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Psalm 130 December 6, 2017 Main Idea: In the night, turn to the Light. 1. Who does the psalmist call out for? Why is this such a big deal? 2. What is it about God that the psalmist remembers? How does this impact the psalmist’s response to the night? 3. What are the two responses we can have to sin and dark seasons of our life? 4. What does it mean to ‘wait on the lord’ What do we turn to while we...

Psalm 121 November 29, 2017 Main Idea: Who keeps you? 1. What does it mean to Ascend the hill? What was the Israelite tradition? 2. Where does the Psalmist’s help come from? Where does he lift his eyes? 3. What are things that we’re tempted to believe are the things that ‘keep us’? How well do those things keep us? 4. What does it mean that the creator keeps you? How does this impact situations in...

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 November 15, 2017 Main Idea: Walk in holiness, rest in Jesus. 1. Take some time to recap what Paul has been teaching the church in Thessalonica through his letter of 1 Thessalonians. What have been some of the major topics or themes that Paul refers to? 2. Look at 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22; list out the verbs Paul is using. What is Paul calling them to do? How are they to wal...

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 November 8, 2017 Main Idea: Live in light of Jesus' return. 1. What types of things mark the kingdom of darkness? The kingdom of light? 2. How do we know if we're living in the light? 3. How are we transferred from the kingdom of darkness to light? 4. Describe what the wrath of God is. Can God have wrath and still be loving? Why or why not? 5. Is The Day of the Lord a day of...

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 November 1, 2017 Big Idea: In Christ, we have hope in death. 1. In what ways does our culture respond to death?  2. Why can Paul say Christians do not lose hope in death? 3. How does the thing at the center of our life change everything in your life?  4. What is your relationship with Christ? How does that impact your relationship with death? 5. What is the promise at the e...

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 October 25, 2017 Main Idea: Walk with love and worthy of respect. 1. What are the two things that mark our walk? 2. How has God taught us love? What is the clearest picture of God's love? 3. What are the two parts of love? 4. What does it mean to "live quietly?" 5. What does it look like to walk respectibly? 6. How can you practice love this week? How can you practice living...

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 October 18, 2017 Main Idea: Christ calls you to do more than stand - Walk! 1. Describe the metaphor of the road of holiness. What is holiness? What does it mean to be on this road? What empowers us to be on this road?  2. What is the different between holiness and moralism?  3. How does sexual purity affect our relationships with others?  4. How is a life of self-control free...

1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 October 11, 2017 Main Idea: God will finish what He started. 1. What does it mean to be co-workers of the missions of God? What kind of people are they?  2. How does God continue to work in the lives of Christians?  3. What does the Bible teach us about what our attitude should be toward godly authority?  4. Have you experienced and opposition in your faith? How does the exa...

1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 October 4, 2017 1. How did the Thessalonians respond to and view the words of God? 2. What is your view on the Word of God? Is it true or false? 3. What affect does the Word of God have in the believers? 4. What can you do to prioritize the Word of God this week? 5. What made it possible for the Thessalonians to stand? Where are you convinced of? What would you be willing t...

1st Thessalonians 2:1-12 September 27, 2017 Main Idea: How do those who carry the gospel carry themselves? 1. How does the job you're 'carrying' determine how you carry yourself? 2. What are the 4 way that gospel workers carry themselves? 3. Where does our boldness come from? 4. What are our motives in sharing and living the gospel? 5. What is the significance of community in our gospel message &...

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 September 20, 2017 Main Idea: Recipients of the gospel become agents of the gospel. 1. Retell the story: How did the church in Thessalonica begin? Why is it such a radical story? 2. What causes Paul to burst out in thanks? 3. What are the evidences that the church experienced true conversion and were true believers? 4. How does God use the suffering of the Thessalonians? 5....

Acts 17:1-9 September 13, 2017 Main Idea: Remember and remain! 1. Why is it so important to take time to reflect on our stories? 2. How does it make you feel when others share their story? 3. What was the message the Thessalonians received? 4. Why is it important that they received it from people? What difference does it make in your life having people share the gospel with you? 5. Why is their pe...

Matthew 5:38-42 August 30, 2017 Main Idea: Let your good outweigh the evil done to you.

Matthew 5:33-37 August 23, 2017 Main Idea: If you give your word, keep it.

Matthew 5:31-32 August 16, 2017 Main Idea: Do not take apart what God has put together.

Matthew 5:27-30 August 9, 2017 Main Idea: God's people are a faithful people. 1. Why is unfaithfulness a heart condition? 2. What do we learn about God's desire and design for marriage in Genesis 2? 3. Why is it difficult living as a citizen of God's Kingdom while living in the Kingdom of the World? 4. Why do you think some people hesitate to use "deadly force" and make war against sin? 5. What do...

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Mark 2:13-17 July 31, 2017 Main Idea: Who's at your table?

Mark 10:17-31 July 29, 2017 Main Idea: All I need is you. 1. What is significant about the ruler's question to Jesus? What do you think was going on in his heart? 2. Do you find it surprising that such a successful and moral person feels like something is missing? 3. When in your life are you most aware that something is missing? 4. Many people in our day view Christianity as "something you can ad...

Mark 4:35-41 July 28, 2017 Main Idea: Who Do You Follow? 1. What did some of the disciples in the boat think about the fact that Jesus is sleeping in the midst of all this? What are some other thoughts that may have crossed their minds? 2. What did the sea represent in their culture? What are some things that would represent to us what the sea represented tothem? 3. How do people tend to react to...

Mark 4:1-20 July 29, 2017 Main Idea: Who Will You Follow? 1. Why does Jesus teach in parables (stories) like this one? 2. Who is the sower? Why is the picture of a sower a good metaphor for what Jesus is doing? 3. What does the seed represent? Why is the seed a good metaphor for the gospel? How has the gospel been like “seed” in your own life? 4. Let’s review: What are the four different soils? Wh...

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Matthew 5:21-26 July 19, 2017 Main Idea: God's people don't just avoid murder but pursue peace. 1. What's at the heart of God's command to not murder? 2. Do you tend to store up anger in your heart? 3. How does being at odds with others get in the way of our relationship with God? 4. How does God's action toward us, in Jesus, inform our actions toward others we're not right with?

Matthew 5:17-20 July 12, 2017 Main Idea: Those who want to walk with God follow Jesus. 1. Why do some Christians think that they can live however they want and ask for forgiveness later? 2. How did the author of Psalm 119 view God's instructions? 3. What does it mean that Jesus "fulfills the law"? 4. How should v.19 affect our friendships in this community? 5. Why is Jesus better than the law?

Matthew 5:13-16 July 5, 2017 Main Idea: Living for God's kingdom give glory to the King. Small Group Questions: 1. What are some ways that Christians can respond to living in the Kingdom of this World? 2. Can you explain the metaphor of salt? How about light? 3. What are the biggest factors that keep Christians from influencing the world around them? 4. What are some motives for doing good? What s...