(#1534) God’s Global Heart Part 3: What can we learn from Peter?

Welcome to this Come to Jesus Daily Devotional (currently posted on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)

Following our New Ground Sunday, this week, I hope you enjoy our three devotional-interviews with John Ford on God's Global Heart

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This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of CCP; to watch our anniversary video, please select the link below:

Community Group Study

1. Notices

It might be good to begin with notices. Please share from this week’s Church News. 

2. Icebreaker

You might want to use the icebreaker: How has God been speaking to you from His Word recently, and how has this helped you? 

3. Worship together

Let’s begin our time together by lifting our eyes and hearts to worship our great God. Perhaps you have readings and songs that you would like to use together. Let’s be open to the gifts that the Spirit wants to give in order to encourage one another.

4. Study and pray together

Balanced Time Allocation - Please ensure a balanced focus on discussion, SIV (Serve, Invest, and Invite), and prayer so that each section is meaningful and fruitful.

On Sunday, we had our New Ground Sunday, at which John Ford, from Kings Church Thames-Ditton, spoke on God’s Global heart. 

• What particularly spoke to you, challenged, or inspired you from Sunday’s message?

• Take a moment to watch one of our devotional interviews together:

  • #1. God’s Global Heart Part 1: What can we learn from Abraham? https://youtu.be/BJYO1YMVyZM

  • #2. God’s Global Heart Part 2: What can we learn from Jonah? https://youtu.be/50KfVBx50Dw

  • #3. God’s Global Heart Part 3: What can we learn from Peter? https://youtu.be/mfysLJEi3nI

• Did anything from the interview encourage or challenge you?

• From the lives of Jonah and Peter, we saw how each of them had to have a new perspective on those from other people-groups and had to be led by God to cross cultural boundaries - step out of their comfort zones. How is God leading you to do this? 

• In what ways can we all be involved with God’s mission to reach people from all nations with the gospel?

SIV (Serve, Invest and Invite)

• Have you had any recent opportunities to Serve, Invest in, or Invite someone toward Jesus? Let’s encourage one another by sharing testimonies of God at work through us.

• Pray for the ‘people of peace’ in our lives (see note below), asking God to open their hearts and give us the Love and boldness to share His love as He opens opportunities. 

In our prayers together, let’s pray for a few themes together: 

• Our mission: Pray for New Ground and CCP that we would be actively involved in God’s mission locally and internationally. 

• Our building: Pray for wisdom and provision in the use and upkeep of our building which, currently, is in need of a new heating system! 

• General Prayer: Let’s also pray for one another based on our study, and bringing before God any other needs or requests for prayer.