Connect Group Leader Materials

LEADER TIPS for Storm Strong Families love well Ephesians 5-6 – Love in a marriage, love in a home Thanks for leading this...

LEADER TIPS for  Storm Strong Families love well (Part 1) “Be imitators of God as dearly loved children.”   Thanks...

Storm Strong Families fear the Lord The blessing of an aligned family Thanks for leading this week’s study in your Connect Group....

LEADER TIPS for  Storm Strong Families are Jesus/Gospel Centered Why the Gospel is so central to a strong family   Thanks for...

LEADER TIPS for  WHY DID GOD RAISE JESUS?  A review of the 5 Questions Thanks for leading this week’s study in your Connect...

LEADER TIPS for  HOW DOES GOD LOVE US?  God’s patient, persistent love through us. Thanks for leading this week’s...

LEADER TIPS for  WHO ARE WE?  (What does God think of us?  How should we view ourselves?) Thanks for leading this...

LEADER TIPS for  WHO IS GOD?  (How would you share Who He is?) Thanks for leading this week’s study in your Connect...

LEADER TIPS for  “Experiencing God’s Presence” PRESENCE RESTORED: What Sin Rejected, Grace Restores  Thanks for...

LEADER TIPS for  “Experiencing God’s Presence” PRESENCE TREASURED: The Heart Habit of God’s Son Thanks for...

LEADER TIPS for  PRESENCE ACKNOWLEDGED: A God for All My Ways (Proverbs 3:5-6) Thanks for leading this week’s study in your...

LEADER TIPS for  PRESENCE PURSUED: A Longing for God (Psalm 25) Thanks for leading this week’s study in your Connect...

Thanks for leading this week’s study in your Connect Group.  Here’s what we hope your group members will know, feel, and...

There is no leader’s guide this week

IF YOU’RE LEADING THIS STUDY… December 23-29, 2018                     ...

As the leader, you may be tempted to skip some of the steps suggested in the study. May we encourage you not to do this? Take the time to...

Gain some key insights as a group leader As the leader, you may be tempted to skip some of the steps suggested in the study. May we...

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God’s Word helps us to know what is right.  This week’s study is an opportunity to choose an issue and then wrestle with...

Connect Group leaders, This week as you study about encouragement and hope, take a few moments to practice that with your group.  You...

Connect Group leaders, this week we get to look together at what coaching the Bible gives us about managing money. A very difficult subject...

Week six has us exploring what the Bible says about marriage and family. Below is the leader guide for your use this week. CGL Guide #6

Leaders, thanks for faithfully leading week after week!  We appreciate the effort it takes to faithfully lead your group to connect...

Leaders, thanks for jumping into this important study with your connect group. We wrestle this week with how to use the Bible to share the...

This week’s Connect Group study challenges us to read Scripture with our hearts and ears attune to hearing the Spirit of God speak....

We continue the new series, Your Bible, Why Not Use It, as we discuss how to use it to discover what God has revealed. We hope this series...

Who knows you well? Who truly understands the challenges you are facing in life? What does Christ coming to earth, taking on flesh and...

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He’s Here – The Attested Light. Much of our discussion this week will revolve around what it means to be a witness. How worn is...

He’s Here – the Word who brings light into dark lives. The one who brings hope to the hopeless. The one who shines through us....

He’s Here: The Creator Who Redeems and Restores. Kyle Bartholic shared a message of hope and redemption this morning. We live in...

We begin our Advent series, He’s Here, discussing “The Word of God”. Below is the link to the connect group leader guide...

As a part of our Reach Sunday, Brent taught about knowledge vs. obedience. Some challenging questions made us consider whether we are...

Soli Deo Gloria – God’s Glory Alone. This week we explore what it means for God to receive all the glory of our lives. To see...

Solus Christus – salvation through the work of Christ alone. Our study this week looks at the sufficiency of Christ through his death...

This week we explore grace – the gift of salvation that comes through no work of our own. We hope this is an encouraging week, as you...

Below is the leader guide and video for this week’s study, Sola #2. Leader Guide Leader Guide Video

This week we begin a new series, “Sola”, in which Pastor Staff will explore Martin Luther, the reformation and the key ideas...

Below you will find the links for the Connect Group Leader Guide and video for week 5 of the Intentional series. We encourage you to take a...

What does it look like to be intentional about measuring our spiritual growth and discipleship? This week we will spend time exploring that...

Welcome back from your summer vacation! We begin again the rhythm of providing a weekly guide for connect group leaders, to be used with...

Here is the leader guide for Kip Hamby’s sermon on counseling like Jesus. We hope you find it helpful as you approach this subject...

This week we are talking about fishing. And while you can get a few of your whopper tales in the mix, we are primarily looking at the...

What does it look like to prioritize like Jesus did? And what role does the Holy Spirit have in that process? Kyle Bartholic will be...

This week we begin a new series, “Like Jesus”. In addition to a new series, we have a new lineup of speakers. Our series will...

Christ is risen! But what does that mean for us as Christ-followers? How does the reality of his resurrection change us – change our...

Here is the leader guide for our next installment of Pastor Staff’s “Radical” series. Both the PDF and the video are...

The sermon this week is Radically Purposeful: The Determination of the Savior. We hope this guide and video will be helpful in...

This week we will explore radical humility – what was the example that Jesus set and what does that look like for our lives? We...

Because God has created me for eternity by grace, He has provided everything needed to be prepared for forever. CGL Guide Theology 9 Video...

What do we believe about eternal life? How does this influence what we believe about who God is? This week’s teaching will lead us to...

God’s provision for us – his abundant resources for our lives. That’s what we explore as we move into week 7 of our...

A place to belong – it’s what our connect groups are designed to be. This week we will explore what it means to be a part of...

This week we explore living as God’s family – the joys and the challenges. Here you will find the leader guide and video,...

This week we explore life as a new creation in Christ – the basis for this in scripture and the application to my life. The links to...

As we move into week 4 of the Theology series, we encourage you to watch the video and check out the video to support this week’s...

This week’s teaching explores the following Biblical principle about how God reclaims and restores people – Brokenness before...

Week 2 of our Theology series explores what we believe about our glorious, creative, sovereign God, truths which shape who we are. Download...

2017. A new year. A new opportunity to explore who God is and who we are in light of that. We hope this leader guide is a help to you in...

Pastor Staff has put together a prayer exercise for use with your connect group. Our focus on January 1st is prayer and we encourage you to...

Merry Christmas! For groups who will be meeting over the Christmas break, we offer this devotional series. Any of the lessons can stand...

Our leader guide for the final Sunday of Advent, December 18th, is here. We encourage you to share the giving opportunity with Emergency...

Here is the weekly leader guide for Comfort My People #3.  CGS #3 Comfort My People Leader Guide Video Week 3

We continued our series in Isaiah today. Here is the leader guide for December 4th.  CGS #2 Comfort My People Leader Guide Video Week...

As we begin our season of Advent, we are excited to study Isaiah and its meaning for us today. Here is the leader guide and video for week...

We finish up our series, “Heads Up”, today. Here are the notes and video for this week’s study! Connect Group Leader...

Here are the notes for week ten of our Heads Up series! Thanks! CGS Heads Up #10 Leader’s Guide

Here are the notes for week nine of our Heads Up series! We encourage you to share the announcements at the bottom of your page. It helps...

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The articles below are designed to help you get to know the people in your group, deepen relationships and move toward being a place where...