If you haven’t led a small group before, don’t worry. It doesn’t need to be complicated or difficult. You could meet in your home, a quiet corner of a restaurant or coffee shop, a staff break room, or even online over Zoom. We created the study to be short enough to complete during a lunch break or before you start work for the day.
Allen Jackson is passionate about helping people become Christ-followers who respond to God’s invitations for their life. He has served World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as senior pastor since 1989. Under his leadership, the fellowship has grown to a congregation of over 15,000. Through Allen Jackson Ministries, his messages reach people across the globe — through television, radio, Sirius XM, and online streaming. His teachings are also available in published books and other resources, including small group curriculum. Jackson holds degrees from Oral Roberts University and Vanderbilt University and has studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pastor Jackson’s wife, Kathy, is an active participant in ministry at World Outreach Church.
Allen Jackson is passionate about helping people become Christ-followers who respond to God’s invitations for their life. He has served World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as senior pastor since 1989. Under his leadership, the fellowship has grown to a congregation of over 15,000. Through Allen Jackson Ministries, his messages reach people across the globe — through television, radio, Sirius XM, and online streaming. His teachings are also available in published books and other resources, including small group curriculum. Jackson holds degrees from Oral Roberts University and Vanderbilt University and has studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pastor Jackson’s wife, Kathy, is an active participant in ministry at World Outreach Church.
There’s more to our faith than attending church services and Bible studies. A spiritual realm exists around us, impacting us every day. Are we aware of it? In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the spiritual realm’s influence on Jesus’ ministry found in the Gospel of John. Both angels and demons were present as He worked in the earth, and Pastor Allen shows that we can’t ignore the influence of spiritual things today. He illustrates the division and deception present during Jesus’ life even as He worked incredible miracles, like resurrecting Lazarus, and he shows us that we have a choice to make, too: Will we side with the Pharisees in unbelief, or walk with Jesus in belief?
There’s more to our faith than attending church services and Bible studies. A spiritual realm exists around us, impacting us every day. Are we aware of it? In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the spiritual realm’s influence on Jesus’ ministry found in the Gospel of John. Both angels and demons were present as He worked in the earth, and Pastor Allen shows that we can’t ignore the influence of spiritual things today. He illustrates the division and deception present during Jesus’ life even as He worked incredible miracles, like resurrecting Lazarus, and he shows us that we have a choice to make, too: Will we side with the Pharisees in unbelief, or walk with Jesus in belief?
What orients our lives? A political party, our careers, our families? What about our faith? In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the sacrifices that come with following Jesus and the courage we must cultivate to take our faith into public arenas. We see in the Gospel of John that following Jesus causes division, and Pastor Allen offers a biblical approach to handling conflict in our communities and nation. The fear of rejection and fear of pushback from authorities is not new to the twenty-first century, but neither is the boldness found from trusting in Jesus’ saving grace.
What orients our lives? A political party, our careers, our families? What about our faith? In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the sacrifices that come with following Jesus and the courage we must cultivate to take our faith into public arenas. We see in the Gospel of John that following Jesus causes division, and Pastor Allen offers a biblical approach to handling conflict in our communities and nation. The fear of rejection and fear of pushback from authorities is not new to the twenty-first century, but neither is the boldness found from trusting in Jesus’ saving grace.
God has called us to be overcomers, not overlookers. Remembering how God has delivered us from previous difficulties can help strengthen us as we encounter new challenges today. In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses the growing pressures Christians will face between now and Jesus’ return. He reminds us we shouldn’t be surprised by opposition and offers examples from Jesus’ and Peter’s lives to show how they chose to stand firm in the Truth, pleasing God and following Him instead of conforming to the culture.