AS YOU MEET WITH EACH OTHER THIS WEEK, CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS:
In this week's sermon we looked at Genesis chapter 13 alongside 1 Corinthians 3. Here we see a contrast between the faith of Abraham and the misdirected focus of his nephew Lot. Abraham was willing to lay down his life for the sake of unity, trusting that ultimately God would be taking care of him. Lot was not considering the Lord, but rather just his own self interest. And Lot's decision would ultimately lead to him wasting much of his life. This is spoken about in 1 Corinthians 3 in terms of those who are focused on building up the family of God, and those who are not.
1. Very few of us are called to full-time vocational ministry. Yet all of us are called to be full-time missionaries in our day-to-day lives. What are some ways we can keep ourselves focused on this mission and not fall into the trap of Lot where we are only chasing what our eyes can see?
2. What are some practical ways we can live out this mission in our day-to-day lives? How does this apply to where God has you in life?
2. One of the biggest enemies of the church is the spirit and attitudes that cause disunity. How can we be on guard against this? And how can we strengthen our unity even with those in Christ we may disagree with? And why is unity so very important?