May 10 - The Door and Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)

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 one positive example of self-sacrifice you’ve seen or experienced?

A way to pray: Ask the Lord to help us grow in bringing peace, life, and love into the situations He places us in. Pray that our lives would point others to Him as we seek to see 2,000 people by 2022 baptized and growing in relationship with Jesus through the Word, prayer, and community.

Talk It Over:

• How does knowing that Jesus willingly laid down His life reframe the way I view His crucifixion? In what practical ways can I lay down my own life for others today?

• In which of my relationships is it hardest for me to be peace-giving, life-giving, and self-giving? How can my Grow Group (and/or other Jesus-believing friends) help me grow in this?