The Church Defined: Part 4 - Leadership Matters

March 16th, 2025

MICRO CHURCH GUIDE
March 16, 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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Bottom Line: Leadership Matters

1 Timothy 3:1-15 NLTThis is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.”So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him.For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money.They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.Before they are appointed as deacons, let them be closely examined. If they pass the test, then let them serve as deacons.In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well.Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soonso that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1. The church is to lead the way toward truth.

1 Timothy 2:9-13 NLTAnd I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.Women should learn quietly and submissively.I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly.For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.

Leaders have authority.

Leaders need my prayer.

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START TALKING

START THINKING

START SHARING

START DOING

START PRAYING

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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)?