The Church Defined: Part 2 - Shared Mission

March 2nd, 2025

MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
March 02, 2025

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

OneLife Students, United Night Bonfire - March 26th
Wednesday night, March 26th, our middle & high school students from both campuses will be coming together for a United Night Bonfire. There will be games, student led worship, and a great message from our Student Director Matt. It will take place at the East Campus at 6:30pm and we will wrap up at 8:15pm. The Gohan food truck will be onsite, so students make sure to bring cash for food! For more information mark the OneLife Students box on the Connection Card.

Student Life Camp, June 16-20, 2025
OneLife Students is going back to Student Life Camp this Summer and this year we are heading to the beach! This is going to be a great experience where your student will get to grow closer to God, their small groups, and their leaders! The dates are June 16th - 20th. Visit onelifeknox.com/camp for more information and to register! Also, if you are interested in sponsoring a student for camp simply write sponsor on your connection card.

Child Dedications, March 16th
The partnership between parents and the Church is vital to families! A few times each year we encourage our families with younger children to commit to this partnership publicly through a special child dedication service. Our next child dedication service will take place in March. There is a parent meeting today, March 2nd during the 9:00am service at the North Campus and at 11:15 at the East Campus. Child Dedications will take place after the last service on March 16th at both campuses. For more information or to sign up, go to onelifeknox.com/chidldedications or mark the Child Dedications box on your Connection Card.
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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
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Bottom Line: Our shared mission clarifies our core purposes.

Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47 NLT

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

1. Experience Jesus.

2. Give Jesus my best.

3. Don't do life alone.

4. Multiply like Jesus.

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START TALKING

When have you been part of a culture, family, or organization that had a very clearly defined shared mission? What was it?

How did that clearly defined mission clarify the purposes that made the mission possible?

START THINKING

Read Acts 2:42-44. Focus on and emphasize the word "all" each time you see it. What are the implications of this? If we follow this example, what will the pushback be? What will challenge people or even you?

Read Acts 2:45-47. In the first half of verse 47, we see a personal benefit that should come from being part of this kind of church. What is it?

How much of what we see in this passage is focused on one hour a week on Sunday morning? What does this require each of us to reconsider when we think about what church is and does?

START SHARING

Experiencing Jesus through worship and prayer in the community is a vital aspect of the church. Read Matthew 18:20. How have you experienced this in the context of the larger gathering (i.e. Sunday mornings, worship nights, etc.)? How have you experienced this in smaller gatherings (i.e. micro church).

Take the Sacred Pathways survey linked below. This will help each of us get an idea of how God wired each of us to experience Jesus in our unique identity. How can we take this into account as we consider how we experience Jesus together as a micro church?

Re-read the passage and count how many times you notice words that have to do with generosity. What are they? How do you give Jesus the best of your time, talent, and treasure through the local church (both the large and micro gathering)? How have you benefited from the reality that many before you have given Jesus their best (in both the large and micro gathering)?

There are more than 50 "one another" statements throughout the New Testament that really point out how much we shouldn't do life alone. What are some of those that come to mind for you? How have you found that not doing life alone made a difference for your journey to come to Jesus and become more like Jesus?

Sacred Pathways Assessment
https://www.soulshepherding.org/sacred-pathways-survey/

START DOING

What is a "next step" you can take to fulfill each of these core purposes that come from this passage and help to clarify our shared mission:

1. Experience Jesus.
2. Give Jesus my best.
3. Don't do life alone.
4. Multiply like Jesus.

START PRAYING
Pray for each person in the micro church to fulfill their next steps shared above. Pray that the result of what we each do within the context of the local church - both the large gathering and the micro church - will lead to the final piece of Acts 2:47 happening - that we will see daily the number of those coming to Jesus growing!
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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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