Summary

Somewhere along the way, we turned church into the place where we bring our best selves. Without meaning to, we've built a church that looks a lot like the all-star team we would have recruited — and nothing like the one God called.  The first church in history was not founded by the best people in Jerusalem. It was founded by people whose worst moments were still fresh.

Sermon Questions

1. Read 1 Corinthians 1:26–29. Why do you think God chose the foolish, weak, and despised, not just put up with them? What does verse 29 tell us about his reason?
2. Where in your life have you felt like the “last one picked”? What would change if you saw that part of your story as part of your invitation, not a barrier to it?
3. Read Acts 2:44–46. Why is a fan club (show up, smile, leave) easier than a family? What keeps you from letting people closer than the fan-club level?
4. When have you seen grace show up through someone’s brokenness? When has your own story been “light through a crack” for someone else?
5. This week’s call is to “invite one broken person to your table.” It’s not a program. It’s a meal, a cup of coffee, or a seat beside you on Sunday. hat part of your own story are you willing to share so they can “see the gold where God put you back together”? What’s one concrete step you’ll take this week?