- Think back to any time you had a first day at a job. What was your training like? Did your boss throw you right in? Give you lots of instructions? How did you feel?
- What does it mean to serve in a way that pleases God?
- When you look at Christ’s example of ministry, what stands out? How did He teach?
- Why is it important to have your life saturated in the Word? What does this have to do with being sent out to minister?
- What makes our calling by Jesus so unique?
- How are leaders trained in the church? Biblically, what are some qualifications required of leaders (this will take a little digging)? Do any of these qualifications surprise you?
- Why would Jesus send out his disciples in pairs? What advantages are there to ministering together now?
- Last week, Jack Hughes talked about faithful vs. wicked servants of Christ (listen here). What part of the body of Christ are you?
- What does it mean to see God’s Word as THE authority? How is that different than the attitude of the culture around you?
Preparing for Sunday: Mark 6:6b-7
December 10, 2012