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Our Family Ministries Pastor, Josh Deshazer, brings a message on Rest, from Mark 2:23-3:6.   SERMON QUESTIONS 1. When you think of Sabbath, what comes to mind? 2. Read Mark 2:23-3:6. What does Jesus say about the Sabbath? How does that influence our understanding of the Sabbath? 3. If you could take inventory of your pace of life, is it conducive to loving God and loving others? How might knowing...

Guest speaker Dan Stephenson looks at Philippians 3:8-10 in a sermon called "The Good, The Bad and The Evil". SERMON QUESTIONS 1. Has anyone ever said to you something similar to what Haley said (“I can’t believe in a God who would allow this to happen to me”)? Have you ever questioned God during a time of hardship? Share how you worked through it, and how it affected you. 2. Take a look at two or...

Pastor Tim Richards looks at the book of Obadiah, continuing the series, "Forgotten Prophets." Online service can be viewed via live stream on YouTube, or a DVD copy can be requested through the church office. SERMON QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever seen or experienced some type of family feud? What started it? How did it affect the extended family? How long did it take to resolve? 2. Obadiah’s message...

Pastor Tim Richards looks at the book of Amos, continuing the series, "Forgotten Prophets."   SERMON QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever had a time in your life when you were financially broke? What was that like? Were there things you did to get by that you wouldn’t have considered in better times? 2. Look up the following passages. Then, in your own words, summarize what it was that God was displeased ab...

Pastor Tim Richards is looking at the book of Joel, continuing the series, "Forgotten Prophets." SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Have you ever been in a situation where an area was completely destroyed? What had happened? What did you see? What was the impact on those who lived there? 2. Compare Joel 1:1-13 with Joel 2:4-11. How is a swarm of locusts similar to a powerful, marauding army? How would you feel...

Pastor Tim Richards begins a series on the Minor Prophets entitled, "Forgotten Prophets." This week we'll be looking at Hosea. SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Before your LifeGroup meets, do a Google search and see what you can discover about the timeline of the Old Testament Minor prophets. Share with your group what you learn. 2. Read Hosea chapter 1 then put yourself in Hosea's shoes. How would you have f...

Our Family Ministries Pastor, Josh Deshazer, brings a message on Rest, from Matthew 11:28-30. SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. What are the things you enjoy to do for rest? 2. Why do you think it can be hard to find rest? 3. Read Matthew 11:28-30. As you reflect on that passage, what does it look like to come to Jesus for rest? How is that different from the burdens of the world and the Pharisees? 4. How can...

Pastor Tim Richards brings his 3rd and final sermon in a 3-part series called "Who Am I? Discovering Our Truest Self."   SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Did you or any of your friends have funny nicknames growing up? If so, how did the nickname come to be? Do you think it was helpful or hurtful? 2. Has the Biblical idea of all people being sinful (Romans 3:23 ) been easy or hard for you to accept? Why? 3. Wh...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be bringing the 2nd sermon in a 3-part series called "Who Am I?  Discovering Our Truest Self."  SERMON QUESTIONS:   1.  Have you ever tried working on a pottery wheel? If so, how did your first attempts go? 2.  Read Genesis 3:1-8. How did that experience alter Adam & Eve’s sense of self-identity? 3. Here’s a thought experiment to try – What would it be lik...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be starting a 3-part series called "Who Am I?  Discovering Our Truest Self."   SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Have you ever had an embarrassing experience of mistaken identity? What happened? 2. What could be the consequences of incorrectly identifying ourselves? 3. What aspects do you think are most significant in determining your identity? 4. Read Genesis 3:26-31. How...

This Easter Pastor Tim Richards speaks from John 14:6 on the implications of the Resurrection. SERMON QUESTIONS 1. If you have ever explored other religions, what did their great teachers say was the right path for life? 2. In what ways is the teaching of Jesus unique from that of other great moral teachers? 3. Jesus said of Himself that he was the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6). Which of...

This Palm Sunday, Pastor Lance preaches about the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ -- A Day of Cheers and Tears.   SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. How does it bring you joy to know that God calls the seemingly unqualified to reach the world? 2. Has God called you to do something you think is impossible in your own strength? If so, what happened? 3. How would you describe a fan vs a follower of Jesus? 4Have yo...

Pastor Tim continues the series 2nd Scroll, looking at Acts 27-28.   SERMON QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever been on a boat in water that was rough enough to worry you? What was it like? 2. Why do you think Luke bothered to record so many small details of the voyage to Rome? Were there any details that you found especially interesting? 3. Compare Acts 28:30 -31 with Acts 21:10 -14. What perspective can...

Dave Deshazer, with Alpha USA, is our guest speaker.

Tim Richards continues the series The Two Scrolls, looking at Acts 26:1-32.    SERMON QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever been called on to defend yourself in front of a judge? How did you feel? How did you prepare? 2. In Acts 26 Luke records Paul’s personal testimony of coming to faith in Jesus for the third and final  time. Download the chart Pastor Tim has created comparing the three different versions....

Tim Richards continues the series The Two Scrolls, looking at Acts 25:1-27.   SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Have you ever had to deal with a water leak that just would not stop? What happened? 2. There is a lot of politics at play in Acts 25. What political maneuvers do you see there? 3. Who looks powerful and who looks weak in Luke’s account? How does he communicate that? 4. Paul defends himself in at lea...

Pastor Lance Lewis continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 23:1-24:27. Sermon Questions: 1. Can you remember a time when you were afraid to go somewhere?  2. What does ‘walking in the Spirit’ mean to you? 3. What does it mean to rest your soul in the character of God? Can you describe a time in your life when you’ve been successful in this rest? 

Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 21:1-22:30.   Sermon Questions: 1. What about family reunions do you most enjoy? What do you most dislike? 2. On Paul’s journey back to Jerusalem, he received a lot of Holy Spirit-inspired warnings. His friends thought he should stop. Paul kept going. Who was right and why? (Study Acts 20:22-25, Acts 21:4 and Acts 21:10-13) 3. Re...

Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 20:1-38.   SERMON QUESTIONS: 1. Do you remember a time – maybe in school, at a lecture or in a church service – when you got really sleepy? What did you do to try and stay focused? 2. Poor Eutychus didn’t do too well at staying awake. Read his story (Acts 20:7-12). What about that long meeting stands out to you and why? 3. Paul h...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 19:1-41. Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever had the opportunity to visit a place where there are large temples erected to foreign gods? What struck you in visiting those temples? How would you have felt if you were Paul entering a city like Ephesus and viewing the temple of Artemis – one of the 7 wonders of the ancie...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 18:1-28.   Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever had an appointment where the anticipation caused a lot of fear or anxiety? What were you afraid of? Why and how did you push through those fears? What was the outcome? 2. Paul sometimes used his tradecraft to support himself. Other times he was supported by the generosity...

Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 17:1-34. Sermon Questions 1. Were there questions you had to wrestle through in coming to faith in Jesus? What were they? What persuaded you to follow Jesus? 2. Why do you think Luke describes the Jews at Berea as more noble than those at Thessalonica, even though there were believers in both places (Acts 17:11 )? 3. What princip...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards continues The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 16:1-40. Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever planned a trip that didn't end up following the plan? What happened? 2. In his second missionary journey, it seemed like whatever plan Paul made, God had a different direction. Was Paul wrong to make plans? Why do you think God didn't simply reveal the ultimate destination...

Pastor Tim Richards returns to The 2nd Scroll Series, looking at Acts 15:1-41.   Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever been in a church when there was significant conflict between members? What happened? How did things resolve? 2. Does it surprise you that the issue of observing Jewish laws became a big deal with the mixed Gentile/Jewish church community after all God had done through the Holy Spirit...