Next Steps: Week 6 - Church Membership

Spirituality is on the rise in America, but church affiliation is on the decline. Is church membership an outdated tradition that we no longer need or is it part of being a follower of Christ?

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Reading: Matthew 18

Discussion Questions:

1. What is your church membership history?

2. Out of all the reasons people avoid church membership, which one makes the most sense to you?

3. How does the Bible indicate that we should be members of a church even though it does not directly say we should?

4. Why does committing to a local church help your faith grow?

Next Steps: Week 1 - First Step

Everyone has a next step in their faith, but sometimes we overcomplicate it. When is the last time we stopped to appreciate how beautiful our mission is to simply share the Gospel? And thankfully, someone once shared it with us.

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Reading: Acts 1-4

Discussion Questions:

1. Who first shared the Gospel with you? How did you respond?

2. Share a time when you felt God leading you to share with someone else about who Jesus is. Did you share? How did it go?

3. What is one step you can take this week that will help the good news of the Gospel spread throughout your circle of influence?