1. Who would you consider a GOAT and why?
2. What qualities must a person have to be the GOAT in sports? Music? Leadership? Acting?
1. If greatness sometimes equates to arrogance in the world, how is God different? What aspects of his character contribute to his greatness?
2. Kimberly reminded us that God has been given many different names, yet he knows each one of ours. What names do people in scripture use for God in the verses below, and what do they mean?
Genesis 16:13- El Roi
Genesis 17:1- El Shaddai
Genesis 22:13-14- Jehovah Jireh
Exodus 3:14- Yahweh, I AM
Psalm 16:2- Adonai, Lord
Psalm 23:1- Jehovah Raah
Matthew 1:23- Immanuel
Romans 8:15- Abba
3. Which names of God resonate with you today (even if we didn't read them above)?
4. Our great God came down to earth to be a servant. Read
Philippians 2:1-11 in three different versions and discuss. What stands out to you in these verses? How do these verses speak to how we should live each day as followers of Christ?
5. Kimberly says that Christ Followers can give the world a glimpse of God's greatness if we:
Depend on him (
Isaiah 26:1)
Remember him (
1 Corinthians 11:24-25)
Serve (
John 13:14-15)
How can we put these into action in our own lives?
1. Take some more time this week on your own to study what it means to serve in
Matthew 20:25-28,
Philippians 2, and
John 13. Read these verses and pray that God will reveal himself to you and your next steps.
2. God calls us to serve, and he honors us when we do. We learn things about his character that we wouldn't know otherwise. If you follow Jesus and you're not serving regularly, why not? It's time to jump in. Check out our options to serve both inside and outside the walls of the church with no long-term commitments here:
https://thecrossing.church/summerservehttps://thecrossing.church/servedays3. Take time to notice and acknowledge God's greatness. Use different names of God as you pray this week.
Abba, Father, you are unlike any other. Who are we that the Creator of the universe knows us personally by name and calls us his children?
May we depend on your goodness and mercies every morning. May we remember your greatness as we go about our days. May the knowledge of your love for us spill out into our interactions with others. Give us grace for this broken world and move our hearts to serve as you have shown us how.
Jesus, thank you for your sacrifice and example. May we never forget that it is because of you that we get to pray these things. Amen.