Called by Christ: Called to Follow (Work Mission Day 4)

By Marisa Allen and Sarah Robinson
Open in prayer

Read Matthew 4:18-22
·        What do you think we are supposed to learn from this scripture
·        How does it relate to being called?
·        Is there any part of the passage that confuses you that other members of your group might be able to clarify?

Rhythm game – have one person stand away from the group where they cannot see or hear the group.  Then those who are left in the group choose a leader.  Whatever this person does, the other group members must do.  So for example this person might start by clapping their hands, and everyone else starts clapping their hands.  Once everyone is doing this, call back the person who went away from the group.  They stand in the middle of the circle, and watch the group.  The person who is the leader must occasionally change motions.  For example they might stop clapping their hands and start tapping their finger on their nose instead.  Everyone else must follow suit.  You don’t want to look directly at the leader, because you don’t want the person in the middle to know who the leader is, but at the same time you need to follow as quickly as possible.  The person in the middle has 3 guesses to figure out who is the leader. (see Katy if you have questions)

Play this game a few times then discuss:
§        How was it trying to follow the leader?  What made it easy or hard? 
§        How can we relate that to trying to follow Jesus?
§        What was it like trying to guess who the leader was? 
o       In this game, you were trying to follow the leader closely enough that the person in the middle could not guess who the leader was.  When we are following Jesus, we aim to look like him.  We don’t want people to see us in our actions, but instead to see Christ.  Then we are better able to reach people because we are reflecting Christ’s love. 

What makes it hard to follow Christ? 

What makes it hard to reach out and share Christ, even when we are following?

Split into pairs and brainstorm some ways that you can share the story of God and reach out to those around you while on this trip.  What about when you go home?

Once you have brainstormed in pairs, share your ideas with your small group.

Encourage them to do their plan sometime during the trip


Close with prayer

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