Gospel Lifestyle

Check in

Cast Vision

Review JITV “House” (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 2:36-47)

Care

Ask “how are you?” (options: highs/lows, joys/frustrations, etc.)

Loving Accountability

Give an account of obedience to the goals which were set the previous week.

Worship

Share testimonies, give thanks, read a Psalm, sing, etc.

Read the Scriptures

1. Read the Command

John 14:15
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

2. Read the Story

Acts 2:36-47
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers...

3. Re-tell the Story

Retell the story in your own words, keeping it as simple as possible, focusing on highlighting the main points of the lesson.

4. Discuss

• What does this passage show us about God? (who He is and what He does)
• What does this passage show us about people? (who we are and what we do)

Set Goals

Pray together and ask Jesus how he wants you to practice obedience to what you’ve learned. Share with one another your plan(s) for walking in obedience to Jesus’s teaching and the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and come to the next session prepared to share how it went!

Obey

Ask Jesus how He wants you to put what you’ve learned into practice this week.

Abide

Ask Jesus how He wants you to engage with Him this week.
(spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible reading, etc.)

Train

Ask Jesus who you could train in what you are learning this week.

Share

Ask Jesus who you could share the gospel with this week.

Pray

Ask Jesus to give you the power to walk this out!

Go Deeper

Jesus didn’t just come to save people from eternal separation from God after death; he came to call them into a new shared life that begins now and continues into eternity! Jesus desires for his people to live a radically countercultural lifestyle together which demonstrates to the world how beautiful his kingdom is. What are the basic elements of this lifestyle that we see his earliest followers living out together in obedience to his commands?

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