SESSION SUMMARY

God loves the entire world. He is constantly at work extending His kingdom. His kingdom includes every believer on earth. God looks for those who will make the pursuit and extension of His kingdom the chief aim of their lives. Those who are faithful in the assignments God gives will be entrusted with more.

One thing we often hear from people who have studied this material is that there is a letdown after they finish—especially if they have been meeting regularly with a small group of people. Many tell us they hated to come to the end of the book because they feared their Christian lives might revert to patterns like before the study. I want to encourage you that this does not need to be the case. Your encounter with Christ through this material has not been an end but a beginning.

After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news.” (Mark 1:14-15)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• How has God been using your life to impact another part of the world? What nation has God placed on your heart? How might you plan to be involved in missions soon?
• Have you been faithful in what God has given you? What is the evidence?
• Do you truly believe God can impact the world through your life and your church?
• What are some things God has taught you about Himself as you've gone through this material?
• What has God revealed to you about your walk with Him?
• What are some commitments you have made to God through studying this material?

EXPERIENCING GOD TODAY

Take some time to study a map of the world. Examine each continent and look at the various countries. Which countries have you visited or gone to on a mission trip? Ask the Lord if you should make plans to minister in some way in a particular country. You may not be able to travel to that nation yourself, but you certainly can be praying for it and even sponsoring a mission effort there. Be sure to spend significant time this week interceding for those nations God places on your heart. Investigate various countries, and find out all you can about the kingdom of God in those nations.

As you prepare to move on to the next stage in your walk with God, here are a few practices that will help you continue your spiritual growth:

• Stay regularly immersed in God’s word.
• Remain intimately involved with a church family that will love and nurture you.
• Pray regularly.
• Keep your promises to God.
• Process what God has done in your life as you’ve read this book.

*This content is a condensed and consolidated version ends of chapters 25 and 26. This is in no way original content to Fellowship Greenville. This content is from the book Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King (copyright 2008). We are thankful for the use of the content and the impact it has had.