OneLife Church
United: Part 1 - Tearing Down Walls
Locations & Times
East Campus
Knoxville Center Dr, Knoxville, TN 37924, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
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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: The gospel unites us where the world divides us.
1. Unity begins with humility.
2. Unity is a gift.
3. We are all the same at the foot of the cross.
START TALKING:
What are divisions among people that you grew up assuming or believing had to keep you separated from other people?
What are divisions among people that you grew up assuming or believing had to keep you separated from other people?
START THINKING:
Read Ephesians 2:11. Where do you see religion at work in this verse (as opposed to a true relationship with God)?
What are ways that we see today where religion leads people to change things or focus on things related to appearance but that doesn't mean there is necessarily a heart change?
Read Ephesians 2:12. What does this verse teach is the reason that people live without hope? What is the solution to having hope?
Read Ephesians 2:11. Where do you see religion at work in this verse (as opposed to a true relationship with God)?
What are ways that we see today where religion leads people to change things or focus on things related to appearance but that doesn't mean there is necessarily a heart change?
Read Ephesians 2:12. What does this verse teach is the reason that people live without hope? What is the solution to having hope?
START SHARING:
Tearing down walls starts with remembering who you were before Jesus. Share who you were before Christ. What was different? How did you see the world differently? How were your priorities different?
Read Ephesians 2:13-14. Each person in the micro church share your "but now" moment. When did Jesus tear down the walls for you? What led you to that moment?
If you were to be honest, what person or people do you find yourself divided from or even hostile toward when you only consider them as different than you without remembering who you were before Jesus?
Tearing down walls starts with remembering who you were before Jesus. Share who you were before Christ. What was different? How did you see the world differently? How were your priorities different?
Read Ephesians 2:13-14. Each person in the micro church share your "but now" moment. When did Jesus tear down the walls for you? What led you to that moment?
If you were to be honest, what person or people do you find yourself divided from or even hostile toward when you only consider them as different than you without remembering who you were before Jesus?
START DOING:
Read Ephesians 2:14 again. What do you think this verse teaches you to do differently when it comes to people that you might otherwise be naturally divided from?
What can you do every day to start with humility and to allow the gospel to be the most important thing that you think about when it comes to people who are different than you?
How can these differences open up opportunity for you to share your story of Jesus in your life?
Read Ephesians 2:14 again. What do you think this verse teaches you to do differently when it comes to people that you might otherwise be naturally divided from?
What can you do every day to start with humility and to allow the gospel to be the most important thing that you think about when it comes to people who are different than you?
How can these differences open up opportunity for you to share your story of Jesus in your life?
START PRAYING:
Pray for each person in the micro church to humble themselves in each relationship they encounter so that the gospel is the most important uniting peace in our lives. Pray that our church would experience supernatural unity that reflects and points back to Jesus.
Pray for each person in the micro church to humble themselves in each relationship they encounter so that the gospel is the most important uniting peace in our lives. Pray that our church would experience supernatural unity that reflects and points back to Jesus.
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!