in the micro church to put into practice what you shared in the section above. Pray that those who are far from God in your life and the lives of each other will see something so different in the way that we live that it draws them to want to know more and want to follow Jesus, too!
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!