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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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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

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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 thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, 13even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. 14Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.

15This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. 16But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life. 17All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Supplied by API.Bible.

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