Discussion questions 10/5/26

1. Re-read Matthew 28:16-20. What thoughts and questions come to mind as you read?

2. How does viewing yourself as part of an unbroken line of faith—stretching from the apostles to you today—change the way you look at your everyday life?

3. In the message, Sam shared a frustrating drive-thru moment that showed how easy it is to live with a gap between our beliefs and our actual reactions. Where do you find that gap most often in your own life?

4. Look back at the parables of lostness from Luke 15 (lost sheep, coin, and sons). Which of those three postures—noticing, valuing, or welcoming—do you find hardest to maintain with the people around you?

5. The sermon points out that God has deliberately placed Christians in the lives of people who don't know Jesus. Who are some of the specific people God has placed in your sphere of influence right now?

6. Oswald Chambers famously wrote that "prayer is the greater work." How does praying for your non-believing friends seven days a week shift your approach to evangelism?

7. How can we balance standing firmly on biblical truth while still loving outsiders in a way that feels welcoming rather than oppressive?

8. What was God telling you in this sermon? What are you going to do about it?