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Hope for the Rejected

Care

What's going good this week? What's encouraging? What's stressing you out this week? What's discouraging?

Worship

Prayer: How can I pray for you? Singing, communion and giving.

Loving Accountability

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Discuss together

Discovery Questions

  1. 1 What does this tell us about God?
  2. 2 What does this tell us about us as people?
  3. 3 If this is God's truth, how do we put it into action?

GOALS

GO

We commit to these steps of action. Write it down.

Obey

How can you obey?

Abide

How can you stay faithful and committed?

Lead

Who can you share this with who is a believer?

Share

Who can you share this with who is not?

Commission

Pray.

Additional Study

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12I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry, 13even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus. 15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them! 16But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life. 17Now to the eternal King, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

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