Sunday, September 20, 2026
Discussion Questions:
- According to our passage, what should motivate the church’s evangelism?
- What is the evidence that a believer is more in awe of Jesus than the things of this world? Is that true in your own life?
- What does your current involvement with evangelism say about your view of Jesus’ Lordship?
- What is meant by the groundwork of evangelism? How does our evangelism relate to what we talked about last week in 1 John 4:12? According to our passage, what is it about the church that should make the world curious?
- How is the gospel a message of hope?
- What does it mean to defend the gospel? How can you prepare yourself and others to defend the gospel?
- Why should our evangelism be characterized by gentleness and respect? What might this look like?
- How does today’s passage challenge you to pray for yourself and the church?