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SPEAKER
Steve Hill
SCRIPTURE
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
BIG IDEA
Changed Lives Change the World
OUTLINE
- Value life change.
- Fulfill your calling by imitating Jesus.
- Choose Joy in spite of suffering.
- Share your faith.
- Break away from cultural idols.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Who was your hero growing up? Or who did you idoalize? Why?
- What should the difference be between a hero and a mentor?
- Imitating someone can lead to powerful life change. Can imitating Jesus lead to more than just moral life change? Explain.
- In 1:6 Paul references the suffering the Thessalonians endured. Describe what kind of suffering a Christian endures in today’s world. How does it compare?
- Discuss the tension and different viewpoints about engaging and/or isolating ourselves from the culture around us.
NEXT STEP
- I will assess what engaging the culture around me should be like this week.