Keep growing in your relationship with Jesus: Take the message with you into your week. Reflect on the Bible passage and sermon (posts Sun. afternoon), then use the ideas below to help you talk it over with your friends, coworkers, family, or Grow Group.

Icebreaker idea: What’s something that brings joy in your life right now?

A way to pray: Ask God to grow us in remembering and trusting His goodness, telling others about it, and being good to others the way He has been to us. Pray that as others encounter His goodness, we will see 2,000 people by 2022 baptized and growing in relationship with Jesus through the Word, prayer, and community.

• When might it be easy for us to fall victim to historical amnesia regarding God’s goodness – that is, to forget good things He has done in the past? What are some steps we can take to avoid this?

• How does the fact that God “has done it“ (the work of reconciling humans to himself) impact me practically? For instance, how does it affect my attitude toward Him, the way I treat others, or the way I face difficulties?