20220626 | Intervention | God Intervenes In and Through His Street Team (Luke 9.51-62)

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The Passage: Luke 9:51-62

The One Thing: God intervenes in and through His street team.

Growgroup Discussion Starters

Know

K1 Have you ever been in a street team or fan club? If your answer is no, whose fan club would you like to be in?

Grow

G1 The word “Angelos” (which means “messengers” refers almost exclusively in the NT to angels (angelic beings). What is the significance of it being used to refer to humans in Luke 9:52?

G2 What did you make of the responses to Jesus in vv58-62? Were they valid? Why did Jesus respond the way He did? What attitudes might he have been responding to in each case?

G3 Dan said that Jesus specifically recruited people who were the “least” and were even hostile to Him (the Samaritans). Should this be encouraging to us or should we be worried?

G4 Which of these reasons are the most likely reason for you to say “no” to Jesus: Reading the small print? Unreadiness? Unsteadiness? Show

S1 Watch this reading of Wendell Berry’s poem “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front”: bit.ly/3yfl8Zt. What part of this poem resonates with your deepest self? Carry this phrase around with you as a prayer.

S2 Ask God how he wants you to be part of His street team for this summer. Dare to ask for a who, a what and a when.