In Week 3 of the Like A Child series, Jay Zollars explores what it means to cultivate healthy community in a world that so often chooses destruction over restoration. From broken relationships to fractured systems, the evidence is everywhere—yet Jesus invites His followers to live differently.
Rooted in 2 Corinthians 5:17–19, Matthew 18:15–20, and Matthew 2:13–18 this message reminds us that creation has always been God’s way. From the opening words of Scripture to the promise of all things being made new, God calls His people to participate in His creative, reconciling work.
While the human heart remains the greatest obstacle to true peace, those who follow Jesus are invited to model a better way—one marked by humility, love, truth, and restoration. Finding the right community moves us to live the right way: as agents of reconciliation.
Listen in as we consider how childlike trust in Christ reshapes the way we relate to one another and how the Church can reflect God’s renewing work in the world today.
Lifegroup Questions:
- Our brains are intentionally designed to help us remember the good from our past. What are some of your favorite or best childhood memories?
- Read Matthew 2:13–18 Herod cared about making his name great. Where do you see “Herod-like” patterns—control, fear, or self-preservation—showing up in our world today? Where do you see them showing up in yourself?
- Read Matthew 18:1–4. How does Jesus’ definition of greatness challenge the way our culture defines success or influence?
- When Jesus says, “Unless you change…,” what do you think real change actually looks like in a person’s life?
- Read 2 Corinthians 5:17–19. How is reconciliation different from simply trying harder or becoming a better person? What does it mean for us to be people of “reconciliation?”
- Read Matthew 18:15–17. How does Jesus’ approach to accountability differ from how confrontation usually happens in the world?
- Why do you think Jesus assumes that growth, accountability, and reconciliation all happen in the context of community? How have you seen this in your own life?
- Who in your life helps keep you accountable in your relationship with Jesus—and what might need to change for you to experience healthier, deeper community?
