People of Peace

Looking back 

Discuss - Review your take home actions from last time.

Looking up

Discover - How can we discover people of peace?

Pray and read Luke 10:1-12.

Discuss - What does Jesus tell his disciples to do? (Note for leaders: Go slowly here, you could try and mention these ideas; going as lambs among wolves and going in vulnerability and weakness).

What does the Bible say about people of peace? What do they do? 

• Receive  the messenger 

• Receive the message

• Receive the mission 

Examples of people of peace in the Bible: The woman at the well (John 4), Levi (Mark 2) or Zacchaeus (Luke 19), Ethiopian (Acts 8) Lydia and jailer (Acts 16) 

Have you met someone you would describe as a person of peace and what are they like? 

How could you start discovering people of peace? 

5 helpful points as you look for people of peace:

• Pray - pray for opportunities.

• Go - trust God, go where he leads you.

• Find - keep eyes and ears open. Try and be friendly to people, be interested in others and be ready to share some of your story.

• Share - share your story and God’s story.

• Stay  - get to know people, share food and your lives.

Looking forward

Do - What do you think God is prompting you to do?

Share - Is there anything from this time that you could share with someone else?

Pray - Ask God to help you follow through with what He is saying to you.