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OneLife Church
Christian Worldview: Part 9 - The Way
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http://www.onelifeknox.com/giveThe Lie of Pluralism: There is more than one way to God.
The bottom line truth: If every path is true, then truth disappears.
1. Pluralism multiplies gods. Christianity reveals God.
2. Pluralism makes God manageable. Christianity reveals God's mystery.
3. Pluralism promotes many ways. Christianity promotes the only way.
The Christian Worldview Alternative: Sincerity cannot replace truth.
1. Stop creating my own version of Jesus.
2. Speak truth with humility and love.
3. Invite people to Jesus.
START TALKING:
When have you believed (or seen someone else believed) that there was more than one right way to do something, only to find that you should have done it the only right way in the first place? What made you believe there would be more than one right way? Why didn't you want to trust the instruction?
When have you believed (or seen someone else believed) that there was more than one right way to do something, only to find that you should have done it the only right way in the first place? What made you believe there would be more than one right way? Why didn't you want to trust the instruction?
START THINKING:
Read Acts 17:16-18. What did Paul see that disturbed him? What did he do as a result? What can and should we learn from this?
Read Acts 17:19-21. What was the response to Paul's claims about Jesus? How is this still similar today?
Read Acts 17:22-23. What do you notice about how Paul chooses to respond to their questions and criticism? How is this different than the way many religious leaders today choose to respond? What can and should we learn from this?
Read Acts 17:16-18. What did Paul see that disturbed him? What did he do as a result? What can and should we learn from this?
Read Acts 17:19-21. What was the response to Paul's claims about Jesus? How is this still similar today?
Read Acts 17:22-23. What do you notice about how Paul chooses to respond to their questions and criticism? How is this different than the way many religious leaders today choose to respond? What can and should we learn from this?
START SHARING:
Read Galatians 1:12 and Ephesians 3:5. While pluralism seeks to multiply gods and make many ways true, THE truth of the Gospel is revealed supernaturally to those who choose to believe. How was the gospel revealed to you? How did the truth get revealed to you in a way that your life was transformed?
Read Romans 16:25 and Isaiah 55:8-9. The Gospel is described repeatedly as a mystery. While pluralism attempts to make God manageable, the Gospel perpetually reveals the mystery of God that cannot be contained nor managed. How have you experienced this reality? What have you done to learn to trust it rather than explain it away?
Read Acts 4:12, 1 Timothy 2:5, and 1 John 5:12. While pluralism promotes many ways to God, what do these verses (and many others) make clear about the Gospel? How did this impact your own journey to becoming a Christ follower? Was it a difficult truth for you or one that you more easily accepted?
Read Galatians 1:12 and Ephesians 3:5. While pluralism seeks to multiply gods and make many ways true, THE truth of the Gospel is revealed supernaturally to those who choose to believe. How was the gospel revealed to you? How did the truth get revealed to you in a way that your life was transformed?
Read Romans 16:25 and Isaiah 55:8-9. The Gospel is described repeatedly as a mystery. While pluralism attempts to make God manageable, the Gospel perpetually reveals the mystery of God that cannot be contained nor managed. How have you experienced this reality? What have you done to learn to trust it rather than explain it away?
Read Acts 4:12, 1 Timothy 2:5, and 1 John 5:12. While pluralism promotes many ways to God, what do these verses (and many others) make clear about the Gospel? How did this impact your own journey to becoming a Christ follower? Was it a difficult truth for you or one that you more easily accepted?
START DOING:
What will you do this week to not create your own version of Jesus but follow the real Jesus as he talked about himself?
What would it look like for you to speak the truth in love this week to those who don't yet follow Jesus or maybe even follow a different belief system? What role does or can your story/testimony play in this?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:20. How can you be an ambassador this week? Thinking about your "one," who is that person? How are you making the appeal in your relationship with them that, "Come back to God!"?
What will you do this week to not create your own version of Jesus but follow the real Jesus as he talked about himself?
What would it look like for you to speak the truth in love this week to those who don't yet follow Jesus or maybe even follow a different belief system? What role does or can your story/testimony play in this?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:20. How can you be an ambassador this week? Thinking about your "one," who is that person? How are you making the appeal in your relationship with them that, "Come back to God!"?
START PRAYING:
Pray for each person in the micro church to be an ambassador this week for their one. Pray that each of us will not live as practicing pluarlists even if we do not subscribe to that belief system ourselves. Pray that those around each of us who are seeking and searching for God will find THE way, THE truth, and THE life of Jesus through each of us.
Pray for each person in the micro church to be an ambassador this week for their one. Pray that each of us will not live as practicing pluarlists even if we do not subscribe to that belief system ourselves. Pray that those around each of us who are seeking and searching for God will find THE way, THE truth, and THE life of Jesus through each of us.
We want your experience with Jesus and this community of faith called OneLife to be so much more than an hour on Sundays! See below how you can take a next step.
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!