Stories of Hope 2: A Sinner’s Prayer
First Third – Look Back:
- Member Care. Spend the first 10 minutes in fellowship.
- Worship and Prayer.
- Loving Accountability. (Following and Fishing Goals from last week) Ask everyone how they did with obeying Jesus and share the story with someone.
- Vision Casting. (2 minutes) Read the verse below and speak either on the verse as a whole or two or three keywords. “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” Romans 10:15
Second Third – Look Up:
- New Lesson. Tell and read the story of the Priest and the Sinner from Luke 18.9-14.
- Head: What did you learn about God/Jesus? What did you learn about people?
- Heart: How do you think the characters in the story feel? How does this story make you feel?
- Hands: Was there a sin to avoid, promise to claim, example to follow, or a command to obey? Who do you know that needs to hear this story? Share the story with someone this week.)
Ask this question of the church: “Are you willing to turn from your selfish ways and receive Jesus’ forgiveness and make Him your King?”
Final Third – Look Ahead:
- Practice: Practice telling the story.
- Goal Setting and Prayer.
- Following: What does God want you to do in obedience to Him from the story?
- Fishing: Start sharing the story with the people on your relational network map.
