missio Dei: Falcon

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How does remembering your status apart from Christ help you appreciate your belonging as a citizen in God’s kingdom?  What are some ways you can deepen your participation in the rooted, committed family of God?  Where is God calling you to participate in his mission to build up the church and extend his presence to more people and places?  Michael Goldstein is an Acts 29 chur...

NOTES: Confession 1-2 Confession/Assurance/Hope 3-4 Chorus of expectant waiting 5-6 Exhortation 7-8 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What does your confessional prayer life look like? 2. How does Christ’s answer to those confessions urge you to tell others what you’ve experienced?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What is comforting and faith-building about God's Omniscience and Omnipresence?  Are those truths hard for you to affirm in some ways?   How should it affect the decisions we make in our lives if God "knit us together" and "knows us" to such a degree? What does rebellion to those truths bring into our lives?   Let's pray and thank God for his vas...

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: In our current culture what does it mean to "Be Still (or cease striving) and know that He is God,” as the nations rage and so much seems unstable?  What are ways we can cultivate a sense of God's presence; that He is "with us" in our day-to-day lives?  Pray for any needs at your table

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Finish this sentence:  "When I am afraid........"    How can we develop a trust in the Lord as our first instinct in those times? How does God's knowledge and care for us (He holds our tears in a bottle) help in the middle of fear?  

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What are some ways we can pursue Unity in our relationships at missio? What are things that get in the way of that pursuit?  How does Christ's work in saving us by Grace Alone help us in pursuing unity? 

SERMON OUTLINE: Establishing Authority 1-2 Who can ascend? 3-6 Triumphal Entry 7-10 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What does this text teach you about Christ? What does this text teach you about your relationship with to Christ? What does this text teach you about God’s character and promises?

SERMON OUTLINE: Name and majesty  1-3, 9 The promise and fulfillment 4-8 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you believe that this God of Majesty cares for you so much that you are seen by Him in the vastness of creation? Why or why not? Knowing that Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of this text, how does this passage stir your affections towards Him?

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. Historical Context 2. Prophetic Context 3. Personal Context DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What does this text and its contexts teach us about God? How does this text affect your view of Christ’s love for you? What does this text teach us about our relationship to God? Does this change any of the things you have believed about His view of you? What does this passage teach us about the pr...

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. An awkward scenario unfolds (Luke 7:36-39). 2. Jesus reframes the scene in light of His character (Luke 7:40-50). 3. A picture of how those who love Jesus respond (Luke 8:1-3). DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Look at verse 44, who does the American church tend to not see? Who do you personally struggle to see? When do you most struggle to serve others? How does this passage help? How can...

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. Messengers from John 7:18-23 2. The least in the Kingdom of Heaven 7:24-30 3. Hard-hearted children 7:31-35 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you believe that Jesus is who He says He is? How has He met you when you have doubted this? “When you feel yourself becoming hard-hearted, what are the factors? How can you actively repent of those factors and live with a soft heart?”

SERMON OUTLINE: God is ________________ God is ________________ God Holds the _____________   ___________ DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you Believe that Jesus, who we are reading about in Luke;  is the Son of God, co-equal member of the Triune God with the Father and the Holy Spirit?  How might this belief affect your Christian life? Are there events in your life that might be "re-narrated" w...

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. How do you view yourself in relation to others? (Lk. 6:37-42) 2. How should we actually evaluate ourselves? (Lk. 6:43-45) 3. How can we cultivate obedience to Jesus? (Lk. 6:46-49) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What are you like when storms come? When life bumps into you, what spills out? 2. When did you first come to Jesus? How do you hear His words (what are your Scripture intake ha...

Luke 24:13-35

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. The call to love (Lk. 6:27-31). 2. The power to love (Lk. 6:32-36). DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What examples can you think of (in Scripture, your own life, or throughout history) where loving one’s enemies made a radical difference? Which aspect of Jesus’ teaching strikes you as most difficult? Which part brings you the most comfort? What do you personally feel the need to implement...

SERMON OUTLINE: 1. The way of discipleship: Called and sent (Lk. 6:12-16) 2. The way of discipleship: Healing and hearing (Lk. 6:17-19) 3. The way of discipleship: Blessings and woes (Lk. 6:20-26) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How is your prayer life? What about Jesus praying convicts you or encourages you? If we should minister in word and deed, which one can you be tempted to neglect? Which blessing and...

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Jesus teaches that stewardship of earthly wealth shows our trustworthiness for eternal riches. How does this shape your understanding of money and generosity? If the people of Missio Dei embraced Jesus’ teaching of shrewd stewardship, how might that impact how we live individually and as a church together? 

This is the tenth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series. SERMON OUTLINE? What is the new commandment? How has Christ loved us, and how should we love each other? How do we apply this to the body and beyond?  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What are some examples of how Christ has shown His love to me? How can I show that same love to others? How can I guard my heart a...

This is the ninth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series. SERMON OUTLINE: 1. Money is [Not] neutral. 2. A goal better than being rich. 3. Two tools for maintaining the proper goal. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Why does our culture struggle with both generosity and contentment? What has God used to grow you in these areas previously?  What scares you about being more...

This is the eighth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What are some good ways to honor and encourage one another? Differentiate that from flattery. How can we make this a more consistent practice in our life?  Why do you think the default setting in our relationships is so often the opposite of honoring one another? For personal ref...

This is the sixth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series. SERMON OUTLINE: 1. Holiness: Who has it and who doesn’t. 2. Holiness: A framework for understanding. 3. Holiness: Why it matters and how to grow in it. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How do you typically feel when you hear Christians talking about holiness? How does our culture respond to the topic of holiness?...

SERMON OUTLINE: 1: Authority (Revelation 3:14) 2: Diagnosis (Revelation 3:15-17) 3: Remedy (Revelation 3:18, Isaiah 55:1-3) 4: Affectionate call of a loving Christ (Revelation 3:19-22) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What are some of the ways the American church has become like Laodicea? Are there things that you personally have begun to trust in over Christ? How can we be refreshing and healing to our cult...

This is the fifth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series. SERMON OUTLINE: 1. The appeal of honesty 2. The problem of honesty 3. The power of honesty 4. The practice of honesty DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: When do you find it hardest to be yourself or to be vulnerable? When are you most able to be real? In your own words, how is our culture’s obsession with “authenti...