Rockwood Church Connect Group Insert
Sermon #103 Be Epic (Part Five) Pastor Shane Ogle
2 Kings 7:1-3, 5, 10-11
*Four Players in the Epic Story:
1. A Reluctant _____________________________. (vs. 12)
2. A __________________________________ Servant. (vs. 13-16)
*Make the “Good News” more ____________________.
We are a Life-Giving Church.
It’s our DNA.
3. A Resistant ______________________________. (vs. 17-20)
You will always have your___________________________.
4. A _____________________________ Saint. (vs. 18)
Elisha/ Saint ____________________________/ YOU!!!
Connect Group Questions for Further Study
Getting to Know YOU
1. Have you ever set out to do something epic, only to have it shot down by others? How did you respond/ react?
2. Give an example or two of ways you have tried to make the “Good News” of Jesus more palatable for others in your own personal ventures.
3. What does the term “Life-Giving Church” mean to you?
Passages to Ponder
1. Look at 2 Kings 7:9 again. How could this passage be applied to the 21st Century Church?
2. Read Numbers 10:1-10 and give insights or observations you see that might apply to the 21st Century Church. (Hint… the Trumpet is symbolic of the Word of God or an Inspirational Rallying Cry).
Show Me the Way
1. It’s inevitable, do something for God and someone will criticize. How should we respond/react to naysayers? Why? What is our hope in any response?
2. What is the one big takeaway you’ve gained from this message or this series of messages?
3. We now know what it means to “Be Epic”. What should we do about it? What are YOU going to do about it?
