Uncommon Community: Part 1, Commitment
September 7, 2025

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Message Review

Jesus created His church to be an uncommon community- the type of community we all desire, crave, and need. But an uncommon community isn’t simply found, it’s intentionally formed within smaller communities. At Relevant, we call these smaller communities T-Life Groups. Throughout this series, we’ll discover 6 indicators of a healthy and transformational T-Life Group that is truly connecting in community. The first indicator is Commitment. The path to experiencing uncommon community is paved with commitment.

Main Point: The path to experiencing uncommon community is paved with commitment.

Scripture References: Acts 2:42-47

Discussion Questions

  • What were your initial thoughts or takeaways from the sermon, and why?

  • Why do you think we all long for community? 

  • How would you describe the type of community you desire to experience?

  • In Acts 2:42-47, Luke, the writer of Acts, described how the first church intentionally lived. Read Acts 2:42-47:

    • What words or phrases stick out to you in this passage?

    • What big idea(s) was Luke trying to communicate about how the 1st church lived?

    • Luke started this section in verse 42 by saying, “They devoted themselves”. What does Luke say they were all devoted to in verses 42-46?

    • How would you describe the type of community the first church experienced? How did all 3000 people (vs. 41) practically connect in community with one another?

    • Verse 46 describes their “gather and scatter” strategy. What do you think that practically looked like?

    • What did God do through their devotion to all “gather” together and then all “scatter” in smaller communities?

  • What do you hope to experience in T-Life Group that the first church experienced in their smaller communities? How do you think that can happen?

  • The type of community the 1st church experienced can be described as healthy and transformational.  Ronnie said, this type of uncommon community isn’t simply found, but is intentionally formed within smaller communities. How are you intentionally helping to form a healthy and transformational community within our T-Life Group?

  • Throughout this series, we’re discovering 6 indicators of a healthy and transformational T-Life Group that is truly connecting in community. The first is Commitment. 

    • Ronnie said, “like the first church, the path to experiencing uncommon community is paved with commitment.” Why is that the case?

    • What does it mean and look like for all of us to be committed to one another and to our T-Life Group as a whole?

    • What does it mean and look like for our T-Life Group to be committed to our church body?

  • What next step of commitment can you take to help create uncommon community within our T-Life Group?

     

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