Advent 2024 – Promises #1 – Study Questions God Crushes Sin (Hope) Genesis 3:15 & John 3:16-17 (CGS#1) INTRODUCTION: Advent is a season where we take time to both remember the...
Reach Sunday (Nov. 2024) – Study Questions Reach Sunday 11.24.2024 Guest Speaker: James Petersen INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the outward call...
Ephesians #15 – Study Questions The Armor of God – Pt. 2 Ephesians 6:10-24 (CGS#15) INTRODUCTION: We are back in Ephesians 6:10-24. This might be the most...
Ephesians #14 – Study Questions The Armor of God – Pt. 1 Ephesians 6:10-24 (CGS#14) INTRODUCTION: Ephesians 6:10-24 might be the most well-recognized section in the...
Study Questions: Ephesians #13 The Household Ethic – Pt.2 Ephesians 6:1-9 (CGS#13) INTRODUCTION: Reminder from the last two weeks – When we read and study the...
Study Questions: Ephesians #12 The Household Ethic Ephesians 5:22-33 (CGS#12) INTRODUCTION: Reminder from last week – When we read and study the Bible, we need to...
Study Questions: Ephesians #11 Christ and You Ephesians 5:1-21 (CGS#11) INTRODUCTION: When we read and study the Bible, we need to remember that while the Bible has...
Study Questions: Ephesians #10 Truth and Love Ephesians 4:25-32 (CGS#10) INTRODUCTION: The Bible routinely offers us paradoxes. That is, it gives us two things that...
Study Questions: Ephesians #9 The New Self Ephesians 4:17-24 (CGS#9) INTRODUCTION: If we haven’t caught it yet in Paul’s writing, he is going to state it plainly...
Study Questions: Ephesians #8 Gifts to Serve Ephesians 4:7-16 (CGS#8) INTRODUCTION: Paul keeps driving his main point home. What we were is no longer because we are...
Study Questions: Ephesians #7 A Christlike Posture Ephesians 4:1-7 (CGS#7) INTRODUCTION: This week, we will turn into chapter four of Ephesians. We will find that Paul...
Study Questions: Ephesians #6 By God’s Strength Ephesians 3:14-21 (CGS#6) INTRODUCTION: We can all agree that the Christian life is not an easy thing to live. Just...
Study Questions: Ephesians #5 On a Mission Ephesians 3:1-13 (CGS#5) INTRODUCTION: As we begin chapter three of Ephesians, we are going to hear a little more about...
Ephesians #4 – Study Questions God’s Work in Us – Pt. 2 Ephesians 2:11-22 (CGS#4) INTRODUCTION: As we have been walking through Ephesians, we have heard all about...
Ephesians #3 – Study Questions God’s Work in Us Ephesians 2:1:10 (CGS#3) INTRODUCTION: As we move into chapter two of Ephesians, we will watch and hear Paul continue...
Ephesians #2 – Study Questions Posture & Prayer Ephesians 1:15-22 (CGS#2) INTRODUCTION: Paul opened his letter to the Ephesian church in a typical fashion for that...
Ephesians – Bear Good Fruit #1 – Study Questions Who is God? Ephesians 1:1-14 (CGS#1) INTRODUCTION: Paul’s letter to the Ephesian churches, that is, the churches in and around Ephesus,...
Reach Sunday (July 2024) – Study Questions Being Curious Reach Sunday – 7.28.24 John 4:1-45 / Matt. 28:18-20 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the...
The Gospel of Mark #27 – Study Questions The Conclusion of Mark Mark 16:9-20 (CGS#26) INTRODUCTION: The conclusion of Mark likely comes with a note in your Bible that states,...
The Gospel of Mark #26 – Study Questions The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Mark 15:33 – 16:8 (CGS#26) INTRODUCTION: There is nothing more central to Christianity than the...
The Gospel of Mark #25: Study Questions The Crucifixion Mark 15:15-32 (CGS#25) INTRODUCTION: The Cross is one of those things that just doesn’t make sense to our modern...
The Gospel of Mark #24 – Study Questions Betrayal, Arrest, and Trial Mark 14:26-15:15 (CGS#24) INTRODUCTION: As we continue our study through the final chapters of Mark’s...
The Gospel of Mark #23 – Study Questions Actions of Love Mark 14:1-25 (CGS#23) INTRODUCTION: As we continue our study through the final chapters of Mark’s Gospel, we are in the...
The Gospel of Mark #22 – Study Questions The End of Things Mark 13:1-37 (CGS#22) INTRODUCTION: Human beings ordinarily experience the world in three dimensions. With...
The Gospel of Mark #21 – Study Questions The Heart of Christ Mark 12:35-44 (CGS#21) INTRODUCTION: This week, we will conclude chapter 12 in Mark’s Gospel. Jesus and the...
The Gospel of Mark #20 – Study Questions The Heart of it All Mark 12:28-34 (CGS#20) INTRODUCTION: We are continuing in our journey through chapter 12 of Mark’s Gospel this...
The Gospel of Mark #19 – Study Questions More Traps for Jesus Mark 12:1-27 (CGS#19) INTRODUCTION: We left off in Mark’s Gospel with Jesus and the disciples in and around...
The Gospel of Mark #18 – Study Questions The Servant King Mark 11:1-33 (CGS#18) INTRODUCTION: This week, we will work through chapter 11 in Mark’s Gospel. Chapters 1-2 covered...
The Gospel of Mark #17 – Study Questions A Servant of All Mark 10:32-52 (CGS#17) INTRODUCTION: We are closing out chapter ten in Mark’s Gospel this week. So far, in chapter...
The Gospel of Mark #16 – Study Questions The Rich Young Ruler Mark 10:17-31 (CGS#16) INTRODUCTION: One of the things we’ve seen in the Gospel of Mark is that discipleship...
The Gospel of Mark #15 – Study Questions The Ethics of Jesus Mark 10:1-16 (CGS#15) INTRODUCTION: Jesus and the Pharisees, we are used to their interactions by now in the Gospel...
The Gospel of Mark #14 – Study Questions Serious Serving Mark 9:30-50 (CGS#14) INTRODUCTION: Last Sunday (4/14), we paused our regular worship services and teaching series for a...
The Gospel of Mark #13 – Study Questions The Transfiguration Mark 9:2-29 (CGS#13) INTRODUCTION: We have now been in the Gospel of Mark for just over three months, and we’re...
The Gospel of Mark #12 – Study Questions The Confession of Peter Mark 8:22-38 (CGS#12) INTRODUCTION: This Sunday is Easter – Resurrection Sunday. Holy Week started with the...
The Gospel of Mark #11 – Study Questions The Unexpected Messiah Mark 8:1-21 (CGS#11) INTRODUCTION: This Sunday begins Holy Week. Next Sunday (3/31) is Easter. Holy Week begins...
The Gospel of Mark #10 – Study Questions Misunderstood Purpose Mark 7:1-37 (CGS#10) INTRODUCTION: In our reading and study of Mark, we are coming off of the first bread miracle...
Reach Sunday 3.10.24 – Study Questions Reach Sunday (3.10.24) Matt. 28:18-20 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the outward call for us as a...
The Gospel of Mark #9 – Study Questions More ministry around Galilee. Mark 6:30-56 (CGS#9) INTRODUCTION: I grew up playing sports and going to schools where academics were...
The Gospel of Mark #8 – Study Questions Too close to home. Mark 6:1-29 (CGS#8) INTRODUCTION: Chapter six in Mark’s Gospel is a classic “Markan sandwich.” That is,...
The Gospel of Mark #7 – Study Questions Only What God Can Do Mark 4:35-5:43 (CGS#7) INTRODUCTION: As we turn to the next section in Mark’s Gospel, we are given an account of...
The Gospel of Mark #6 – Study Questions Accidentally faithful? Mark 4:1-34 (CGS#6) INTRODUCTION: Chapter four in Mark’s Gospel opens with Jesus teaching a large crowd by the...
The Gospel of Mark #5 – Study Questions The Values and Expectations of Discipleship Mark 3:1-35 (CGS#5) INTRODUCTION: Just over a month ago, when we started our journey into the...
The Gospel of Mark #4 – Study Questions A life of worship. Mark 2:18-28 (CGS#4) INTRODUCTION: Heading into the conclusion of chapter 2, we are about 24 months into...
The Gospel of Mark #3 – Study Questions Compassion & Truth – A Servant’s Calling Mark 2:1-17 (CGS#3) INTRODUCTION: This next larger section of Mark (2:1-3:6) features a...
The Gospel of Mark – Study Questions #2 Apprenticeship: The invitation of discipleship. Mark 1:14-20 (CGS#2) INTRODUCTION: Last Sunday, we began our teaching series through the...
The Gospel of Mark – Study Questions #1 Good news of the servant Messiah. Mark 1:1-13 (CGS#1) INTRODUCTION: This Sunday, we began our next teaching series, The Gospel of Mark....
Incarnation #6 (Advent 2023)- Study Questions Incarnation #6 – God Dwells in Believers 1 Cor. 3:16 & John 16:5-15 INTRODUCTION: As we have seen, our Christian faith is...
Incarnation #5 (Advent 2023)- Study Questions The Same God and The Same Plan Gen. 3:15; Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:12-15 INTRODUCTION: Over our Advent series we have talked about how...
Incarnation #4 – Study Questions (Advent 2023) The Prince of Peace & Children of Grace Isa. 9:6 & Gal. 4:4-6 INTRODUCTION: Through our Advent series, we have heard of God’s...
Incarnation #3 (Advent 2023) – Study Questions The Virgin Birth Matthew 1:1824 INTRODUCTION: Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus focuses on Joseph’s perspective and connects...
Incarnation #2 (Advent) – Study Questions Incarnation #2 – Advent 2023 God’s Son Hebrews 1:1-4ff INTRODUCTION: The doctrine of the incarnation is not an obscure or...
Incarnation #1 (Advent) – Study Questions God’s Long Faithfulness Isaiah 7:1-25 & Jon. 1:4-14 INTRODUCTION: Advent is a season where we take time to both remember the...
Study Questions – Reach Sunday (11.19.23) Reach Sunday: Pray, Send, Welcome, Go Matt. 22:37-40; 28:18-20 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the...
Essentials #10 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #10 Response and Eternal Destiny – Mark 8:27-38 INTRODUCTION: Today (11/12), we...
Essentials #9 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #9 The Return of Christ: Matt. 25:31-46 INTRODUCTION: Human beings ordinarily experience...
Essentials #8 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #8 The Church : Romans 6-8 INTRODUCTION: The Christian message has been commonly...
Essentials #7 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #7 The Church : Acts 2:42-47 INTRODUCTION: Sociologists have observed an interesting...
Essentials #6 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #6 The Work of Christ: John 16:5-15 INTRODUCTION: As we have seen, our Christian faith is...
Essentials #5 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #5 The Work of Christ: Luke 24:1-49 INTRODUCTION: Our Statement thus far has affirmed...
Essentials #4 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #4 The Person of Jesus: Luke 19:28-48 INTRODUCTION: The seventeen miles from Jericho up to...
Essentials #3 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #3 The Human Condition (Genesis chapters 1-3) INTRODUCTION: One of the most important...
Essentials #2 – Study Questions Essentials – What We Believe – Week #2 The Bible (2 Tim. 3:14-16) INTRODUCTION: Two weeks ago, we embarked on our fall teaching...
Vision Sunday 2023 – Study Questions True Purpose Ezra 3:8-13 INTRODUCTION: The book of Ezra begins where 2 Chronicles ends. As prophesied by Isaiah (Isa. 44:28), the Persian...
Study Questions – Essentials #1 – God Essentials – What We Believe – Week #1 Who is God? (Genesis 1 & 2) INTRODUCTION: This week, we embarked on our fall teaching...
Revelation #26 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 26 The Abundant Eternal Life Revelation 22:1-21 INTRODUCTION: Revelation is a book that, for many Christians,...
Revelation #25 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 25 A future worth waiting for. Revelation 21:1-27 INTRODUCTION: The final chapters bring...
Revelation Week #24 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 24 The Defeat of Satan & the Great White Throne Revelation 20:7-15 INTRODUCTION: Reminder: When...
Revelation Week #23 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 23 A Thousand Years Revelation 20:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Reminder: When we began our time in the book of...
Revelation #22 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 22 King of Kings and Lord of Lords Revelation 19:11-21 INTRODUCTION: Reminder: When we began our time...
Revelation #21 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 21 Heavenly Worship Revelation 19:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Much of the heavenly visions of John are...
July Reach Sunday – Study Questions A Global Faith Matt. 28:18-20 & Rev. 7:9-10 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the outward call for us...
Study Questions – Revelation #20 Revelation CGS – Week 20 True Satisfaction Revelation 17:1-18:24 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going through the book of...
Revelation #19 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 19 A God of Victory Revelation 15:1-16:22 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going through the book of...
Revelation Week 18 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 18 Four Truths That Prompt Endurance Revelation 14:1-21 INTRODUCTION: As we have been...
Revelation #17 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 17 People of Discernment Revelation 13:1-18 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going through the book of...
Revelation #16 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 16 A Woman and a Dragon Revelation 12:1-17 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going through...
Revelation #15 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 15 Angels, Mini-Scrolls, and Witnesses Revelation 10:1-11:19 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going...
Revelation #14 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 14 The Golden Censer and Silver Trumpets Revelation 8:1-9:21 INTRODUCTION: As we have been...
Revelation #13 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 13 The 144,000 Revelation 7:1-17 INTRODUCTION: First-century Rome had a quasi-military fire service...
Revelation #12 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 12 The opening of the seals. Revelation 6:1-17 INTRODUCTION: As we survey the picture revealed by the...
Study Questions – Revelation #11 Revelation CGS – Week 11 The Lamb who is worthy. Revelation 5:1-14 INTRODUCTION: Chapter 4 recorded a vision of God the Creator....
Revelation #10 Revelation CGS – Week 10 A vision of the Throne – The One who is worthy. Revelation 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION: This week in our...
Revelation #9 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 9 A message to Laodicea – Discipline is loving. Revelation 3:14-22 INTRODUCTION: This week, we wrap up...
Revelation #8 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 8 A message to Philadelphia – Embrace an eternal perspective. Revelation 3:7-13 INTRODUCTION: This week,...
Resurrection Sunday 2023 – Study Questions Resurrection – Making hope a valid reality The Validity of Jesus #2 (Easter 2023) Luke 24:1-29 INTRODUCTION: Luke’s account of the...
Palm Sunday 2023 – Study Questions Someone to save us. Luke 19:28-48 Palm Sunday 2023 INTRODUCTION: The seventeen miles from Jericho up to Jerusalem is a rugged walk,...
Revelation #7 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 7 A message to Sardis – Holy Discomfort Revelation 3:1-6 INTRODUCTION: As we have been going through...
Revelation #6 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 6 A message to Thyatira – Your inner life matters. Revelation 2:18-29 INTRODUCTION: As we have been...
Reach Sunday – Study Questions (3.12.23) Loving in word and deed. Acts 4:20 & Rom. 10:15 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the outward...
Study Questions – Revelation #5 Revelation CGS – Week 5 A message to Pergamum – Root out sin. Revelation 2:12-17 INTRODUCTION: Pergamum was a significant...
Revelation #4 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 4 A letter to Smyrna – Stay Focused Revelation 2:8-11 INTRODUCTION: This week, we continue...
Revelation #3 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 3 A letter to the Ephesian Church – Staying Known Revelation 2:1-7 INTRODUCTION: After the...
Revelation #2 – Study Questions Letting God be God Revelation 1:4-20 INTRODUCTION: As we began our time in the book of Revelation last week, we started with a...
Revelation #1 – Study Questions Revelation CGS – Week 1 Anticipation Revelation 1:1-3 INTRODUCTION: Revelation is a book that, for many Christians, elicits...
1 Peter – Study Questions #5 1 Peter CGS – Week 5 Final Notes – Things not to forget. 1 Peter 5:6-14 INTRODUCTION: The last words of any letter or any...
1 Peter – Study Questions #4 1 Peter CGS – Week 4 Ethics Part 3 – Unity in the fellowship through submission. 1 Peter 5:1-5 INTRODUCTION: What is life in...
1 Peter – Study Questions #3 1 Peter CGS – Week 3 Ethics Part 2 – Honoring others to honor Jesus. 1 Peter 3:1-4:19 INTRODUCTION: We are in our third week...
1 Peter – Study Questions #2 Ethics Part 1 – The importance of being honorable. 1 Peter 2:11-25 INTRODUCTION: Don’t sin. Do good for others. Respect...
1 Perter #1 – Study Questions Allegiance – You are something new. 1 Peter 1:1-2:10 INTRODUCTION: If you’ve ever stepped into an environment and instantly...
Faithful #4 – Advent – Study Questions Bathsheba – A painful memory 2 Samuel 11 INTRODUCTION: When Matthew refers to Bathsheba, he does so in a way that forces us to be...
Faithful #3 – Advent 2022 – Study Questions Advent 2022 #3 – Ruth – Welcome to the family. Ruth 1-4 INTRODUCTION: The book of Ruth takes place in the period of the...
Faithful #2 (Advent 2022) – Study Questions Rahab – Faithfulness through a confession. Joshua 2:1-24 INTRODUCTION: The reality of Rahab’s story is that of God’s...
Faithful (Advent) #1 – Study Questions Tamar – Blessing from tragedy. Genesis 38:1-30 INTRODUCTION: There are stories in the Bible that you wouldn’t normally hear...
Reach Sunday – Study Questions Love the Sojourner Deut. 10:12-22 Speaker: Brad Wos (EFCA Central District – Multi Cultural and All Peoples Director) INTRODUCTION: ...
Nehemiah #11 – Study Questions Liabilities – Faithfulness doesn’t happen by accident. Nehemiah 13:1-31 INTRODUCTION: For some time now, the people have lived in...
Nehemiah #10 – Study Questions Consecration – Something to be faithful to. Nehemiah 11:1 – 12:47 INTRODUCTION: We are almost to the end of the book. And as we...
Nehemiah #9 – Study Questions Repentance – Moving forward through commitment. Nehemiah 10:1-39 INTRODUCTION: Here, in chapter ten, we are in the middle of a high...
Nehemiah #8 – Study Questions Confession – The path of introspection. Nehemiah 9:1-38 INTRODUCTION: Here, in chapter nine, we are in the middle of a high point in...
Nehemiah #7 – Study Questions A Unified Purpose Nehemiah 8:1-18 INTRODUCTION: Here, in chapter eight, we hit a high point in the book of Nehemiah. Over the next...
Nehemiah #6 – Study Questions The Wall’s done – What’s Next? Nehemiah 7:1-73 INTRODUCTION: The book takes a turn at this point, the work is done, and the...
Nehemiah #5 – Study Questions Staying Faithful – Faithfulness is easier said than done. Nehemiah 6:1-19 INTRODUCTION: The conflict does not stop for...
Study Questions – Nehemiah #4 Opposition – The first taste of being an exile. Nehemiah 4:1-5:19 INTRODUCTION: Conflict is nothing new, and we live in a cultural...
Nehemiah #3 – Study Questions Teamwork Nehemiah 3:1-32 INTRODUCTION: The wall encircling the city was a sign of its internal stability—or lack of it....
Nehemiah #2 – Study Questions What’s next? Nehemiah 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION: Before Nehemiah could begin the work on the walls, he had to assess the...
Nehemiah #1 – Study Questions How’d we get here? Nehemiah 1:1-11 INTRODUCTION: The events of Nehemiah took place toward the beginning of what’s called the...
Parables #12 – Study Questions The Mustard Seed & Leaven Matt. 13:31-33 INTRODUCTION: Jesus continues with his parables. Matthew has two of them that brings out the...
Parables #11 – Study Questions The Sheep & Goats Matt. 25:31-46 INTRODUCTION: This passage is often described as a parable, but Jesus does not use this term for it....
Parables #10 – Study Questions Wise and Foolish Maidens Matt. 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Every parable has a context, and understanding it is often very helpful in...
Parables #9 – Study Questions Two Sons in the Vineyard Matt. 21:28-32 INTRODUCTION: Obedience. We have such a twisted relationship with it. We know that it is...
Parables #8 – Study Questions Laborers in the Vineyard Matthew 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION: The picture the parable presents uses realistic but exaggerated features. The...
Study Questions – Parables #7 An Unmerciful Servant Matthew 18:23-35 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever experienced forgiveness that took you by surprise? It...
Study Questions – Reach Sunday (7.17.22) Seeing the Opportunities Matt. 28:18-20 INTRODUCTION: Reach Sunday is a time for us to focus as a body on the outward call for us as a...
Study Questions – Parables #6 Things of Great Value Matthew 13:44-46 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever found something of extraordinary value? Maybe it wasn’t valuable to...
Parables #5 – Study Questions The Wheat and Weeds Matthew 13:24-30, 36-40 INTRODUCTION: Parables can be tough to understand. One of the main distinctives or stylistic...
Parables #4 – Study Questions The Talents and Pounds Matthew 25:14-30 INTRODUCTION: I’m not sure about you, but as we have been reading and studying the...
Study Questions – Parables #3 The Lost Sheep Matthew 18:12-14 & Luke 15:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Jesus described his earthly mission in terms of seeking out the lost...
Study Questions – Parables #2 A Good Father vs. Unworthy Servants Matthew 7:9-11 & Luke 17:7-10 INTRODUCTION: As we explored last week, the power of parables as...
Study Questions – Parables #1 The Wise and Foolish Builders Matthew 7:24-27 INTRODUCTION: Jesus often taught in parables. That is, he taught using short stories that...
Study Questions – Acts #30 Hope that doesn’t fade. Acts 28:11-31 INTRODUCTION: This final unit depicts Paul arriving in Rome (vv.11-16), receiving Jewish visitors...
Acts #29 – Study Questions An Unplanned Detour Acts 28:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Detours are a mild inconvenience when they simply delay our arrival by a few minutes or...
Study Questions: Acts #28 Shipwrecked on the way to Rome. Acts 27:1-44 INTRODUCTION: We are in another long section of the narrative that describes the first half...
Acts #26 – Study Questions Nothing to Hide Acts 21:17-23:30 INTRODUCTION: Paul has made it to Jerusalem. And, just as it was revealed to him and to the other...
Acts #25 – Study Questions Your will be done? Acts 20:7-21:16 INTRODUCTION: Paul and his companions are making their way back to Jerusalem before Paul intends to...
Easter Sunday – Study Questions Nothing’s the Same Anymore Luke 24:1-29 INTRODUCTION: Luke’s account of the events at the tomb in verses 2–3 abbreviates...
Palm Sunday – Study Questions The King We Need Luke 19:28-48 INTRODUCTION: The seventeen miles from Jericho up to Jerusalem is a rugged walk, ascending thirty-five...
Acts #24 – Study Questions It’s All or Nothing Acts 19:21-20:6 INTRODUCTION: This scene recounts Paul’s final missionary swing through the Greco-Roman world. In...
Study Questions – 100K Meals 100K Meals INTRODUCTION: This morning (3/27) at the 100K Meals event, we had the opportunity to jump in and live out one of our...
Study Questions – Acts #23 On Mission for Christ Speaker: Pastor Joseph Scarfone Acts 18:18-19:20 INTRODUCTION: Luke sets the stage for Paul’s trip to Ephesus...
Study Questions – Acts #22 Faithfulness Equals Success Acts 18:1-17 INTRODUCTION: Paul moves on to Corinth, another major city of Achaia (v. 1). Here he works...
Study Questions – Reach Sunday (3.6.22) Senders and Goers in the Truth 3 John vv. 1-8 Guest Speaker: Tim Lubinus INTRODUCTION: Third John is a personal letter that revolves...
Study Questions – Acts #21 Hearts That Make a Difference Acts 17:1-34 INTRODUCTION: Over the last two chapters (14-16), we have watched Paul and company travel over...
Acts #20 – Study Questions Following the Spirit Acts 16:6-40 INTRODUCTION: Luke picks up the story after Paul and Barnabas go in different directions. Luke,...
Acts #19 – Study Questions The Conflict of Paul and Barnabas Acts 15:36-16:5 INTRODUCTION: What was the last conflict you had with someone in the church? What was...
Acts #18 – Study Questions What is required to be a Christian? Acts 15:1-35 INTRODUCTION: Acts 15 is about the reassertion and the working through of the principle...
Acts #17 – Study Questions Foundational Faith Acts 14:1-28 INTRODUCTION: Here, in chapter 14, the first missionary journey continues. Paul and Barnabas move to a...
Acts #16 – Study Questions The Gospel Centers God Acts 13:13-50 INTRODUCTION: It may seem surprising that Paul and his companions then made their way to the...
Acts #15 – Study Questions The Journey Begins Acts 12:15-13:12 INTRODUCTION: Attention turns to Antioch and beyond as the first missionary journey (13:1–14:28)...
Acts Study Questions #14 God’s Plan Prevails Acts 12:1-24 INTRODUCTION: In this passage, Luke unfolds for us the martyrdom of James, the brother of John, the...
Study Questions – Advent #4 Joyful when Joy isn’t Possible (Joy) Nahum 1:2-3 & Matthew 2:10-11 INTRODUCTION: Over this Advent season, we have been tracing two...
Advent #3 Study Questions Only God Offers Peace (Peace) Nahum 2:2 & John 1:9-13 INTRODUCTION: Nahum is called the prophet of the Assyrian destruction. What a...
Advent #2 – Study Questions God’s Love Brings Light (Love) Isaiah 7:1-25 & Matt. 4:12-17 INTRODUCTION: Last week, we met king Ahaz at a pivotal moment in his...
Study Questions Advent #1 God’s Long Faithfulness (Hope) Isaiah 7:1-25 & Jon. 1:4-5 INTRODUCTION: Advent is a season where we take time to both remember the...
Study Questions Acts #11 Good News For All Acts 10:1-48 INTRODUCTION: The significance of this scene is that what began as a Jewish movement struggling for...
Study Questions Acts #10 God Still Shows Up Acts 9:32-43 INTRODUCTION: We have not seen Peter sin Acts 8:25, and now he pops back up on the scene. The point is...
Reach Sunday Study Questions – 11.7.21 For the Worship of God Acts 5:12-16; 1 Pet. 2:9 INTRODUCTION: One of the essential and historical convictions of the Church is that the...
Study Questions- Acts #9 The Gospel Brings Peace Acts 9:1-31 INTRODUCTION: Other than Jesus, there is no more recognizable figure in the NT than the Apostle Paul....
Acts #8 – Study Questions The Gospel Brings Joy Acts 8:4-40 INTRODUCTION: Jesus’ final instruction to his disciples (the 11) at the ascension was to wait in...
Acts Study Questions #7 Serving the Lord with your hands and life. Acts 6:1- 8:1 INTRODUCTION: The first five chapters of Acts have seen the establishment of the...
Acts Study Questions #6 To Be Known Acts 5:12-42 INTRODUCTION: From the very beginning, God desired to be known. It is why He, out of lavish love, created a good...
Acts #5 – Study Questions Who’s in control? Acts 4:32-5:11 INTRODUCTION: This passage contains one of the toughest stories in the entire book of Acts, that of...
Acts #4 – Study Questions Acts 3:1-4:31 INTRODUCTION: It is the power of the name of Jesus that counts, here and everywhere. The idea of names having power is...
Acts #3 – Study Questions God’s Promised Spirit Arrives Acts 2:1-47 INTRODUCTION: In this section, Luke records the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and...
Sent To Bear Witness Acts 1:6-26 INTRODUCTION: If there is one verse that will set the stage for everything that will unfold in the book of Acts, it is 1:8....
Acts Study Questions Week 1 Never On Your Own Acts 1:1-5 INTRODUCTION: These five verses are part of the introduction and opening to the book of Acts. Acts, however,...
1 John Study Questions Week #12 Live as Children of God 1 John 5:18-21 INTRODUCTION: In this section, John ends his letter by giving three affirmations for believers to...
1 John Study Questions Week #11 Fruits of Faithful Abiding 1 John 5:13-17 INTRODUCTION: One of the clear realities in John’s mind about the Christian life is that of a...
1 John Study Questions #10 Live As One Who Has Had Victory 1 John 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION: John has been clear in his letter when we follow Jesus, our lives are...
1 John Study Questions #9 Live As Visible Pictures of God 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION: John has been clear in his letter when we believe in Jesus, something...
1 John CGS #8- 1 Jn. 4:1-6 Do Not Be Deceived 1 John 4:1-6 INTRODUCTION: God values truth. After all, he is the author of truth because in him there is no shifting...
1 John – Study Question #7 Build a Portfolio of Love 1 John 3:11-24 INTRODUCTION: Love is a powerful force. That is something we can all agree on. Why? Because it...
Reach Sunday Study Question (7/18/21) GREAT COMMISSION TIMING Sunday’s Teaching: Commitment to the Great Commission involves different types of timing. Some situations call...
1 John Study Questions #6 Future Forward Faith 1 John 2:28-3:10 INTRODUCTION: Attitudes are important things. I often tell my kids, “Your attitude will determine...
1 John Study Questions #5 Our Most Important Belief: Jesus 1 John 2:18-27 INTRODUCTION: John 2:17 ended with the reminder that the world and its desires are...
1 John Study Questions #4 Foundations of Faithful Followers 1 John 2:12-17 INTRODUCTION: Coming out of the preceding passage, John pauses to speak an encouraging...
1 John Study Questions #3 The Motivation for Selfless Love 1 John 2:7-11 INTRODUCTION: We have heard John say “My little children…” in 2:1. And now, he...
1 John Study Questions #2 The Model for Authentic Obedience 1 John 2:3-6 INTRODUCTION: In our passage this week, we are going to hear the words of John encourage...
1 John: Study Questions #1 The Stability of Joy 1 John 1:1-2:2 INTRODUCTION: Facing the dramatic shifting winds of doctrine and culture, John writes to a group that...
Next: First Things First Study #8 The Guidance of the Trustworthy Sayings 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus INTRODUCTION: In our final consideration of the Apostle Paul’s...
Next: First Things First Study #7 Facing the Future with Faith Joshua 1:1-9 INTRODUCTION: Moses was gone, and yet there were new, important things God was calling His...
Next: First Things First Study #6 Critical Kingdom Relationships in the Gospel 2 Timothy 4:9-22 INTRODUCTION: There is some Scripture we wonder about, right? Like this...
Next: First Things First #5 Opportunely Proclaiming the Gospel 2 Timothy 4:1-9 INTRODUCTION: This week’s teaching heard Paul become even more intentional and...
Next: First Things First Study #4 ENDURE in the Gospel 2 Timothy 3:1-17 INTRODUCTION: This week’s teaching heard Paul reminding him of the “age” in which he is...
Next: First Things First Study #3 FOCUS with the Gospel 2 Timothy 2:1-26 INTRODUCTION: This week’s teaching centered in on the importance of disciple-making disciples...
Next: First Things First Study #2 Courage with the Gospel 2 Timothy 1:8-18 INTRODUCTION: This week’s teaching set began with some surprising data about the willingness...
Jesus and Me Study #2 Risen with Him to Life Romans 6 INTRODUCTION: The two great truths emerging from the final chapters of each gospel account are the...
Jesus and Me Study #1 Those Who Follow Take Up A Cross Mark 8:34-38 INTRODUCTION: Our Easter 2021 teaching centers on a disciple’s identification with...
Christology Study #1 This week’s teaching unpacked the truth that God’s true nature is not characterized by seizing, grasping, or attaining, but rather by...
Playing Your Part in God’s Story—Study Questions Sunday’s Teaching: God has an incredible story that he is seeing to completion, and he has given each of us an important part to play...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #7 Your Treasure – Bottom Line 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 This the concluding teaching in the Where Your Treasure Is series both warned of the...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #6 Example Your Children Well Deuteronomy 6:6-8, Luke 12, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Acts 20:35 This week’s teaching challenged parents (and...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #5 MY TREASURE: The Rewards of Stewardship Investing Luke 12:41-48, 19:11-27, Matthew 25:14-30 This teaching series has raised a number of...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #4a Faithfully Generous Mark 12:41-44 Generosity is never simply about how much; Generosity is always about how much faith. REVIEW The...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #4 This week’s Connect Group Study is taken from the devotional reader WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS by Pastor David Staff. Please read the...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #3 This week’s Connect Group Study is taken from the devotional reader WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS by Pastor David Staff. Please read the...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #2 Investing in Anxious worry vs. Seeking first Matthew 6:25-34 INTRODUCTION: Jesus’ “Sermon on the mount(ainside)” contained...
Where Your Treasure Is Study #1 Laying Up for Yourselves Treasure Matthew 6:19-24 INTRODUCTION: Becoming Jesus’ disciple, one who is learning life from him and obeying...
Seek Him In Prayer Study Seeking Him in Prayer Beginning the year ahead in prayer How shall we begin this new calendar year (and decade!)? We’ve been urged by...
Seek Him Wisely Study #3 Seeking with the Shepherds Experiencing Divine Joy Shepherds… what an unlikely group to be the first to see and testify to the most...
Seek Him Wisely Study #1 The Promise in Seeking Him What does it mean to “seek” the Lord? Are you and I in the habit of “seeking” the Lord? The question...
Choose Greatness Study #8 Courage and Proclamation Mark 13-16 In Mark 14:27-28, Jesus told his disciples, “You will all fall away, for it is written, I will strike...
Choose Greatness Study #7 Righteousness in Prayer: Jesus’ Passion Mark 11 Today, there seems to be a passion for things in our world to be “right,” and a...
Choose Greatness Study #6 Self-Denial: The Habit of a Servant Mark 8,9,10 It is one matter to believe in Jesus, to simply trust him as the Savior. To trust that he...
Choose Greatness Study #5 Extra-mile, dependent Servanthood One thing we know about servants. In most cases, their lives are not their own. They don’t get to...
Choose Greatness Study #4 Fearless Faith: The Trust of Servants Mark 4:35-5:43 Sometimes, when we least expect it, life can spin out of control. Even the things...
Choose Greatness Study #3 Compassion & Truth: A Servant’s Calling Mark 2:1-12 Coming off of a preaching and healing tour, Jesus is about to clarify his mission...
Choose Greatness Study #2 FISHING: Jesus’ call to Servants Mark 1:14-20 Fresh from an extraordinary set of events in his life (his baptism, his days of temptation...
Choose Greatness Study #1 JESUS: God’s Great Servant Mark 1:1-15 We launch this week into Mark’s Gospel, his (and Peter’s) Spirit-breathed account of the life...
One New Man Study #4 From Strangers to Fellow-Citizens Ephesians 2:18-22 This month, we’ve been asking, What has God done about a broken humanity and a...
One New Man Study #3 From Hostility to Peace (in Him) Ephesians 2:11-18 Any wall, depending on its placement and purpose, may have a variety of functions. ...
One Man Study #2 By Grace to Good Works Ephesians 2:8-10 Exploring the 2nd chapter of Paul’s letter to Ephesus, we discover that it matters to God what...
One New Man Study #1 From living death to Living with Christ! Ephesians 2:1-7 In his helpful, small commentary on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Warren...
Letters Study #12 2 TIMOTHY: Unashamed in Difficult Days As Paul eyed the end of his life, he sought to encourage his “beloved child,” Timothy to be...
Letters #11 Study 1 TIMOTHY: “Stay…Lead!” Paul’s spiritual son, Timothy, has been assigned to lead the church in Ephesus for a time. This was an...
Letters Study #10 Zealous for Truth and Good Works Sunday’s Teaching: Life Coach Paul instructs his coworker Titus to challenge the Cretan believers to...
Letters Study #9 Philippians: The Healing of Humility One of the more discouraging realities of human experience is to start something well – something...
Letters Study #8 Colossians: Only One in the Spotlight It is reported that the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) wrestled with the...
The Real Sin of Sodom—Reach Sunday Study Questions Sunday’s Teaching: This Reach Sunday teaching focused on the neglect of the poor and needy, and how our solution is surprisingly found...
Letters Study #7 1 Thessalonians: Protecting Faith, Pursuing Holiness, Looking Up Young Christians can be vulnerable. The joy of understanding God’s love...
Letters Study #6 This week’s teaching unpacked the truth that, only the Gospel has the power to truly reconcile my life and reorient the way that I live....
Letters Study #5 2 CORINTHIANS: Treasure that Shines through Clay If last week’s “straightforward” letter from Paul to the Corinthian Christians...
Letters Study #4 CHANGES REQUIRED! (Coaching the Corinthians…and us) No letter from Paul to a church in the 1st Century was more forthright. The spiritual...
Letters Study #3 Living Richly This week’s teaching unpacked the truth that, when we embrace the love of Christ, we will also embrace the way of life that...
Letters Study #2 For Freedom Set Free This week’s teaching unpacked the truth that, when we walk in the Spirit, we walk with an advantage and are...
Letters Study #1 PAUL: A LIFE COACH? YES! Having studied the person and life of the Apostle Paul for most of his personal and all of his professional life,...
Wisdom Study #7 The Wisdom of Welcoming my Father’s Discipline Proverbs 3:11-12 “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, or be weary of...
Wisdom Study #6 The Wisdom of First-Fruit Finances Proverbs 3:9-10 Interestingly enough, one of the earliest chapters in the Bible deals dramatically with...
Wisdom Study #5 The Wisdom of Humility During these challenging days – navigating between the invitation of Spring to life and the restrictions of a...
Wisdom Study #4 The Wisdom of Trusting and Acknowledging – Prov. 3:5-6 This week’s teaching brought into focus a vivid contrast expressed in the lives...
Wisdom Study #3 The Wisdom of living Hesed – Proverbs 3:3-4 This week’s teaching zeroed in on the kind of life rewarded by both the favor of God and of...
Wisdom – Study #2 The Wisdom of Command Keeping – Proverbs 3:1-2 This week’s teaching challenges both parents and their kids. Because the stakes are...
Wisdom – Study #1 The Treasure that is Wisdom – Proverbs 3 Have you ever wished you were smarter? Wiser? Most people have. “Hindsight is always 20/20”...
Worthy – Study #3 The One Worthy of Creation’s Celebration (What happened to the Lamb that was slain?) John 20 and Revelation 5:1-10 ...
Worthy – Study #2 The One Worthy to Take the Scroll Revelation 5:1-10 Sunday’s Teaching: On this second Sunday of considering the...
Confident Living in Threatening Times CONFIDENT LIVING IN THREATENING TIMES Romans 8:18-28 We live under the biggest threat the people of the United States (and the...
Worthy – Study #1 The One Worthy to be Sovereignly Provident Revelation 4:1-11 Sunday’s Teaching: On this first Sunday of the WORTHY series, our...
Winsome – Study #10 Good News SHARING with Others Sunday’s Teaching: This series-completing teaching in WINSOME focused on our...
Winsome – Study #9 Good News CARING for Others Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching explored the power of loving. Sacrificial...
Winsome – Study #8 ALERT! Good News Engaging in the Harvest Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching explored the “alert...
Winsome – Study #7 Joining the “Good News” Team Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching put the spotlight on how teamwork...
Winsome – Study #6 Life’s Greatest Opportunity – Supernatural Living Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching focused on...
Winsome – Study #5 Experiencing the Change of the Good News Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching focused on seven changes that the...
Winsome – Study #4 Receiving the Gift of the Good News Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching focused simply on the “how...
Winsome – Study #3 Seeing the Savior of the Good News Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching focused on the parable of the lost...
Winsome – Study #2 Admitting our Need for the Good News Sunday’s Teaching: This week’s teaching focused on two men of whom Jesus spoke...
Winsome – Study #1 Loving the God of the Good News Sunday’s Teaching: On this first Sunday of the Winsome Series, we are introduced to its...
Joy to the World – Study #4 The Joy of Certain Salvation – 1 Peter 1:1-9 Sunday’s teaching took us to Peter’s first letter to Christians who...
Joy to the World – Study #3 The Joy of Angels and Shepherds – Luke 2:8-20 Sunday’s Teaching took us back to the Judean hillsides between Bethlehem...
Joy to the World – Study #2 The (“That’s me!”) Joy of Mary – Luke 1:39-55 Sunday’s Teaching honed in one of life’s most...
Joy to the World – Study #1 The Joy of John (and forerunners!) John 3:22-34 Sunday’s Teaching… raised the question of when and where...
Core Convictions – Study #6 Eternal Convictions – Acts 17:16-34 Sunday’s Teaching: In this final-in-the-series teaching, we considered the...
Core Convictions – Study #5 Obedience: God’s Love Language Sunday’s Teaching: We are five weeks into our CORE CONVICTIONS series. In our time...
Core Convictions – Study #4 God’s Spirit, Jesus’ Church Sunday’s Teaching: In our fourth teaching in the CORE CONVICTIONS series, we...
Core Convictions – Study #3 Jesus Changes Everything Sunday’s Teaching: We have launched our CORE CONVICTIONS series. In our time...
Core Convictions – Study #2 GOD’S WORD and OUR CONDITION Sunday’s Teaching: We have launched our CORE CONVICTIONS series. We heard “core...
Core Convictions – Study #1 The GOD of our REFORMED FAITH Sunday’s Teaching: We have launched our CORE CONVICTIONS series. We heard “core...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #9 STRAND #3 JESUS – Your High-Priest Captain for the Tough Stuff One with mercy and grace – Hebrews 4:11-16 In week 9 of A...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #8 Strand #3 – A Savior Who’s Defeated our Foes Hebrews 2:14-18 In week 8 of A CORD OF THREE STRANDS, our focus for the final 3...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #7 Strand #3 – A Savior who knows suffering Hebrews 2, New Testament In week 7 of A CORD OF THREE STRANDS, our focus for 3 weeks will be...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #6 Strand #2 (Companions) – Team Paul The early church’s most effective early leaders were strong in weakness…together In...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #5 Strand #2 OTHERS – “3 + 1 In the Fire” Daniel 3:1-30 In week 5 of A CORD OF THREE STRANDS, our focus is on the...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #4 Strand #2: FAITHFUL OTHERS – a Cure for Bitterness The tough stuff biography of RUTH In week 4 of A CORD OF THREE STRANDS, our focus...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #3 OUR PERSPECTIVE: The SHARING of the Tough Stuff James 5:13-20 Our “Cord of Three Strands” Fall Gather Teaching series reaches...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #2 OUR PERSPECTIVE: The Purpose for Tough Stuff Romans 8:18-39 This week’s CGS launches our “Cord of Three Strands”...
Cord of Three Strands – Study #1 PESPECTIVE: The Reality of Tough Stuff Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 This week’s CGS launches our “Cord of Three Strands” Fall...
Jonah – Study #6 Jonah – When God’s Heart beats within What in our lives will change under Jonah’s call? This week’s teaching...
Jonah – Study #5 Jonah 4: Challenging a Mis-Aligned Heart What’s the greatest miracle found in Jonah’s account? This week’s teaching...
Jonah – Study #4 Jonah 3: The God of Second Chances Why didn’t God cut loose on Ninevah like He declared? This week’s teaching highlighted the...
Jonah – Study #3 Jonah 2: From Running to Repentance Can someone be too far away that God won’t hear? This week’s teaching highlighted...
Jonah—Study #1 Getting Started (read the following together): Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, suggest that the...
Run the Race Well Let Us Run GETTING STARTED Share about a race that you ran that stuck out to you, either as a kid or an adult. What made it memorable? (If...
Storm Strong Families – Study #10 Storm Strong Families Need the Church As we wrap up this series, what big picture highlights would you like to share with your...
Storm Strong Families – Study #9 Storm Strong Families – Clearing the Fog BEGIN WITH YOUR HEART Keeping God’s values centered in my life is hard work. Before...
Storm Strong Families – Study #8 Storm Strong Families Have a Rudder 1 John 2, Hebrews 12, Proverbs 4, Ephesians 6 This Father’s Day teaching underscore that a...
Storm Strong Families – Study #7 Storm Strong Families’ STRATEGIES 1 Thessalonians 5:6-22 Brent and Sue Thomas shared from personal experience a simple set of...
Storm Strong Families – Study #6 Storm Strong Families Ask for Answers Asking honest questions, Applying helpful wisdom The 4 gospel accounts reveal that Jesus was asked at...
Storm Strong Families – Study #4 Storm Strong Families Love Well (part 2) Ephesians 5-6 Husbands, love your wives. Wives, submit to your own husbands. Children, obey your...
Storm Strong Families – Study #3 Storm Strong Families Love Well (part 1) Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love Today’s...
Storm Strong Families – Study #2 Storm Strong Families Fear the Lord The blessing of an aligned family Let’s get STARTED – The word “fear” can be...
Storm Strong Families – Study #1 Storm Strong Families are Jesus/Gospel Centered Why the Gospel is so central to a strong family Let’s get STARTED – The...
Share the Gospel – Study #4 Why did God raise Jesus? Internalizing the 5 “Share the Gospel” Questions/Answers Quite frankly, we who follow Jesus need to be...
Share the Gospel – Study #3 How Does God Love Us? God’s patient, persistent, surprising love – Luke 15 We are (are we not?) creatures who respond to our...
Share the Gospel – Study #2 Who are WE? (How does our Creator size us up?) Ancient Greek playwrights and philosophers often urged that the first task in life was...
Share the Gospel – Study #1 Who is GOD? (How would you share Who He is?) As we begin our Easter consideration of “sharing the gospel,” we...
Me? An Ambassador? – Study Ice Breaker Question Think back. Share about a time when you had to break up a fight, or patch things up between two friends, or negotiate...
Best-laid Plans: A picture of God’s provision BEGIN WITH YOUR HEART Ruth is all about God’s provision and faithfulness. Before you look in God’s Word, pray through each...
Experience His Presence – Study #10 PRESENCE FOREVER: What Sin Rejected, Grace Restores Sunday’s Teaching: Though men in sin rejected the will and presence of God,...
Experience His Presence – Study #8 PRESENCE TREASURED: The Heart-Habit of God the Son Sunday’s Teaching: When the presence of God is your daily life-line, time...
Experience His Presence – study #7 PRESENCE ACKNOWLEDGED: A God for All My Ways Sunday’s Teaching: How surprising is it that the Lord would love to be...
Experience His Presence – Study #6 PRESENCE REWARDED: Sojourning with the Lord Sunday’s Teaching: Who is it that gets to take life’s journey with the...
Experience His Presence – Study #5 PRESENCE PURSUED: A Longing for God Sunday’s Teaching: This week, we explored a prayerful song by the singer of Israel, David,...
Experience His Presence – Study #4 Sunday’s Teaching: This week, we found ourselves in the “tent of meeting” with Moses, in the presence of God....
Experience His Presence – Study #3 Connect Group Study Week #3: January 20-26, 2018 PRESENCE DESIRED: The Choice to Walk With God...
Experience His Presence – Study #2 Sunday’s Teaching: In the first of this teaching series, we were challenged, “God Is not far from you (cf. Acts...
Experiencing His Presence – Study #1 A GOD WHO DESIRES TO BE CLOSE Sunday’s Teaching: We learned much about our God. He is Triune (1 God, 3 Persons),...
Good News of Great Joy – Study #5 Luke 2:10-11 KNEEL – The Promised Sovereign One This week’s teaching...
Good News of Great Joy: Study #4 RESCUE: A Savior Born unto Us Luke 2:11 This week’s teaching focused on the saving rescue we have in the Lord Jesus...
Good News of Great Joy: Study #3 Luke 2:11 Good News of (great!) JOY This week’s teaching focused on all that God has done and will do through Jesus: Born of David,...
Good News of Great Joy – Study #2 God intended joy to be the outcome of sending His Son into humanity. He is our great example that God’s JOY sustains us...
Good News of Great Joy – Study #1 Luke 2:1-13 Good News Revealed! When Angels sing, listen up! God has just changed the game! (and...
Gratitude – Study #3 2 Corinthians 8-9 This week’s teaching God seeks, deploying His grace, to mature his children in generosity when...
Gratitude – Study #2 Romans 12:1-2 This week’s teaching Turn genuine gratitude for mercy into an every-day sold-out expression of the passions...
Gratitude – Study #1 Gratitude: Giving Praise to God Luke 17:11-19 This week’s teaching Genuine, thankful praise does more than express;...
Engage the Spirit – Study #9 Engaging the Spirit’s Gifting This Week’s Teaching Idea: The Spirit’s flow through each of us was...
Engage the Spirit – Study #8 BEGIN WITH YOUR HEART Paul is convinced that strength for the Christian life only comes from the personal indwelling of the Holy...
Engage the Spirit – Study #7 Engaging the Spirit’s Gifting This Week’s Teaching Idea: In the flow of God’s Spirit you are gifted. ...
REACH Sunday – Study Connect Group Questions For the Message: What is so Compelling about the Love of Christ? Luke 7:36-50 Open Up: Share about a...
Engage the Spirit—Study #6 This Week’s Teaching Idea: Praying in (or by) the Holy Spirit is to responsively pray at His prompting, about His...