From an interactive Zoom call at 10 AM Pacific on Friday, April 10th, 2020 AD for Episode 2 of The Great Reset: Becoming the Church Decentralized.
Question: How does God loves us? Why is that Good News?
Perspective
Six-Syllable Gospel: God Loves Us Like Jesus
| Our Father Loves Us The Way That… | Verse | His Role | Our Role | Metric | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Loves Us | John 3:16 | Deliverer | Consumer | Inputs | Victimhood |
| He Loves Jesus | 2 Cor 5:21 | Director | Producer | Outputs | Burnout |
| Makes Us Like Jesus | 1 John 2:6 | Discipler | Becomer | Outcomes | Self-Help |
Discussion
- How does this perspective challenge or expand your experience of God’s love?
- Where does your experience of earthly fathers make it easier (or harder) to appreciate certain aspects of God’s love?
- How can we honor them, by building on the foundation they gave us, and even going beyond it?
- How might this perspective be misunderstood, misapplied, or otherwise harmful? What could help prevent that?
- What could we gain if we are willing to lose everything we previously used to define ourselves, as Christ did?
Radically Happy 