Keeping Score: Part 7-What to Count
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September 22, 2024
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fifteen Year Anniversary Service, September 29th
This year, OneLife turns fifteen years old! We want to celebrate all God has done and look forward to all God is going to do! On Sunday, September 29th, both campuses will be meeting together for one service at 10:30 am at the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. This will be an amazing Sunday that you don’t want to miss. So mark your calendars and invite a friend to join you!
Stay Connected Through the OneLife App
From watching services, to Micro Church discussion guides, to online giving, family resources and more - the OneLife app has everything you need to stay connected with our church. The app is also available on Apple TV and Roku so you can watch services on your TV at home! Download the mobile version of the app on your phone by going to onelifeknox.com/app on your phone’s web browser. And on Apple TV and Roku simply search the app store for “OneLife” and look for our logo.
RightNow Media
If you have ever wanted to grow in your walk with Jesus but weren’t sure where to start then we have a great resource for you. RightNow Media has over 25,000 biblically-based videos for small groups, families, students, leadership development, and much more. Our subscription allows us to share this resource with you free of charge. You can download the app on Roku and Apple TV as well as access their website at rightnowmedia.com. To sign up simply write “RightNow Media'' as well as your email address on your connection card and we will send you a link.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
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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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START TALKING
When have you experienced the reality that obedience or sacrifice is what really counts because of how special something or someone made you feel? Maybe it was a gift that someone gave you or something that somebody did for you, and the amount isn't what made it special to you?
When have you given something to someone or done something for someone and it was all you had to give even if the amount wasn't very much? How did that feel and what motivated you to give all you had?
START THINKING
Read Mark 12:41.
Think of all the things that Jesus could have been doing at this point. What do you think it means that Jesus took time to sit down and watch the generosity of those in the Temple instead of any of those things? What does this teach us about the importance of generosity?
Read Mark 12:42-43.
Jesus makes a bold claim in verse 43 considering the actual amount that was given by each person. How did the widow give more than all the others? Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 and use the principle from these two verses to help answer that question.
START SHARING
When you began to follow Jesus, or as you follow Jesus more closely, how do you notice that what matters to you - or what you seem to count - changes to be more like what matters to Jesus? Read Matthew 16:24. How have you experienced what it means to do these two things:
- Take up your cross?
- Follow Jesus?
What sacrifices have you had to make to be obedient to Jesus as you follow him? How has this made you more like Him and more like someone from the "Kingdom of Heaven" as you have followed Him?
Living in East Tennessee brings natural cultural behaviors and expectations as a result: an assumption that school starts in the fall and ends in the Spring, a certain accent, an expectation that there is no work or school on certain holidays, etc. What are the cultural behaviors and expectations that will come as a result of following Jesus? What would the "accent of Heaven" be as we follow Jesus?
START DOING
If sacrifice and obedience are what count more than the amount of what we give to Jesus, what is holding you back from doing either? What do you sense the Spiring is leading you to sacrifice so that you can look more like Jesus? Where do you sense the Sprit calling you to obedience as you follow him?
The result of sacrifice and obedience throughout church history has been each of us having the opportunity to know more about Jesus. What will be the result if each one of us obey and sacrifice? What will be the result if we do not?
START PRAYING
Pray for each person and what each member of the micro church shared is how God is leading and calling you to sacrifice and obey. Pray that the ripple effect of this obedience and sacrifice will impact many generations while also impacting each of our lives as we become more and more like Jesus each and every day.
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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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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 disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
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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)?/giveback/giveback
- 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)?
September 22, 2024
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fifteen Year Anniversary Service, September 29th
This year, OneLife turns fifteen years old! We want to celebrate all God has done and look forward to all God is going to do! On Sunday, September 29th, both campuses will be meeting together for one service at 10:30 am at the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. This will be an amazing Sunday that you don’t want to miss. So mark your calendars and invite a friend to join you!
Stay Connected Through the OneLife App
From watching services, to Micro Church discussion guides, to online giving, family resources and more - the OneLife app has everything you need to stay connected with our church. The app is also available on Apple TV and Roku so you can watch services on your TV at home! Download the mobile version of the app on your phone by going to onelifeknox.com/app on your phone’s web browser. And on Apple TV and Roku simply search the app store for “OneLife” and look for our logo.
RightNow Media
If you have ever wanted to grow in your walk with Jesus but weren’t sure where to start then we have a great resource for you. RightNow Media has over 25,000 biblically-based videos for small groups, families, students, leadership development, and much more. Our subscription allows us to share this resource with you free of charge. You can download the app on Roku and Apple TV as well as access their website at rightnowmedia.com. To sign up simply write “RightNow Media'' as well as your email address on your connection card and we will send you a link.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
_____________________
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.
_____________________
Bottom Line: Sacrifice and obedience count the most.
Mark 12:41-44 NLT
Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
Jesus wants me to count differently as I follow Him.
Jesus is looking and waiting for me to sacrifice.
The amount matters less than the sacrifice.
___________________START TALKING
When have you experienced the reality that obedience or sacrifice is what really counts because of how special something or someone made you feel? Maybe it was a gift that someone gave you or something that somebody did for you, and the amount isn't what made it special to you?
When have you given something to someone or done something for someone and it was all you had to give even if the amount wasn't very much? How did that feel and what motivated you to give all you had?
START THINKING
Read Mark 12:41.
Think of all the things that Jesus could have been doing at this point. What do you think it means that Jesus took time to sit down and watch the generosity of those in the Temple instead of any of those things? What does this teach us about the importance of generosity?
Read Mark 12:42-43.
Jesus makes a bold claim in verse 43 considering the actual amount that was given by each person. How did the widow give more than all the others? Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 and use the principle from these two verses to help answer that question.
START SHARING
When you began to follow Jesus, or as you follow Jesus more closely, how do you notice that what matters to you - or what you seem to count - changes to be more like what matters to Jesus? Read Matthew 16:24. How have you experienced what it means to do these two things:
- Take up your cross?
- Follow Jesus?
What sacrifices have you had to make to be obedient to Jesus as you follow him? How has this made you more like Him and more like someone from the "Kingdom of Heaven" as you have followed Him?
Living in East Tennessee brings natural cultural behaviors and expectations as a result: an assumption that school starts in the fall and ends in the Spring, a certain accent, an expectation that there is no work or school on certain holidays, etc. What are the cultural behaviors and expectations that will come as a result of following Jesus? What would the "accent of Heaven" be as we follow Jesus?
START DOING
If sacrifice and obedience are what count more than the amount of what we give to Jesus, what is holding you back from doing either? What do you sense the Spiring is leading you to sacrifice so that you can look more like Jesus? Where do you sense the Sprit calling you to obedience as you follow him?
The result of sacrifice and obedience throughout church history has been each of us having the opportunity to know more about Jesus. What will be the result if each one of us obey and sacrifice? What will be the result if we do not?
START PRAYING
Pray for each person and what each member of the micro church shared is how God is leading and calling you to sacrifice and obey. Pray that the ripple effect of this obedience and sacrifice will impact many generations while also impacting each of our lives as we become more and more like Jesus each and every day.
___________________
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.
_____________________
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 disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
_____________________
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)?/giveback/giveback
- 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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