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REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: Our hearts change by the affections we practically plug into. Discussion Questions: 1. Read Proverbs 4:20-23. What are we to keep in our hearts? What are we to do to our hearts? What is the result? 2. Our hearts change by the affections we practically plug into (see Matthew 6:21). W...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: Pride and insult blind us to seeing our need for Jesus to be our Lord and Savior. Discussion Questions: 1. From Luke 2:8-20 describe the hearts of the shepherds. How might the events of Matthew 2:16 impact them? 2. What are common reasons why people mistrust Jesus? Why did King Hero...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ: Isaiah 9:6-7 / John 14:27 / John 16:33 / Rev 5:11-14 Sermon Summary: Peace is a person we identify with. Questions: 1. How do you find peace? How do you define peace? Why does it seem to illusive? 2. Why is it important that Jesus is King of Peace? How is His peace He different than what the...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ: John 3:25-30 Sermon Summary: Our joy is found in God’s narrative. Questions: 1)Where do you feel pressure to have joy this season? Why is it easier to find our joy in comparing with others rather than trusting God? 2) In the passage the people who once followed John are now leaving him and f...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ: Isaiah 8:19-22 and Isaiah 9:1-2 Sermon Summary: Our Hope is not in what will happen but in who we trust. Questions: 1) Are there any areas in your life that seem hopeless? 2) What is your usual response when you are faced with difficulties and areas of hopelessness in your life? 3) What area...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Matthew 18:19-20; Galatians 3:27 Summary: Christians focus on clothing versus climbing. Discussion Questions: 1. What does it mean to be baptized into the Trinity?* Where are we positioned in relation to God? 2. How does Galatians 3:27 describe baptism? Contrast a life of “clothing” or conne...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Text: John 13:34-35 Sermon Summary: Jesus is a trustworthy source to define what love looks like. Discussion Questions: 1. What do think the difference is between the love described in the main text and simply being “kind”? 2. Do you find it challenging to trust that Jesus’ example of proact...

READ. Summary: Jesus is a better focus of our faith, hope and love. Discussion Questions: Faith, hope and love are what really matters in life (1Co.13:13). Explore the difference in how we approach these things, depending on whether we are pursuing personal growth or following Jesus (Refer to Titus 3:5 for clarity on faith, Luke 12:33 to shed light on hope, and Luke 12:24 to understand where our l...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Main Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Sermon Summary: Your position without God is just a position, but your position with God has a purpose. Discussion Questions: 1. How would you use the words position and purpose to describe your life? 2. Paul uses the word reconciled to describe both our pot...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Main Verse: John 21:15-17 Sermon Summary: Organizations pursue a purpose but the Church pursues a person. Discussion Questions: 1. How is the Church different than an organization or charity? 2. Is the tension that's held in family necessary for discipleship? If so, why? 3. How does Jesus re...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: A better image comes through reflecting a better identity. Discussion Questions: 1. How does Luke 20:46-47 describe the teachers of the law? Why might being a law-based person lead to an image-based life? 2. Who does Romans 8:15 say we are? How does that identity set us free from tr...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ: John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Sermon Summary: "Peace" is about the absence of anxiety, "Shalom" is about relationship. Discussion Questions: 1. If we define peace...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: It takes faith to have a past. Discussion Questions: 1. What does 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 say about our past? 2. How do we put the past behind us? Matthew 16:24; Galatians 2:20 Describe what “denying” and “crucifying” practically means. Why is that an act of faith? 3. Are there areas o...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Philippians 2:1-11 Summary: Relationship is perfectly designed to fall apart when it’s used to our advantage. Discussion Questions: 1. Read Phil 2:1-2 - Why do you think Paul correlates being a Christian with being unified with other believers? 2. Read Phil 2:3-4 - Why is humility essential...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 2 Timothy 1:7 – today we are looking at the Spirit’s gift of love. Summary: We receive love as we give love in faith. Discussion Questions: 1. According to Romans 5:5, what does the Holy Spirit pour into us? Using Matthew 6:14 as an example, what restricts the amount of love that God can pou...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 2 Timothy 1:5-7 Summary: The Spirit redeems power by being a loving source. Discussion Questions: 1. How do you feel that the Spirit exercises power through the Church (flawed people)? Is the messiness worth it? 2. Read Ephesians 2:1–2. Where else does power come from if not the Spirit? 3. 2...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 2 Timothy 1:5-7 Summary: Timidity quenches our faith; Spirit-filled courage ignites it. Discussion Questions: 1. What is Timothy commended for in 1:5? In 1:6, what would help Timothy grow his faith? In 1:7, what does God's Spirit does not give us? 2. How are faith and timidity opposites? How...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Ephesians 5:21-25; 6:1-9 Summary: To reverse the cycle of dominance and oppression we give and receive love. Discussion Questions: 1. Paul gives three examples of people submitting: wives to husbands, slaves to masters, and children to parents. Describe the attitude of those leading and thos...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Ephesians 4:20-32 Summary: What we wear reveals what we think our life purpose is. Discussion Questions: 1. What are Christians to “put off” and “put on”? 2. What are those new “clothes” meant to reveal (4:24)? 3. If we choose to wear our old “clothes” what does that say about what we think...

Main Passage: Ephesians 4:1-3 (w/ comments on Ephesians 3:6,16). Discussion Questions: -Did anyone feel like God was getting their attention with something that was said or happened on Sunday? -When you consider why people come together and unite, what are examples of the foundation of their unity? What is their unity built upon? -It seems Christians keep dividing. Speaking from your personal expe...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Passage Address: Ephesians 2:8-9 Discussion Questions: 1. In his letter Paul is making a case that the narrative of God provides for our life is better than any other narrative we could be a part of. Why does Paul begin chapter 2 with the word ‘dead’ . What do you think of that? 2. Paul uses...

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REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 1 Samuel 24:1-20 Discussion Questions: 1. How did David respond to Saul’s unjust attack? 2. According to verse 6, what was David’s motive for acting this way? 3. Where have you been unjustly treated? How does David’s example help you know what to do? (See Matthew 5:38-42 for further insight)...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 1 Samuel 20:12-16, 22:14-16 & 20-23. Summary Statement: During fearful times refuge is found in covenant relationships (1 Sam 22:23). Discussion Questions: It is easy to believe that the quality of our Life is based on the quality of our faith. Similarly we imagine that better planning a...

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Passage Address: 1 Samuel 19:1-10 Summary Statement: We have a selfish instinct to kill our liberators. Discussion Questions: 1. Why is Saul so committed to killing David despite the benefit that David’s brought to the kingdom? 2. Read Acts 2:36 - What does Saul have in common with the peopl...