To Make Disciples

August 6, 2017 

John 13:31-35, Matthew 28:16-20 

 

What is the purpose of the church? Why are we here? Simply stated, to make disciples. Our mission as a church is “to create disciples through witness, service and reconciliation in our neighborhoods and around the world.” That is our understanding of our Great Commission, our purpose, our goal. Jesus did His part. His sacrifice on the cross and resurrection made it so that “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to” him. We are accountable to our part, to “go and make disciples.” This is the reason that God planted this specific church in this specific corner of Kissimmee. So, how are we doing?

Tell us about the last time that you help disciple someone. What was your impact? How did it affect your own spiritual maturity?

If you were to evaluate our church in relationship to our mission, what grade would you give us? Why?

Read Matthew 28:17. Why do you think that even at this point there still some doubt in the mind of the disciples?

How the fact that Jesus has received “all authority” affect our mission as a church?

Which do you think is most difficult for our church: the going or the making?

Oraciones de Tarjetas

30 de julio del 2017

Hechos 13:22, Salmo 17:1, 22:1-2, 28:1 

Si alguien le pidió que orara en voz alta en este momento, ¿qué haría? Lo más probable es que te pongas un poco nervioso. Tal vez incluso te sientes de esa manera cuando estás orando en silencio por ti mismo! A veces la idea de hablar con Dios puede sentirse un poco extraño para todos nosotros. No sabemos qué decir o cómo decirlo, y nos preocupa que tal vez no estamos orando de la manera correcta. Así que tratamos de decir las cosas que pensamos que se supone que debemos decir, pero deja nuestras oraciones sintiéndose falsas y formales. Pero, ¿y si te dijéramos que no era así como se suponía que era la oración? ¡De hecho, esa no es la manera que Dios quiere que sea! Esta semana veremos las oraciones de uno de los seguidores más queridos de Dios: David. Y al escuchar sus oraciones, veremos que Dios no quiere que nuestras oraciones sean correctas; Dios quiere que sean reales.

¿Por qué es aterrador orar en voz alta?

David habló con Dios de una manera real, cruda y auténtica. ¿Es eso atractivo para ti, o te pone nervioso? ¿Por qué?

Si fueras Dios, ¿cómo querrías que tus hijos hablaran contigo?

Si usted comenzó regularmente orando oraciones reales, ¿cómo crees que te cambiaría?

Greeting Cards Prayers

July 30, 2017

Acts 13:22, Psalm 17:1, 22:1-2, 28:1

 

If someone asked you to pray out loud right now, what would you do? Chances are you’d probably get a little nervous. Maybe you even feel that way when you’re just praying quietly by yourself! Sometimes the idea of just talking to God can feel a little weird for all us. We don’t know what to say or how to say it, and we worry that maybe we’re just not praying the right way. So we try to say the things we think we’re supposed to say, but it leaves our prayers feeling fake and formal. But what if we told you that’s not the way prayer was supposed to be? In fact, that’s not even the way God wants it to be! This week we’ll look at the prayers of one of God’s most beloved followers—David. And as we hear his prayers, we’ll see that God doesn’t want our prayers to be right; He wants them to be real.

Why is it scary to pray out loud?

David talked to God in a real, raw, and authentic way. Is that appealing to you, or does it make you nervous? Why?

If you were God, how would you want your children to talk with you?

If you started regularly praying real prayers, how do you think it would change you?

Consuelo al Afligido

23 de julio del 2017

Amos 9:1-15

El mensaje de Amós es inagotable. Uno tras otro, las visiones y mensajes de Amós asumen el establecimiento de Israel en un nivel profundamente personal. Dios juzgó al pueblo en el día de Amós porque se habían vuelto descuidados y complacientes, y su religión se había vuelto falsa. Abusaron de los pobres y se aprovecharon de la viuda. Sin embargo, a través de todo esto, el propósito de Dios al juzgar a las personas no es aniquilación, sino salvación: eliminar las falsificaciones y salvaguardar a los fieles. Consolar a los afligidos y aflicción a los cómodos. Un nuevo día amanece para aquellos que ponen su fe en Cristo, y cuyas vidas glorifican a Dios, cuando la futilidad y la desolación serán reemplazadas por la prosperidad y la alegría.

¿Alguna vez ha experimentado los días que siguen a un huracán, tornados o cualquier otro desastre? ¿Cómo te sentiste? ¿Cómo trataban las personas?

¿Cómo son los versículos 1-10 diferentes de los versículos 11-15? ¿Por qué piensas que este es el caso?

¿Por qué piensas que todo este castigo y destrucción debe tener lugar antes de que la restauración siguiera?

Lee los versículos 13-15. ¿Qué es lo que te destaca? ¿Cómo se comparan las imágenes de estos versículos con la condición actual de Israel?

Comfort for the Afflicted

July 23, 2017

Amos 9:1-15

Amos’ message is relentless. One after another, Amos’ visions and messages take on the establishment of Israel on a deeply personal level. God judged the people in Amos’ day because they had grown careless and complacent, and their religion had become counterfeit. The abused and the poor took advantage of the widow. Yet through it all, God’s purpose in judging people is not annihilation, but salvation – to weed out the fakes and safeguard the faithful. Comfort to the afflicted and affliction to the comfortable. A new day is dawning for those who place their faith in Christ, and whose lives glorify God, when futility and desolation will be replaced by prosperity and joy.

Have you ever experienced the days that follow a hurricane, tornado, or any other disaster? How did you feel? How did people treated each other?

How are verses 1-10 different from verses 11-15? Why do you think this is the case?

Why do you think that all of this punishment and destruction must take place before restoration would follow?

Read verses 13-15. What stands out to you? How do the images of these verses compare to the current condition of Israel?