Life Group Study - March 22nd, 2026

1) Invitation Requires Loving Clarity

Read: Colossians 4:5–6; Luke 14:16–23

Context: In the parable of the banquet, the invitation was clear, personal, and direct. The servant didn’t hint — he invited.

Say: Clarity is kindness because it removes confusion and gives people a real opportunity to respond.

Ask (go slow): Where are you tempted to stay vague instead of clear? How does loving clarity actually serve the person you’re inviting? What fears tend to surface right before you extend an invitation? How might obedience matter more than their response?

Support Scriptures: Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 3:15

2) Invitation Trusts God With the Outcome

Read: 1 Corinthians 3:6–7; Ecclesiastes 11:6

Context: We plant and water. God brings the growth.

Say: Our responsibility is obedience, not results. Rejection is not failure — silence is.

Ask: How would your courage change if success wasn’t measured by their answer? Where do you feel pressure to control the outcome? What would it look like to fully release the response to God? How does remembering God is already at work change your posture?

3) Invitation Is an Act of Love

Read: Romans 10:14–15; Luke 15:4–7

Context: The gospel moves through people who are willing to go toward others.

Say: We don’t invite because people are projects — we invite because people matter to God.

Ask: How does love reshape the way we think about invitation? Who first helped you take steps toward Jesus? What would it look like to invite from compassion instead of obligation? How might God use one simple invitation beyond what you can see?

Scripture References: Matthew 28:19–20, Acts 8:26–40, Proverbs 11:25, Hebrews 13:2, John 1:40–42, Luke 5:27–32, Isaiah 6:8, Psalm 96:3