Pastor Derek's sermon titled "Mission" from the series "Imitating Jesus - Healthy Marks of a Disciple" discusses the characteristics of a fully equipped disciple who resembles Jesus. The sermon focuses on living a missional life by recognizing needs, sacrificially serving, and bringing glory to God. Pastor Derek highlights Jesus' mission and encourages listeners to develop a mission mindset through relational investment, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and loving people unconditionally. Overall, the sermon emphasizes the call to live out the gospel as a verb and to be intentional about fulfilling the mission of Jesus in everyday life.
Discussion Questions 💬
- How can we carry out the mission mindset that Jesus demonstrated?
Pastor Derek referenced Philippians 2:5-11 to describe Jesus' mission mindset, which involved recognizing the gospel need, moving towards the need, understanding from the need's perspective, sacrificially serving the need, and ultimately bringing glory to God.
- What steps can you take to develop a similar mission mindset in your own life?
- Why is it important to engage in relational investment as a disciple of Jesus?
In the sermon, Pastor Derek emphasizes the importance of relational investment in developing a mission mindset as it helps us connect with others and share the gospel on a deeper level.
- How can you engage in relational investment with those around you to share the love of Jesus?
- What does it mean to live out the gospel as a verb?
Pastor Derek explains that living out the gospel as a verb means not just agreeing intellectually with the gospel but involves a whole life response to it and taking action in our daily lives.
- What steps can you take to ensure that you are actively living out the gospel in your daily life?
- What does it mean to be a fully equipped disciple who looks like Jesus?
In the sermon, Pastor Derek talks about the concept of being a fully equipped disciple who looks like Jesus by living out the gospel and joining where the Spirit of God is working.
- In what ways can you seek to become a fully equipped disciple in your daily life?
- How can we practice sensitivity to the Holy Spirit while developing a mission mindset?
In the sermon, Pastor Derek emphasizes the importance of being sensitive to the Holy Spirit in discerning where God is working and how we can join Him in that work.
- What practical ways can you practice being more sensitive to the Holy Spirit's guidance in your life?
Prayer 🙏
• Ask for prayer requests
• Pray for guidance to see and recognize the gospel needs around us.
• Pray for the courage to move towards those needs and serve sacrificially.
• Pray that our actions would glorify God and spread the good news effectively.