Read: Exodus 4:1-13

Welcome to Week 5! By now you may be discovering some new things about the Gospel and about what it means to be a follower of Christ. It may be stirring up a lot of thoughts and feelings for you. You may also be wondering how to apply it all to your own life. Living out is where all of this meets the real world. Living out is the natural and deliberate process of living among, listening to, and loving people in culture with the desire to connect them to our Christian community. As we learn to live the missional and incarnational way, we soon are faced with challenges to our daily living.

As we learn to live out the Gospel, we grapple with the bottom-line issue of our willingness to take responsibility for our relationships with others and whether we’ll let the mission of God dictate the purpose and schedule of our lives. Inside the tension of living out are our own ambitions, our faith, our fear, and our frailty.

Journal/Text Question: Do you know someone that could benefit from you being more involved in their life? How might you be able to help them.

Prayer Starter: Jesus, help me to surrender my purpose and schedule to something bigger.