Small Groups – Week of February 10, 2013

1. What is the difference between the way that an earthly kingdom grows and the way the
kingdom of God grows?

2. Can you recall some of the encouraging statistics which Rev. Ford shared in regards to the
kingdom of God. [eg. 3500 new churches a week, 3000 new believers an hour, 28,000 new
believers in China each day, number of Muslim Background Believers in Central Asia growing
significantly since 1990 (when there were 100), etc.]

3. What are some biblical passages which affirm that Christ is the only way to God? How does
knowing that Jesus is the only way to God shape your life?

4. Christ-centered. Spirit-empowered. Mission-focused. What do these terms mean? What would a
life look like if it experienced each of these realities?

5. The article that God used to lead me to Bible college is entitled Why You Should go to the
Mission Field by Keith Green: http://www.lastdaysministries.org/Mobile/default.aspx?
article_id=1000008651. Skim through Keith Green’s 8 reasons describing why you should go to
the mission field. What do you think of his reasons? Do they resonate with you at all? Explain.
What do you think of the 15 excuses people give to get out of going to the mission field? Have
you ever used any of these reasons? What is keeping you from going to the mission field?

6. This week we will be participating in a Skype call with Victor and Betty Chin. Victor and Betty
are presently studying Spanish in Costa Rica in preparation for a ministry in Mexico. Operation
World is a work which helps believers pray for the nations. Read through Operation World’s
entry for Mexico: http://www.operationworld.org/mexi#prayer. Spend some time as a group
praying for that nation.