Radical, Part 3: Radical Boldness

MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
April 18, 2021
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MyOneLife - Starts May 2
If you’ve been coming to OneLife but haven’t gotten involved, then it’s time to get started! Your next step is to attend our 4-week Sunday morning small group experience called MyOneLife. You’ll hear about the history, vision & values of our church, discover your personal mission and spiritual gifts, and have opportunities to take next steps such as joining a volunteer team, Micro Church, and more. It takes place on Sunday mornings in the Meeting Room at your campus beginning May 2. To sign up text “myonelife” to 94000.

Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t taken the step of baptism then there’s never been a better time than now. Go to onelifeknox.com/baptism and we’ll help you get started.

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. To get started go to onelifeknox.com/volunteering.

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GIVE BACK
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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?

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SERMON NOTES

RADICAL: Very different from the usual or traditional, extreme.

Bottom Line: Following a radical Savior requires radical boldness.

Luke 9:23 NLT
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me..

 John 6:38 NLT
For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.

1. Boldness requires selflessness.

2. Boldness requires getting uncomfortable.

3. Boldness requires sacrificial risk.

1 John 3:16 NLT
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

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DISCUSSION GUIDE

Start Talking

• When have you seen someone be radical or bold and it led you to do the same thing or to be bold or radical in your own way because of their example?

Start Thinking 

• Read Luke 9:23. How is being a follower of Jesus so much more - and different - from simply believing in Jesus? How would you explain that to someone else?

• Read John 6:38. How did Jesus show that being bold requires getting uncomfortable? How did Jesus show that being bold requires being selfless? What other examples from the New Testament come to mind that show each of these?

Start Sharing

• Read 1 Corinthians 11:1. Who has set an example for you in the way they have radical boldness like Jesus? What has it led you to do that you may not have otherwise done?

• Read 1 John 3:16. When have you experienced someone being willing to take a bold risk in this way? How did Cinderella’s story most impact you and how did it challenge you?

Start Doing

• What is a bold risk that you feel like God could be leading you to take? How will it help you to be more like Jesus in the way he was radical and bold?

• When you think about sharing your story with someone else wherever you live, work, or play, which of the three points about being bold is most difficult for you? Getting uncomfortable, being selfless, or taking a sacrificial risk?

Start Praying

• Pray that God gives each person the boldness to live out what we've talked about today.

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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)?