Radical, Part 1: Radical Easter
MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
April 4, 2021
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join a Volunteer Team
Did you know it takes several hundred volunteers every week to make a service at OneLife happen at our campuses? So if you haven’t started volunteering, then it’s time to get on the team! From First Impressions & Security, to Kid City, to Production & Worship, to OneLife Students, weekday teams, and more - there’s plenty of opportunities for everyone to serve. Go to onelifeknox.com/volunteer to sign up.
OneLife Students Ice Bears Game - April 17
On Saturday, April 17th, OneLife Students is going to an Ice Bears game! We will meet at the East Campus at 6:30pm and then carpool over to the coliseum. This is going to be an awesome night for students to hang out, watch some hockey, and connect with each other. Also, parents are invited as well! For more information and to register, visit onelifeknox.com/students.
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GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online
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MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
SERMON NOTES
RADICAL: Very different from the usual or traditional, extreme.
Bottom Line: Easter shows a radical God taking extreme measures to rescue me.
Romans 5:6 NLT
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
Romans 5:7 NLT
Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.
Romans 5:8 NLT
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
1. No other God takes extreme measures to rescue the helpless.
Matthew 28:5 NLT
Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
Matthew 28:6 NLT
He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
2. No other religion has an empty tomb.
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START TALKING
What is the most radical, extreme thing you have ever done or experienced?
When you think of radical, extreme, non traditional moments or people in history, what comes to mind?
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START THINKING
Read Romans 5:6 in the New Living Translation. Why were we utterly helpless? Why is this important to understand and fully embrace?
Read Romans 5:7-8. How do these verses show how radical, unusual, and extreme the story of the cross is? How would you put these verses in your own words to share with someone else?
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START SHARING
Why is it important to see the story of Easter as radical and unusual? What is the danger of viewing Jesus and Christianity as “traditional”?
Read Matthew 28:5-6. How does this make Jesus different from any other god and Christianity different than any other religion? What does this mean for your life and your relationship with Jesus?
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START DOING
How does understanding the Easter story as one that is radical and extreme change the way you tell others about your own faith story?
What is something radical, extreme or unusual that you can do to become more like Jesus or to obey what he says to do?
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START PRAYING
Pray for each person in the micro church to be radical in their faith and to do what they shared in the previous question. Pray that each will share their faith story with someone this week who needs to be rescued by our radical God.
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CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share. Click Here
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WHAT'S NEXT?
Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
April 4, 2021
_____________________
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join a Volunteer Team
Did you know it takes several hundred volunteers every week to make a service at OneLife happen at our campuses? So if you haven’t started volunteering, then it’s time to get on the team! From First Impressions & Security, to Kid City, to Production & Worship, to OneLife Students, weekday teams, and more - there’s plenty of opportunities for everyone to serve. Go to onelifeknox.com/volunteer to sign up.
OneLife Students Ice Bears Game - April 17
On Saturday, April 17th, OneLife Students is going to an Ice Bears game! We will meet at the East Campus at 6:30pm and then carpool over to the coliseum. This is going to be an awesome night for students to hang out, watch some hockey, and connect with each other. Also, parents are invited as well! For more information and to register, visit onelifeknox.com/students.
_____________________
GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online
_____________________
MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be discipleable or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
SERMON NOTES
RADICAL: Very different from the usual or traditional, extreme.
Bottom Line: Easter shows a radical God taking extreme measures to rescue me.
Romans 5:6 NLT
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
Romans 5:7 NLT
Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.
Romans 5:8 NLT
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
1. No other God takes extreme measures to rescue the helpless.
Matthew 28:5 NLT
Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
Matthew 28:6 NLT
He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
2. No other religion has an empty tomb.
_____________________
START TALKING
What is the most radical, extreme thing you have ever done or experienced?
When you think of radical, extreme, non traditional moments or people in history, what comes to mind?
_____________________
START THINKING
Read Romans 5:6 in the New Living Translation. Why were we utterly helpless? Why is this important to understand and fully embrace?
Read Romans 5:7-8. How do these verses show how radical, unusual, and extreme the story of the cross is? How would you put these verses in your own words to share with someone else?
_____________________
START SHARING
Why is it important to see the story of Easter as radical and unusual? What is the danger of viewing Jesus and Christianity as “traditional”?
Read Matthew 28:5-6. How does this make Jesus different from any other god and Christianity different than any other religion? What does this mean for your life and your relationship with Jesus?
_____________________
START DOING
How does understanding the Easter story as one that is radical and extreme change the way you tell others about your own faith story?
What is something radical, extreme or unusual that you can do to become more like Jesus or to obey what he says to do?
_____________________
START PRAYING
Pray for each person in the micro church to be radical in their faith and to do what they shared in the previous question. Pray that each will share their faith story with someone this week who needs to be rescued by our radical God.
_____________________
CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share. Click Here
_____________________
WHAT'S NEXT?
Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
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