Hindu Peoples
​Meeting 2

Study

Read Luke 24:13–49. It is one of a series of studies on this passage. This story shows the progression of the gospel from the local starting point to a global finish line.

1. Read verse 19. Some people have never heard of Jesus at all. Others may have only a limited understanding of Him. They know Him to be only a prophet, miracle worker, or teacher. 
   
   What five Bible passages/stories would you use to clarify Jesus' identity?
    
2. Read verses 22–24. What is the significance of the resurrection? Complete the following sentence then read below.
   
   ​"The resurrection is important because..."

Watch

High Hopes (4:10)

1. "I'm excited for the day when I can walk through these communities, and instead of seeing people full of despair and poverty, I see people full of hope and life because of what God has done through us." 
   
   What role does envisioning the results of the gospel play in missions?
   
   
2. ​What else stood out to you from this video? 

Rani’s Story (2:33)

1. “I did not know who God was, but He knew who I was.”
   
   What do you think this statement means? 
   
   ​Does it excite you to help unreached Hindu peoples discover this truth? Explain. 
   
   
2. What else stood out to you from the video? 

Should I Go? (2:28)

1. So, should she go? What advice would you give someone in this situation?
   
   
2. What else stood out to you from the video? ​

Discuss

1. "Our task is to make the invisible God visible." — Kay Warren. 
   
   ​Name four ways to do that for unreached Hindu peoples?  ​
   

Excerpt from Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems by Janet Benge. 

1. “For one thing, she would no longer waste time on things that weren’t important in God’s eyes. When all the things she’d done in her life were finally judged by God, she wanted them to be found worthwhile. She wanted them to be seen as gold and silver, not hay and stubble.”
   
   ​What is the gold and silver, and what is the hay and stubble in the Christain life? 

Learn

Read Global Starting Point 12

View

If you have not done so, view SOGY. Become familiar with the concept of Supporting Others or Going Yourself. 

Pray

Share what you learned in this meeting and pray about it as a group.

Answer

Three Words That Change Everything.
He is risen, Luke 24:6

The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything…

1. Because it proves he is the Son of God.  
   ...And he [Jesus]was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ, our Lord. Romans 1:4 NLT
   
   
2. Because it is essential for saving faith. 
   If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 NLT
   
   
3. ​Because it defeats the power of sin and death. 
   But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 (Romans 6:4-11, I Corinthians 15:21-33)
   
   
4. ​​Because it accomplishes justification. 
   He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God. Romans 4:25
   
   
5. ​​Because it debunks the myth that Jesus was only a prophet or teacher. 
   ...Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. Luke 24:19
   
   
6. ​​Because it's made known by God through the Scriptures. 
   Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared. They said to each other, Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us? Luke 24:31-32
   
   
7. ​Because it generates a personal story of how he appeared to us. 
   Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. Luke 24:35
   
   
8. ​​Because it causes us to worship God with joyful praise.
   ​So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God. Luke 24:52-53
   
   
9. ​Because it's a message to be told by us to the nations. 
   ​It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ Luke 24:47​ 

Since our past is forgiven, our future is secure and our mission is worthy, we have nothing to loose and everything to risk.