The Kingdom of God Discussion Group – Week 2
Posted by southcitychurch on September 17, 2008
Week 2: Kingdom Calling – Mission
1. Scotty Smith writes that “We are not ‘trophies of grace’ to be placed on the mantel for display. We are to become ‘conduits of grace’ placed in the messy world of relationships to serve the forgiving, freeing, healing purposes of God.” (Objects of His Affection, p. 89). If we were able to really see that our main purpose in life was to be a conduit of God’s grace and so participate in His mission to turn back the Fall – what difference would that make in how we live/work/play, etc?
2. Read Luke 10:25-37. Our primary difficulty with mission is our self-centeredness. Interact with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Where do you see yourself in the story? Have you been a recipient of people passing you by in need? How did that feel? Where do you see God in this parable?
3. How have you fallen into the trap of trying to justify yourself with good works of mission?
4. How have you guised your obedience to the call of mission by going to Tarshish instead of Ninevah? What is your Tarshish? What is your Ninevah?
5. How does seeing yourself as God’s mission (yourself as Ninevah) empower you and motivate you to participate in His mission to the world? What is the proper motivation for mission?
6. How can you – as a group – contribute to God’s world mission?
