Based on what has happened with you since the last time we met, what is something you are thankful for?

What has stressed you out this week, and what do you need for things to be better?

What are the needs of the lost in your community, and how can we help each other meet the needs we’ve expressed?

How has God been working through your efforts to multiply prayer? Any stories of answered prayer that we can praise Him for?

What did we learn in our last meeting about making disciples?

In our last meeting, you decided to apply what you learned. What did you do, and how did it go?

Who did you share something with from the last story? How did they respond?

We identified several needs last time we met and planned to meet those needs. How did it go?

Now, let's read a new truth from God...

⁹ As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. ¹⁰ Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. ¹¹ But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” ¹² When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” ¹³ Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Now, let’s have someone retell this passage in their own words, as though they were telling a friend who has never heard it. Let's help them if they leave anything out or add anything by mistake. If that happens we can ask, "Where do you find that in the story?"

What does this story teach us about God, his character, and what he does?

What do we learn about making disciples from this story?

How will you apply what God has shown you from this story in your life this week? What is a specific action or thing you will do?

Now, let's watch today's training video...

Training Video

Let’s discuss what we just learned and how we can apply it as we make disciples.

Now, let's talk about engaging the lost. Who did we have conversations with since we last met, and how can we pray for them?

How will we engage with these people and others, in order to have good conversations with them this week?

As our meeting comes to a close, let's decide when we will meet again and who will facilitate our next meeting.

We encourage you to make note of what you said you will do, and to re-read this story in the days before we meet again. The facilitator can share the story text or audio if anyone doesn't have it. As we go, let's ask the Lord to help us.