We try to maintain sanity without looking to God, but grow even more confused. Psalm 40 teaches us that waiting for the Lord paves the way for transformation. ...
God's Word intends to change you. See how he works in you to do that. Read Luke 2:8-14 again after listening to Sunday's semon and consider these questions: What is something you have seen that weighs a lot? What did Pastor Blake say that the word glory means? What does that say about God's character? What are two responses to the God's glory in Luke 2:8-14? Which ...
Keep ReadingCommunity Group Questions | Week of Sept 12, 2021 READ 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; 16:13-14 1:1Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, bo...
Keep ReadingDietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, Discussion Week 4 Chapter 4: Ministry BACKGROUND toLife Together Refer to Discussion Week 1 for background.All quotations taken from: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community. New York: Harper and Row, 1954. Reprint 2009. QUESTIONS This chapter, "Ministry," is not about "professional" mini...
Keep ReadingDietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, Discussion Week 3 Chapter 3: The Day Alone BACKGROUND toLife Together Refer to Discussion Week 1 for background.All quotations taken from: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community. New York: Harper and Row, 1954. Reprint 2009. QUESTIONS Icebreaker question: Typically, being an extrovert ...
Keep ReadingDietrich BonhoefferLife Together, Discussion Week 2Chapter 2: The Day with Others BACKGROUND toLife Together Refer to Discussion Week 1 for background.All quotations taken from: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community. New York: Harper and Row, 1954. Reprint 2009. QUESTIONS Icebreaker question: This chapter discusses the f...
Keep ReadingDietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Discussion Week 1 Chapter 1: Community BACKGROUND toLife Together Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Feb 4, 1906 Apr 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor. He was raised in Berlin and studied theology under Adolf Von Harnack and Karl Barth, both of whom served as mentors to the young Bonhoeffer. Met with the rising of the Third Re...
Keep ReadingThe Gift of the Holy Spirit Rev. Blake Altman, Lead Pastor God intends to change you by His Word. How is He at work in you to do that? Read the following passageand consider these questions. READ John 14:15-21, 16:7-15 (ESV) 14:15"If you love me, you willkeep my commandments.16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you anotherHelper,to be with you forever,17event...
Keep ReadingFive Types of People (part 1) Rev. Blake Altman, Lead Pastor God intends to change you by His Word. How is He at work in you to do that? Read the following passageand consider these questions. READ John 11:45-12:11 (ESV) 11:45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46but some of them went to the Pharisees and told...
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What do we do when Jesus let's bad things happen? John 11:28-44Rev. Scott Mitchell, Pastor of Community Formation God intends to change you by His Word. How is He at work in you to do that? Read the following passageand consider these questions. READ John 11:28-44 (ESV) [28] When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, "The Teacher is...
Keep ReadingNow I See Rev. Blake Altman, Lead Pastor God intends to change you by His Word. How is He at work in you to do that? Read the following passageand consider these questions. READ John 9:1-12 (ESV) 1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3Jesus answered, "It was...
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