The Church at Shelby Crossings
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Serving Calera and Shelby County Alabama

Get in the Fight!

In addition to our small groups, we strongly encourage our faith family to gather with others to fight for truth, fight your sin, and fight for the lost. This is an informal ministry that we expect members to start themselves with others they trust. Start with people who will commit to the process. Two to three people per group works best and when a fourth joins, the group splits. There is no leader. Meet regularly (usually once a week) for an hour and do three things:

Fight for Truth

Discuss the Scriptures you have been reading during the week together.

Fight Your Sin

Confess your sin to each other. Each person answers each question on the back of this card. Focus on the heart and not just behavior. Your Fight Club must be an environment of honesty, vulnerability, confidentiality, and grace.
 
Here are suggested questions for accountability:
  1. a) How has your anger or fear or anxiety or addiction shown up this week?
    b) How does that reveal what you’re trusting in besides God?
    c) What truth or promise of the gospel do you need to trust in again?
  2. How have you wasted time?
  3. Has your giving and generosity reflected faith in God’s promises or a feeling or entitlement? Is your giving radical enough to affect your standard of living?
  4. Have you treated others as more significant than yourself? How have you been impatient and irritable? When have you gossiped, blown up, etc.?
  5. In light of God’s love towards you, do you need to reconcile with somebody? Are you subconsciously holding a grudge?
  6. How have you battled sexual or intimacy temptation? How are you preparing to deal with it next week?
  7. How did you see God’s sovereign Spirit rearrange your plans this week? Did you respond in faith?
  8. Is anything (school, work, technology, etc.) isolating you from important relationships?
  9. ____________________ (your personalized question)
  10. Did you finish the reading? How did you hear from God? What are you going to do about it?

Fight for the Lost

Pray for 1-2 friends each who don’t love Jesus. Pray for them together. Talk about ways you will include them in your life and mission. Write down the names of friends that don’t love Jesus, then pray for them.
  1. Lord, I pray that you draw _____________ to Yourself and that _______________ would seek You.
  2. Holy Spirit, I ask you convict ___________________ of his/her sin and need for Christ’s freedom.
  3. I ask that you give me the opportunity, courage, and right words to share the gospel with _____________________.
  4. I pray _________________ confesses Christ as King, takes root and grows in faith and bears much fruit.