𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺-𝘂𝗽
● When doing a project, do you usually volunteer to do a task or do you wait for others to give you one? Why?
● When was the last time you finished a task only because someone volunteered to help you? Explain what happened.
● Tell us about a personal goal that you have accomplished. What happened?


𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱
𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴, 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘭. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, “𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.” 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧. 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝟭𝟯:𝟭–𝟯

God gives people giftings and strengths that will help them accomplish His plans and purposes. The church in Antioch was composed of people of different ethnicities who served different functions. Then, the Holy Spirit instructed them to set apart Barnabas and Saul for a specific mission. The same still applies today. God brings people of different backgrounds and strengths together in order to serve Him and fulfill His mission. Here are two truths about God’s mission and the Church.

𝟭. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, “𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.” 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝟭𝟯:𝟮

While worshiping God and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke to the church in Antioch and made His will clear. He called the church to take part in His mission of redeeming the world by setting apart Barnabas and Saul for the specific task of going to the nations. God already has a mission set. He is not preparing a new mission for His Church; He is inviting the Church to join in His mission. Why do you think God wants His Church to participate in His mission? 

𝟮. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴, 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘭. . . . 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘺𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝟭𝟯:𝟭, 𝟯–𝟱

God has called His Church to participate in His mission. As members of His Church, each person has been called, gifted, and equipped by God to play a particular part in that mission. Some are prophets; others are teachers. Some are called to go; others are called to assist. No calling is better or higher than the other. Each of us has a part to play. The Church is always better when people are doing the mission together. Together, we are appointed by God to accomplish His mission for the Church. What does 1 Corinthians 12:14–20 say about the Church as God’s body? How do you think God has prepared you to be part of this?


𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
● Do you have a clear understanding of God’s mission for the Church? What do you think is your part in this?
● What are the giftings and strengths God has given you? Ask God for opportunities to use these to serve Him and His people.
● Who are the people God has given you to co-labor with in His kingdom? How do you complement one another to accomplish His purpose together?


𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
● Thank God for the work He has prepared in advance for you to do. Ask Him for the grace and courage to step out in faith as you do your part in accomplishing His mission.
● Ask God to show you any area in your life that may be hindering you from hearing and obeying Him. Pray that you would be unhindered in fulfilling God’s mission. 
● Pray for open doors to tell others about Jesus in your sphere of influence. Ask God to give you a platform to preach the gospel.