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SPEAKER
Bob Welch
SCRIPTURE
Philippians 2:2
SERMON OUTLINE
What does it take to work as a team?
1. Trust
“Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care.” 1 Tim. 6:20 (NIV)
2. Empathetic
“Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic.” 1 Peter 3:8 (NIV)
3. Accommodating
“Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with.” 2 Tim. 2:22b (Contemporary English Version)
4. Mission
“…be of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.” (New American Standard)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Think of some groups you’ve been part of in which there was conflict. What led to that conflict?
- Describe one real-life example of trust. Why is it so important?
- In terms of empathy, some might argue, “I’m just not a mercy person.” Is empathy required of us all or just from those of us who might have that spiritual gift? Explain.
- How did Jesus accommodate for those in his group (the disciples)? What lessons can we learn from Him?
- Think of a group experience—church group or not—that succeeded. Did you have a common mission? Think of a group experience that did not. Did you have a common mission? How important was that common focus?
NEXT STEPS
- I will examine the way I operate in group settings and see if I might be off course in any of these four areas.
- I will go to a former teammate I might have wounded and ask for his or her forgiveness.