CROSSROADS CHURCH

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7.18.21 - Freedom Comes From Christ

Crossroads Church

Service Video, Message Notes, & Community Group Guide

MESSAGE NOTES

Freedom Comes From Christ

Crossroads Community Group Guide

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A. Welcome

B. Purpose: Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.

C. Worship Time: Build my Life

D. Announcements

E. Review

  1. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week?

  2. Who did you invite to the group for this week?

F. Opening Question: Have you ever had an encounter with God?

G. Background Information

Acts 9 tells of the conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. Paul is also called Saul. He was at this time a persecutor of Christians but he had an encounter with God that set him free. Read this story several times over.

H. Word: Acts 9:1-19

  1. What key words do you see in these verses?

  2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.

  3. What are the details?

I. Discuss the following general questions together.

  1. What catches your attention in these verses?

  2. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?

  3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus, or Holy Spirit) from the story?

  4. What do you learn about people from the story?

  5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?

J. Commitment - Obedience - Application: What specifically will you commit to apply in your life from this study?

K. Prayer Time:

  1. Pray for new people by name who you want to join your group.

  2. Pray for your group to multiply.

  3. Pray for the needs of the members of the group. Divide into 2 groups, for male and female.

L. For Next time: Ask each person the name of a person they will invite to the group for next week.