One at a Time

Nobody grows up dreaming of waking up, going to work, heading home, watching Netflix, scrolling through social media, and then doing it all over again the next day until their last breath. We all want to be used to change the world. We don’t want to spend our lives being time-wasters, or space-takers, or binge-watchers, or game-players, or even book-readers. We want to be difference-makers. But it’s easy to get caught up in the everyday stuff of life until the years slowly go by, and with each passing year, the question seems to get louder: Am I making any difference in this world? We want to make a difference, but there are so many opinions on the way to do that. Maybe there’s a different way to make a difference, and we’re just missing it. Without a doubt, Jesus is the person who has made the biggest difference in all of history. So, how did Jesus make such a difference in this world? If we study the story of his life as recorded in the Gospels, there are a number of answers we could highlight, but there’s one particular phrase that captures how Jesus had such an impact, and this phrase is how he wants to use us to make a difference: one at a time. Making a difference isn’t measured by a viral post or a name on a building. It isn’t determined by a following or a fan base. Making a difference isn’t dependent on what’s in your bank account or who’s in your contacts. Want to make a difference? Focus on the one. That’s it. That’s the secret of the way of Jesus. One at a time.

Each week Jan will lead us through a short video teaching from Kyle Idleman, senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and then we’ll talk it through together around the tables. Nothing fancy — dinner at 6:00, teaching and honest conversation from 6:30 to 7:45, done in time to get kids to bed. We take October 28 off, and pick back up on November 4.

Miss a week? It’s all here. Each week’s page has the teaching video, the big idea, the passage we open together, and that week’s prayer. The full discussion questions are in the free study guide.