CrossPoint Church

Influence
As we continue our look at the last week of the personal side of our vision, we’ll look at INFLUENCE to find out how we should live when we’re away from the church building.
Locations & Times
CrossPoint Church
400 S Pleasant Hill Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
OUR FOUR STEP PROCESS:
CONNECT > GROW > SERVE > INFLUENCE
MESSAGE OUTLINE:
Following Jesus doesn’t STOP on MONDAY MORNING
Connect without influence ISOLATES you in a CHRISTIAN BUBBLE
INFLUENCE is both UNIQUE and LAYERED
The church’s role in influence is to EDUCATE and ENCOURAGE
Jesus COMMANDS us to influence OUTSIDE of church
CONNECT > GROW > SERVE > INFLUENCE
MESSAGE OUTLINE:
Following Jesus doesn’t STOP on MONDAY MORNING
Connect without influence ISOLATES you in a CHRISTIAN BUBBLE
INFLUENCE is both UNIQUE and LAYERED
The church’s role in influence is to EDUCATE and ENCOURAGE
Jesus COMMANDS us to influence OUTSIDE of church
Discussion Questions:
1. Why do you think people tend to live their personal lives different from their church life?
2. What areas of INFLUENCE do you tend to find it hard to GROW or SERVE in?
3. What examples can you think of where Jesus lives an example for us in INFLUENCE?
4. What problems arise from living in a Christian bubble? Why is this not what Jesus wants?
5. Read Matthew 16:18. Why does “hell” need gates?
6. Do you think you have a healthy balance of CONNECT, GROW, SERVE, INFLUENCE in your life?
1. Why do you think people tend to live their personal lives different from their church life?
2. What areas of INFLUENCE do you tend to find it hard to GROW or SERVE in?
3. What examples can you think of where Jesus lives an example for us in INFLUENCE?
4. What problems arise from living in a Christian bubble? Why is this not what Jesus wants?
5. Read Matthew 16:18. Why does “hell” need gates?
6. Do you think you have a healthy balance of CONNECT, GROW, SERVE, INFLUENCE in your life?

Our church vision
Carey Nieuwhof: “You don’t attend church. You are the church. Merely attending church doesn’t make you much of a church because sitting in a back row consuming church doesn’t make you very good at being the church.”