Life Group Northwest Indiana - A Young Adults Small Group in Northwest Indiana

If someone was to ask you what you believe about a specific doctrine of the Bible, would you be able to answer? Would you know what passages to reference, or would you have to quote someone like your pastor, professor, or favorite author? Would you consider faith in God as your own, or that of another? Do you desire to know or wish you knew more about what the Bible says we should believe about th...

Would you consider yourself to be growing personally? How would you describe your finances? Are they a mess? Do you know where your money is going? How about spiritually? Are you a different person today than you were a year ago? Or even 5 years ago? Are there parts of your life that are stagnant or regressing? Join us today as we learn one way we can track areas of our life and be accountable for...

If we look hard enough, we know we can always find someone who we think we are better than. This becomes increasingly more important to us when we are challenged by our behavior. It's the classic, "I'm not as bad as so and so!" One of the main points of today's study is "Being more righteous than someone else is not a way to gauge one's righteousness." When usin...

As we bring the book of Ruth to a close, we read how Naomi had come full circle. She, who had left full and came back empty, was now full again. She believed that Yahweh was against her; that He saw her as bitter to Him. However, the story's ending reveals God's presence had lever left her. He was always there and was always "for" Naomi. Every Christian will have seasons of testi...

Have you ever had what you thought was a great opportunity that turned out to be completely different than you expected? Naomi was blessed by God with two near kinsmen. Each was presented with the same opportunity. One thought the price was too great; the other could not pass it up. History allows us to look back and see how right and wrong our decisions are, but in the moment, how can we better a...

Have you ever struggled to balance faith and Spiritual ambition? It can be hard to know when to wait and when to act, right? After Boaz and Ruth met for the first time, it seemed as if it was a perfect beginning to a relationship leading to marriage. Boaz would court Ruth, eventually leading to proposal. But surprisingly, after their first encounter, nothing happens for weeks; leading Naomi to for...

Have you ever heard anyone say they don't hear from God or feel His presence? Maybe you have felt that way. Instead of talking about why that may be the case, in this study, we'll discuss how some do hear from God or feel His presence. There is a behavior that seems to bring God into action as much as anything in the Bible. In this story, we find how God works in the lives of people who po...

If you've spent time reading through the Bible, one thing you'll observe is the importance of names. For a select few, like Adam, Abraham, and Israel, God Himself named (or renamed) them. Some in the Bible were given names in praise to God, while others were given names describing sorrow. As we will discuss in this 3rd episode on the book of Ruth, the writer of this book seems to have prov...

We are continuing our new series called, "Ruth: Right in God's Eyes." In this study, we'll see a major theme of Ruth and of the entire Bible. Naomi, along with Ruth and Orpah, are returning home to Israel, because God has visited His people. On her way back, she realizes the situation her daughter-in-laws will be in in a foreign land. They will be just like she was in Moab; widow...

Join us a we begin a new series on the book of Ruth called, "Right in God's Eyes." The story of Ruth takes place during the days of the Judges. The book of Judges tells us that in those days, men did that which was right in their own eyes. Reading the book certainly tells a story of a depraved nation, similar to the Wild West. But the book of Ruth provides us with a story in those days when a few...

In our last study on the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul is closing his letter with greetings as well as a challenge.  Paul used a believer from their church to illustrate who they should submit to.  His example was Stephanus and his family.  Join us a we discuss his challenge to the church and apply to our lives today.

Paul is in the home stretch of his letter to the church at Corinth.  In this final chapter, Paul will give direction for how the church is to receive Paul's servants when they arrive.  But before he gets there, he needs to respond to their question regarding the collection for the church at Jerusalem.  In this passage, we'll learn how the Resurrection Life affects my giving, my plan...

Paul closes out the section on the resurrection responding to the question, "How?"  It could be simply argued that God does it, and leave it at that.  There is truth to that argument.  In fact, that is Paul's point.  The God who created the Universe is the God who will raise up the dead and change their bodies into something else.  But that is not Paul's way of teaching. &...

In today's discussion, we are focusing on the portion of Paul's letter to the church at Corinth regarding "The Resurrection Life."  If there was no resurrection, then the threat of suffering or even death is for nothing.  Why endure suffering if this life is all there is?  But since Jesus was raised from the dead, and we believed, our behavior should be consistent with the Resurrect...

Join us as we transition into a new section in Paul's letter to the church at Corinth.  Paul is writing in response to some in the church who claimed there was no resurrection.  In today's study, we'll study the record of the resurrection, the ramifications if there was no resurrection, and the repercussions of a resurrection.  Without the resurrection, "we are of all men most miser...

Join us as we go into more detail regarding Spiritual gifts.  Overall, specific Spiritual gifts are only mentioned sparingly in the New Testament.  One such passage is Romans 12.  Today we'll see similarities with his letter to the church at Corinth and get into specific gifts and what they do to edify the church.

In today's lesson, we'll discuss the last section of Paul's letter to Corinth regarding Spiritual gifts.  It seems the church service was in complete chaos.  However gifted they might have been, they were not exhibiting peace but rather confusion.  If God's Spirit is working, we can certainly say there is no confusion.  Chaos ensues when people focus on themselves and deeply de...

We are continuing the portion of Paul's letter to the Corinthians regarding Spiritual gifts.  Over the last few weeks we've discussed the vision for Spiritual gifts, how we can often have Spiritual gift anxiety, and the way of love through which these gifts should be used.  In today's study we'll discuss the purpose of love.  At some point, everyone collides with the question, "Does...

Join us as we discuss another lesson on Spiritual gifts.  Paul devoted an extensive portion of this letter to change the church's thinking concerning Spiritual gifts.  All gifts are Spirit-ual.  They are given by God's Spirit to be used for the edification of the church.  But some in the church had abused these gifts and used them to gain status and created division in the proc...

If you're familiar with the book of 1 Corinthians, then you most likely know this is a chapter many go to discuss Spiritual gifts.  When we trusted in Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, we believe God's Spirit came to dwell in us.  But not only does the Spirit dwell in us, each believer receives a Spiritual gift from the Spirit for the benefit of Christ's body.  Unfortunately,...

Join us as we begin the next section in Paul's letter to the church at Corinth.  Paul will spend a large segment of the letter (3 chapters) discussing spiritual gifts.  As was the case with the Lord's Supper, Paul is writing about spiritual gifts, not because they use them so well, or because he's teaching them about spiritual gifts, but because they are being prioritized.  As Paul...

Join us we discuss another issue within the church at Corinth.  Today, we'll learn that some in the church were using, of all things, the Lord's Supper as a way to gain status and, in the process, divide the church into what some scholars call "the have's" and "the have not's."  While we may not use the Lord's Supper as blatantly as they did, what else might we be doing to cause division...

Join us as we transition into a new section regarding corporate worship.  In this study, we'll discuss the issue in the church of women praying and prophesying with their heads uncovered.  We'll discuss why this was an issue then and how we can apply this in our lives today.

Join us as we close out the portion in Paul's letter "concerning things offered to idols."  Today, we'll learn together how we use our Christian Liberty in our everyday life for the sake of the Gospel.

In Chapter 10, Paul is in the "home stretch" of his response to the statement the Corinthians made in their letter.  In this portion of Scripture, Paul will continue his theme of running that he began in chapter 9.  There, he likened the believers spiritual journey as a race.  In chapter 10, he taught that our Father does indeed bring trials into His children's lives but with every...