Life from Death: The Cross-Shaped Mission of the Church

Community Group Questions: 

• Engage Yourselves: 
  
  • Describe a time in your life where suffering produced soem sort of fruit or success. 
  • What is it about engaging in the mission of God that causes you the most apprehension? Why is that? 
• Engage the Text: 
  • What is it about v.v. 8 and 9 that gives you hope, especially amid this difficult season? 
  • Where else in the Scriptures do we see this life from death pattern? How can these passages serve as an encouragement as we seek to prepare ourselves for the work God has for us? 
• Engage your Neighbor: 
  • What are some creative ways to engage in this calling, even during a pandemic? 
  • Spend some time praying for those in your circles who do not yet know Jesus.