To my delight, my oldest son recently got engaged. My wife and I already love his fiancée and welcome her into our family. I’m also excited about the prospects of becoming a granddad, finally catching up with many of my friends who tell me how wonderful it is. There’s something about knowing your family will continue for another generation that feels good and right, isn’t there?
The same thing could be said spiritually. When someone we helped to follow Jesus begins to show someone else how to follow him, we know our faith will live for another generation. It’s the Great Commission come to life!
The Who’s Your One? process has now come full circle in this series of August posts for group leaders.
You helped group members identify “their one”—the person God has placed in their lives who needs Jesus. You encouraged members to tell the stories of transformation week by week in these relationships. You affirmed members’ faithful obedience and celebrated new birth in those who have trusted Jesus as Savior.
End of story, right? Hardly! It’s just another beginning!
Ask your group members:
- Who has God put in my life that needs to meet and follow Jesus?
- What needs do they have that Christ and/or the church can meet?
Now is the best time to help a new believer identify “their one.” It’s also the best time to help a more mature believer identify their “next one.” Tomorrow we’ll think about prayer as a catalyst for this process.
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