20220911 Disciples Gather In Close To Jesus (Luke 15.1-10)

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The Passage: Luke 15:1-10
The One Thing: Disciples gather close to Jesus.

Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 What have you recently lost that caused you to panic? Did you find it in the end? If so, what was your emotion at that moment? If you didn’t, how did you feel?

Grow
G1 In your mind lay alongside Jesus’ discipleship call in Luke 14:26-27 to “’hate’ your father and mother” and in Luke 15:1 that all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering into Jesus. Pray and see how Luke 15:1 might shine a different light on Luke 14:26-27.
G2 What is something you could imagine yourself muttering about or complaining to others about God? How might this be keeping you from intimacy with Jesus?
G3 “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them”. Listen to yourself say this. Are you muttering it or shouting it with joy? Do you consider yourself one of the Gathered or a mutterer? Why do you think this is?
G4 Do you see salvation primarily as Jesus going OUT to find you (like the shepherd or the woman) or you gathering IN to where Jesus is (like the tax collectors and sinners)? Why are both concepts important in understanding how we come to Jesus?
G5 How can Jesus be a safe place for you this week? Talk to Him about it.
G6 If you are a complainer or mutterer about how Jesus does stuff, take some time to repent of this and allow Him to gather you in. If you have allowed sin to keep you from intimacy with Jesus, allow Him to come and find you and bring you home.

Show
S1 Choose a meal this week on your own, with your spouse or with your family, and eat the meal “with Jesus”. Meaning, as you eat, talk to Him about your day. Tell Him what your grateful for. Tell Him what your needs are. Not in “praying kind of way” (eyes closed) but in a conversational way, as if He were there. Maybe you could even set a seat aside for Him to sit with you as the Unseen Guest. Tell Him you’re glad He welcomes sinners like you and eats with you.