The Calling on Our Lives
May 28, 2023
Aspire Church welcomes our friends and special guests, Justin and Kendal Adamson. The Adamsons are NAMB church planters sent out by Aspire Church San Marco to start a new church in Queens, New York. The Adamsons have a heart for sharing the Gospel and are following His call to reach the nations by planting the New Song of Hope Church in one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the United States.
Small Group Questions
Use this outline for personal reflection, as a couples or family devotion, or with a small group.
HANGOUT
What is the purpose of Memorial Day, and why are days of remembrance important?
How does your family mark and remember significant events? Why is this important?
HEAR
Read Joshua 3:1-17.
Why did Joshua tell the people to consecrate themselves? What does it mean to consecrate yourself? How do you prepare yourself for worship (individually or corporately)?
How and why did God exalt Joshua in the sight of all Israel?
What are the similarities between this experience and the crossing of the Red Sea? How would you relate baptism to these events?
Read Joshua 4:1-24.
What reason did Joshua give for building an altar at the site where they crossed the Jordan River? Why was it essential for every tribe to participate by adding a stone to the monument?
Based on this passage, how big were the stones? Where did the stones come from, and why did that matter?
Do you have spiritual mile markers in your life? How do you remember them?
Read Deuteronomy 6:1-25.
Discuss the relationship between Deuteronomy 6 and Joshua 3 & 4.
Share practical ways you and your families can build spiritual altars of remembrance to instruct and encourage future generations.
How does this relate to our church’s aspiration to be a multi-generational church with a next-generation vision?
HUDDLE
Did anyone in your family leave you a spiritual altar of remembrance? If so, what was it? What altars are you leaving for the next generation? Talk about it, invite accountability, and take time to pray together.
Daily Readings
Most of the letters in the New Testament were written to congregations. As we read through 1 & 2 Corinthians this month, invite the Holy Spirit to speak to you about our church and the part He has for you in it.
- Day 1: 2 Corinthians 6
- Day 2: 2 Corinthians 7
- Day 3: 2 Corinthians 8
- Day 4: 2 Corinthians 9 & 10
- Day 5: 2 Corinthians 11
- Day 6: 2 Corinthians 12
- Day 7: 2 Corinthians 13
Think Deeper
- What is God calling you to do?
- Are you being obedient to that calling?
- What costs may be holding you back from answering the call?
Suggested Resources
Church Planting among Immigrants in US Urban Centers, by Enoch Wan & Anthony Casey
The God Ask, by Steve Shadrach
Check out these and other suggested books at https://bit.ly/AspireSMB