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Life Group Questions 1. People are flawed. So, when someone does something that could offend you, do you see them as someone who will eventually offend you because they are an imperfect/flawed person or are you blinded by the offense? 2. Pastor Ryan mentioned that some of us might need to hit the reset button on our expectations in relationships. Did this resonate with you? If so, how? 3. In Matth...

Life Group Questions 1. People are flawed. So, when someone does something that could offend you, do you see them as someone who will eventually offend you because they are an imperfect/flawed person or are you blinded by the offense? 2. Pastor Ryan mentioned that some of us might need to hit the reset button on our expectations in relationships. Did this resonate with you? If so, how? 3. In Matth...

Life Group Questions  1. When first proposed, what was your reaction to the idea that a Christian should be unoffendable? What do you think now? 2. In two separate incidents (Matt 18:7 and Luke 17:1), Jesus warns His disciples (and us) that offense must certainly come in this world. Why does he make this warning? 3. Living offended and living angry is your choice. What was your initial reaction to...

Life Group Questions  1. When first proposed, what was your reaction to the idea that a Christian should be unoffendable? What do you think now? 2. In two separate incidents (Matt 18:7 and Luke 17:1), Jesus warns His disciples (and us) that offense must certainly come in this world. Why does he make this warning? 3. Living offended and living angry is your choice. What was your initial reaction to...

Life Group Questions  How would you rate your confidence in praying with others on a scale of 1 to 10? What might be holding you back from joining others in prayer more consistently? Last week, we discussed areas of your life where you feel a need for God to move. Has anything changed since then? How can we continue to unite in prayer for this aspect of your life? According to Acts 6:4, why should...

Life Group Questions  How would you rate your confidence in praying with others on a scale of 1 to 10? What might be holding you back from joining others in prayer more consistently? Last week, we discussed areas of your life where you feel a need for God to move. Has anything changed since then? How can we continue to unite in prayer for this aspect of your life? According to Acts 6:4, why should...

Life Group Questions 1. How has your prayer life improved since you started this series?  2. Roy highlighted four transformative types of prayer that can truly move God: specific, daring, intense, and persistent. Which of these areas do you feel you need to grow in, and why?   3. Please share an experience where you prayed for God to act, and He did. Describe the specific, daring, intense, or pers...

Life Group Questions 1. How has your prayer life improved since you started this series?  2. Roy highlighted four transformative types of prayer that can truly move God: specific, daring, intense, and persistent. Which of these areas do you feel you need to grow in, and why?   3. Please share an experience where you prayed for God to act, and He did. Describe the specific, daring, intense, or pers...

Life Group Questions 1. The prayer cards we covered in this week's message are His kingdom, daily bread, forgiveness, temptation & deliverance, & it's all about Him. Which of these impacted you the most and why? 2. Have you started using the prayer cards and praying through the Lord's Prayer as an outline? How is it going? Notice any changes? 3. Pastor Ryan encouraged us to try this prayer outline...

Life Group Questions 1. The prayer cards we covered in this week's message are His kingdom, daily bread, forgiveness, temptation & deliverance, & it's all about Him. Which of these impacted you the most and why? 2. Have you started using the prayer cards and praying through the Lord's Prayer as an outline? How is it going? Notice any changes? 3. Pastor Ryan encouraged us to try this prayer outline...

Life Group Questions 1. How would you rate your prayer life on a scale of 1-10? Why do you give yourself this score? 2. Read Luke 11:1. The disciples noticed that the source of Jesus’ miracles, character, & wisdom was His prayer life. So, they naturally asked him to teach them to pray. Jesus responds by teaching them the Lord’s Prayer. Pastor Ryan explained that Jesus’ intention was not to have th...

Life Group Questions 1. How would you rate your prayer life on a scale of 1-10? Why do you give yourself this score? 2. Read Luke 11:1. The disciples noticed that the source of Jesus’ miracles, character, & wisdom was His prayer life. So, they naturally asked him to teach them to pray. Jesus responds by teaching them the Lord’s Prayer. Pastor Ryan explained that Jesus’ intention was not to have th...

Life Group Questions Read Psalm 37:25 1. What was your main takeaway from Pastor Matt’s teaching? 2. What marker (“Ebenezer”) will you use to remember the goodness of God? 3. “Never doubt in the darkness what the Lord has told you in the light.” Talk about what this means to you. Why do we doubt in the darkness? 4. Read 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and Ephesians 5:20. What is the common theme between the...

Life Group Questions Read Psalm 37:25 1. What was your main takeaway from Pastor Matt’s teaching? 2. What marker (“Ebenezer”) will you use to remember the goodness of God? 3. “Never doubt in the darkness what the Lord has told you in the light.” Talk about what this means to you. Why do we doubt in the darkness? 4. Read 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and Ephesians 5:20. What is the common theme between the...