The church is called to live as a family. We are not merely an organization but brothers and sisters called to live together under the fatherhood of God.
(Mark 3:31-35; 10:28-31)
Sermon Outline
The Church:
- A people called by God to live as family…
Jesus radically redefines family (Mark 3:31-35)
Jesus defines family as those who:
- are ____________________________ to Him
- do the ________________ of ________________ the ________________
Jesus says that those who leave behind all these things have done so.
We are called to be a hundred-fold family.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- When you hear the word family, what comes to mind?
- Has your experience with family been primarily positive? Primarily negative? Both? Why?
- Read Mark 3:31-35 and Mark 10:28-31. In what ways are Jesus’ words challenging? Convicting? Why do you think Jesus redefines family in this way?
- In what ways have you seen the church fulfill the hundred-fold family that Jesus describes?
- How might you open your heart and open your home to be a part of the hundred-fold family that Jesus calls His disciples to be?