· What is one of the most important thing you’ve been sent for?
· Can you think of a time when you were sent on an errand and got distracted and were unable to complete it? What was the fallout?
· Read Mark 3:13-15 13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.14He appointed twelvethat they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach15and to have authority to drive out demons.
o What are Jesus’ actions in this passage?
o How did the author describe the purpose of those he chose?
o What parallels do you see between this passage and the sermon mini-series we have been in (What disciples do – Gather, Grow, and Go)?
· Which of the imperatives of discipleship – Gather, Grow, Go – do you find the easiest to follow? Which is the most difficult? Why?
· When Jesus first sent out disciples, he sent them to preach and to drive out demons? What does God send his followers to do today?
· What has changed in our call as disciples over the centuries? What hasn’t changed?
· How has your call to “Go” changed over your lifetime?
· Name the contexts to which you are called, simply by the reality that you live in them.
· What does “Go” look like in those contexts? What gifts, skills, and/or experiences has God given you that have equipped you for these contexts?
· To what new area of ministry or service might Jesus be sending you during this season of your life? What excites you about it? What creates resistance in you?