Christian Influence: Discord Bible Studies

Join us for our 11th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are going over James 3:1-12. We spend some time discussing why we should draw nearer to God and how there is victory from sin in that! Are we actually obeying Jesus' commands because we love Him? Listen and discuss with us on Thursdays in our Discord! We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of James an...

Join us for our 10th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are going over James 3:1-12. We spend some time discussing faith in action, the standard of teachers and how the tongue is dangerously powerful. Are we actually obeying Jesus' commands because we love Him? Listen and discuss with us on Thursdays in our Discord! We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide o...

Join Pastor Matt Conniry in this session of our study of 1 Samuel on Discord. In this session the group tackles 1 Samuel 19 and the ways in which God demonstrates His glory through the life of Saul and David! The focus here is specifically on the call to be a faithful servant of God whether you get to shine or not and the price of a relationship with God. More specifically how we can see WHY God c...

Join Jerry Crane as he covers for an absent Pastor Matt Conniry in leading this session of our study of 1 Samuel on Discord. In this session the group tackles 1 Samuel 18 and the ways in which God demonstrates His glory through the life of Saul and David! The focus here is specifically on the call to be a faithful servant of God whether you get to shine or not and the price of a relationship with...

Join us for our 9th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are for the third time going over our Unit 5 study guide, continuing James 2. We spend some time discussing faith in action, insincere faith and looking at the steadfast faith of Abraham in Genesis 15 & 22. Our primary text is James 2:14-26. Are we actually obeying Jesus' commands because we love Him? Do we offer...

Join us for our 8th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are continuing James 2 and end up primarily discussing our observations of the text rather than the study guide discussion questions. We are looking at James 2:14-26 today and focus primarily on what it means to have faith in action. Are we actually obeying Jesus' commands because we love Him? We are walking through...

Join us for our 7th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are continuing James 2 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We are looking at James 2:14-26 today and focus primarily on what it means to have faith in action. Are we saved by faith alone? And if so what place does action play into that? We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide...

Join us for our 6th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are starting James 2 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We are looking at James 2:1-13 today and focus primarily on what it means to treat one another equally. We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of James and encourage you to check out their other study guides as well onl...

Join us for our 5th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are continuing James 1 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We are looking at James 1:19-27 today and focus primarily what it means to control our temper and tongues. And when paired with what we focused on last week, how this applies to all of our study in scripture.  We are walking through...

Join us for our 4th session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are continuing James 1 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We are looking at James 1:19-27 today and focus primarily on a general overview of the section and a discussion on the challenges of dealing with anger. There are fascinating truths to be considered in these verses about our speech...

Join us for our 3rd session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are continuing James 1 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We start with a recap of James 1:1-8 and start up our second unit of James. We discuss what it means to be lowly and how we should be stewards of ALL that God has given us. There are fascinating truths to be considered in these vers...

Join us for our 2nd session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are starting James 1 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We start with a recap of James 1:1 and finish up this unit of our study guide by talking about verses 7-8. There are fascinating truths to be considered in these verses about how to consider hardships as joy and asking for wisdom.  We...

Join us for our 1st session in our study of the book of James on Discord. We are starting James 1 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We start with James 1:1 and don't actually get past that because we spend the whole hour studying who James is and what we can learn from him as seen in other scripture references. There are fascinating truths to be considered in...

Join us for our 35th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are finishing John 20 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We pick up with Thomas' doubts and how that applies to the lives of all those today. There are fascinating truths to be considered in this passage of scripture. We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of John and...

Join us for our 34th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are in John 20 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We pick up with Mary finding the tomb empty and retrieving the disciples to see it. What application do these events have on our daily lives? There are fascinating truths to be considered in this passage of scripture. We are walking throu...

Join us for our 33rd session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are in John 19 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We pick up on our discussion of Pilate from last week as well as the significance of Jesus saying "It is finished" and "giving up His spirit." What application do these events have on our daily lives? God is in control...

Join us for our 32nd session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are in John 18 and into John 19 using the questions from our study guide to help prompt discussion. We mainly go over Jesus as He stood before Pilate and wonder about why Pilate so desperately did not want to kill Jesus. What application do these events have on our daily lives? We are walking through the Journey-Church...

Join us for our 31st session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are in John 18 and don't use many of the study guide questions honestly. We discuss the betrayal of Jesus by Judas and what happened when Jesus was arrested. This session of our study was a little less organized since Jerry was running it remotely from Georgia while visiting family. But, we are confident God has us...

Enjoy this recording of one of our key volunteers/mods at Christian Influence as he discusses what it means to "Love Thy Body" with a group in our Discord server. This conversation/seminar was prompted by and derived from Nancy Pearcey's book "Love Thy Body." All of our Bible Studies/Seminars like this are recorded and shared so that hopefully they can be listened to/enjoy...

Enjoy this recording of one of our key volunteers/mods at Christian Influence as he discusses Christian Sexual Ethics with a group in our Discord server. All of our Bible Studies/Seminars like this are recorded and shared so that hopefully they can be listened to/enjoyed by others online and be used by God for the betterment of the kingdom.  All of our official Bible Studies and Seminars done in t...

Join us for our 29th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are picking up here in John 16 and going through the questions in the study guide. We discuss the Holy Spirit, the role He plays in our lives and spend alot of time discussing the hardships of this life.  We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of John and encourage you to check out their other study guide...

Join us for our 30th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are in John 17 and don't use many of the study guide questions honestly. We primarily discuss what it means to be in relationship with the Father and how Christians should be growing in the right direction.  We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of John and encourage you to check out their other stu...

Join Pastor Matt Conniry for this session in our study of 1 Samuel on Discord. In this session the group tackles 1 Samuel 17 and the ways in which God demonstrates His glory through the life of Saul and David! The focus here is specifically on the demonstration of how not to repent and how God asks us TO repent. More specifically how we can see WHY God chose David and allowed Israel to choose Saul...

Join us for our 27th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are picking up here in John 15 for a discussion about spiritual disciplines and just how we can better grow in our relationship with Jesus.  We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of John and encourage you to check out their other study guides as well online. We hope you find this time to be as edifying a...

Join us for our 28th session in our study of the Gospel of John on Discord. We are picking up here in John 16 and only get through the first half of our 20th unit in our study guide. We discuss the Holy Spirit, the role He plays in our lives and why it was important for Jesus to go and the Spirit to come.  We are walking through the Journey-Church study guide of John and encourage you to check out...