Bring Hope to Our World

Message: To Bring Hope

· It is vital to have hope for this world and for the next world.

· Bringing hope to people gives us meaning and purpose in our lives.

· Bring hope by:

1) Serving God

§ We were created to do good works. (Eph 2:10; Eph 4)

2) Generosity

§ God is the most generous person because He is a lover.

§ You cannot live without giving. (John 3:16)

3) Missional Living

§ We are all on mission for God to represent Christ.

§ Luke 19:10 – Jesus’ purpose in coming.

§ Mark 2:17 – Jesus came for the lost.

§ Mark 10:45 – Jesus came to serve.

· WoodsEdge desires for every small group to be missional.

· Being called as a church to be missional through finances and local/international ministries.

Questions

1. Share a time when someone brought hope to your life and the impact it had.
2. What is your calling for service? What are you passionate about?
3. Does your small group have a missional focus?
4. What steps do you need to take, or have you taken, to make serving part of your life?
5. How is serving in the church different from serving outside the church? Why does God call us to both?
6. If you are not yet serving as an individual or a group, speak your “next step to serving” to a trusted individual and ask him/her to hold you accountable.