Come: Part 3 - What's Required

December 15th, 2024

MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
December 15, 2024

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Big Regift Christmas Missions Offering
Each Christmas season we challenge our OneLifers to give their biggest gift to Jesus during the Big Regift Christmas Missions Offering. Every penny will go to support OneLife’s 2025 missions partners around the world! You can give to the offering using the Big Regift Christmas Offering envelopes or online at onelifeknox.com/give.

OneLife Students - Christmas Party, Dec 18
Cindy Lou Who once said, “No one should be alone for Christmas”, and we couldn’t agree more. That is why it is time for our annual OneLife Students Christmas Party! This year's theme is A Very Merry Grinchmas! So invite a friend and come in your best ugly sweater and crazy Whoville hair. There will be food, games, and a wrap up to our Christmas series. It all takes place tonight, December 18th at our North Campus. Doors open at 6:30pm and we will wrap up at 8:30pm.

OneLife’s Community Christmas Services
OneLife will be holding our annual community Christmas services on December 22, 23, & 24! Come experience the sights and sounds of the season during this modern, yet still traditional Christmas production. From candlelight and Christmas carols to lights, music, and more, this is an event you won’t forget! Visit onelifeknox.com/christmas to see all the service times and to reserve your free tickets today.

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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Bottom Line: Coming to Jesus requires me to be more than an observer.

Luke 2:8-12 NLT

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrifiedbut the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

1. Overcoming fears.

Luke 2:13-15 NLT

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

2. Total trust.

Luke 2:16 NLT

They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

3. Sacrifice.

Luke 2:17-19 NLT

After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonishedbut Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

4. Spread the word.

Luke 2:20 NLT

The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

5. Life-long worship.

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START TALKING

What travel do you do at Christmas? What all is required for you to make that possible? Or think about those who travel to come see you. What is required of them to make that possible?

START THINKING
Read Luke 2:8-12.

If you had never heard this story and really think about it, what are parts of this story that would seem odd or unusual?

What questions would you ask to make sense of this story?

START SHARING

When you first came to faith or even as you walk through growing your faith, what fears did you or do you have to deal with?

Read Luke 2:15-16.
The shepherds had total trust and immediately did whatever it took - sacrifice - to come to Jesus. What was your experience or is your experience of this? What have you had to give Jesus total trust and control over? What have you had to sacrifice?

Read Luke 2:17-20.
The story concludes with the shepherds talking to Jesus and about Jesus every where that they live, work, and play. What are often your greatest distractions to doing this? Which one is harder or easier for you: talking to Jesus or talking about Jesus?

START DOING

What do you sense the Spirit leading you to do this week as a result of this message. Which of the following five steps will you take so that you will come to Jesus as more than just an observer?

- Overcoming fears
- Total trust
- Sacrifice
- Spread the word
- Life-long worship

What can you prepare to sacrifice so that you can give your biggest gift to Jesus through the Big ReGift Christmas offering? How will this help you also be part of spreading the word?

START PRAYING

Pray for each person in the microchurch to be respond to the coming of Jesus by living lives that come to worship, sacrifice, give, and obey. Pray that each of us do not simply go through the steps of tradition this Christmas, but respond to the coming of Immanuel by coming to him in response!
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Christmas Offering - Give Online Now!
Give your biggest and best gift to Jesus this Christmas! Give any time in the month of December to the Big ReGift Christmas Offering so that we can give away more than $50,000 in 2025 to our missions partners in Knoxville, the US, and literally around the world!
http://www.onelifeknox.com/give
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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)?

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