7.12.20 Huddle

Onelifechurch   -   July 11, 2020

 

  1. Ryan mentioned earning a million dollars! (We hope he does…)  What would YOU do if you had a million dollars??
  2. The past few weeks, we have discussed what Jesus’ “personal mission statement” was based on what he quoted about himself from Isaiah 61 in the Old Testament. How would you state your own personal mission in life?

CONTEXT

  1. Given the context Ryan built around the idea, what does it mean to you to become a “talmidim” or a “disciple” of Jesus?
  2. How can you more effectively “observe, follow, and imitate” Jesus in your everyday life? How can you do this as a Group or Team?

 

READ LUKE 5:12-16

While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.”

 

QUESTIONS FROM TEXT

  1. What stands out to you from the text? What surprises you? What questions/concerns does it raise?
  2. How do you see Jesus living out his personal mission in this passage?
  3. How would you respond to this interaction if you were one of Jesus’ disciples?

 

CONNECT IT

  1. In the historical context of this passage, people with leprosy were a highly marginalized and outcast people.
  2. Watch Bible Project’s video on the book of Leviticus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-FekWUZzE&list=PLH0Szn1yYNeeVFodkI9J_WEATHQCwRZ0u&index=7&t=0s
  3. Have you experienced anything similar to this marginalization in your lifetime?
  4. Have you seen or experienced anything like this in 2020 amidst the polarizing cultural moments of COVID-19, racial tension, or something else?
  5. Ryan posed the question, “Is there someone who has a viewpoint or perspective that you HATE more than you LOVE who God created that person to be?”
    1. What are your thoughts on this question?
    2. Is it possible to “oppress the oppressor” or marginalize someone you have seen marginalizing others?
    3. How does Ryan’s question impact your perspective on the current racial reconciliation movement? COVID lockdowns? People choosing to wear a mask or not? Other areas?

 

APPLICATION

  1. Renowned speaker, professor, and social worker Brene Brown said, “Belonging is being somewhere where you want to be, and they want you. Fitting in is being somewhere you really want to be, but they don’t care one way or the other.”
  2. During his teaching, Ryan used the phrase “radical belonging.” What does this phrase mean to you?
  3. How does Jesus illustrate this concept of “radical belonging” in the passage we read?
  4. How can you work to pursue the marginalized and promote radical belonging in your daily life? How can you do this as a Group/Team?

 

PRAYER

As a group/team, pray you can:

  1. Identify with the marginalized in ways that allow you to be an advocate.
  2. Find ways to more effectively “observe, follow, and imitate” Jesus.
  3. Help others experience the “radical belonging” provided by trusting and following Jesus.

CLOSE IN PRAYER