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  • Behind the Message: Rethink Christmas - Not Imprisoned by Circumstances

    Take It Deeper Questions

    • Read Matthew 1:18-24
    • What positive qualities about your parents come to mind as you recall your childhood?
    • How do you think Mary and Joseph explained all this to their extended family?
    • What do you learn about faith from Joseph?
    • How have you experienced Jesus as Immanuel?

      • Bible Reading Plan

      • Matthew 1:1-17
      • Matthew 1:18-25
      • Matthew 2:1-12
      • Matthew 2:13-18
      • Matthew 2:19-23
      • Matthew 13:53-57
      • Matthew 3:1-12
        • 22 min
      • Behind the Message - Rethink the Holidays

         Take It Deeper Questions

        • Read Romans 8:18-27
        • What signs of aging or weathering are you feeling in your bones?
        • What do you think Paul means by the glory to come?
        • Why do we as Christians groan?
        • What is the difference between what Paul is talking about and wishful thinking?

          • Bible Reading Plan

          • Luke 1:1-25
          • Luke 1:26-38
          • Luke 1:39-56
          • Luke 1:57-80
          • Luke 2:1-21
          • Luke 2:22-40
          • Luke 2:41-51
            • 48 min
          • Behind the Message - The Good Neighbor Paradox • Meets Needs

            Take It Deeper Questions

            • If you need exactly four people to help you with something, who would you ask? Why?
            • Where do you think this desperation to get in front of Jesus came from?
            • What did the paralyzed man think and feel as Jesus said his sins were forgiven?
            • What did Jesus understand about this man’s deepest needs?
            • How do you think the paralyzed man would recount the story twenty years later?
            • How are you challenged, encouraged and/or focused in your loving your neighbors by this story?

              • Bible Reading - Jesus Meets Needs

              • Luke 4:31-37
              • Luke 4:38-44
              • Luke 5:1-11
              • Luke 5:12-15
              • Luke 5:17-26
              • Luke 5:27-32
              • Luke 5:33-39
                • 19 min
              • Behind the Message - The Good Neighbor Paradox • Know(n)

                Take It Deeper Questions:

                • Read John 10:1-21
                • Share your favorite pet or animal story.
                • What is being illustrated about how Jesus knows us?
                • What is being illustrated about how we can know Jesus?
                • What is being illustrated about what Jesus has, is or could do for us?
                • What is being illustrated about how we can respond to what Jesus does for us?
                • How is this text nudging you today?

                  • Bible Reading Plan

                  • John 10:1-6
                  • John 10:7-10
                  • John 10:11-13
                  • John 10:14-21
                  • John 4:15-20
                  • Matthew 12:22-29
                  • John 13:31-38
                    • 28 min
                  • The Neighbor Paradox

                    Take It Deeper Questions

                    • Read John 5:1-11
                    • When you get sick, what are you like? Oscar the Grouch, Superman, Eeyore, other?
                    • How did Jesus place Himself in the life of the crippled man?
                    • What obstacles did Jesus overcome? (pre, during and post)
                    • How does this narrative shape your view of what it is to be a Christlike neighbor?

                      • Bible Reading Plan

                      • Matthew 4:18-22
                      • Luke 19:1-10
                      • Mark 5:24-34
                      • John 5:1-11
                      • Deuteronomy 22:1-4
                      • Mark 5:1-20
                      • Luke 10:25-37
                        • 48 min
                      • The Final Instructions

                        Take it Deeper Questions

                        1. Read James 5:13-20
                        2. What are the most common prayers people in your world pray?
                        3. What troubles surround you? What troubles affect you directly? Share and then pray.
                        4. What good things surround you? Share and celebrate them. Give thanks to God.
                        5. Pray for yourself and people in your world xwho are in need of physical healing.
                        6. Confess: In your heart. In writing. Outloud
                        7. Pray for the people you know that have wandered from the truth.


                          8. 40 min
                        8. Good Character

                          Take It Deeper Questions:

                          • Read James 5:1-12
                          • What have you found it easy to be patient for and what have you found it difficult to be patient for?
                          • What character traits does James bring out in this text?
                          • Which of these character traits do you think is the most lacking in our culture, in you?
                          • How does a person grow in character?
                          • How does a person help others grow in character?
                          • How are you encouraged and challenged by this portion of James letter?

                            • Bible Reading Plan:

                            • 10-28 - James 5:13-20
                            • 10-29 - James 1:1-18
                            • 10-30 - James 1:19-27
                            • 10-31 - James 2
                            • 11-01 - James 3
                            • 11-02 - James 4
                            • 11-03 - James 5
                              • 48 min
                            • Tomorrow

                              Take It Deeper Questions

                              • Read James 4:13-17
                              • What tends to be the most distracting to you when you need to get something done?
                              • What are the differences between striving to get ahead and striving to do God’s will?
                              • With the distant future and epic things removed from the answer, what is God’s will for you?
                              • How are you personally focused by the word of James 4:17?

                                • Reading Plan

                                • 10-21 - James 5:1-12
                                • 10-22 - Matthew 6:25-34
                                • 10-23 - Matthew 7:1-6
                                • 10-24 - Matthew 7:7-12
                                • 10-25 - Matthew 7:13-20
                                • 10-26 - Matthew 7:21-29
                                • 10-27 - Luke 6:17-26
                                  • 34 min
                                • Submission and Faithfulness

                                  Take It Deeper Question:

                                  1. Read James 4:1-12
                                  2. Whom did you quarrel with most while growing up? Do you still quarrel with them in the same way today?
                                  3. When you quarrel, do you seek to understand what desire is really motivating you?
                                  4. Do you pray about this desire?
                                  5. How does pride fit into this process for you?
                                  6. Where do you need to improve?


                                    7. Bible Reading Plan

                                    1. 10-14 - James 4:13-17
                                    2. 10-15 - Matthew 6:19-24
                                    3. 10-16 - Matthew 6:25-34
                                    4. 10-17 - Matthew 7:1-6
                                    5. 10-18 - Matthew 7:7-12
                                    6. 10-19 - Matthew 7:13-20
                                    7. 10-20 - Matthew 7:21-23


                                      8. 29 min
                                    8. Two Kinds of Wisdom

                                      Take It Deeper Questions

                                      • Read James 3:13-18
                                      • Who are the wise people in your world? Why do they stand out to you?
                                      • What is the difference between worldly wisdom and Godly wisdom?
                                      • What does following our own wisdom lead us to?
                                      • How do we pursue Godly wisdom when it doesn’t feel logical?

                                        • Bible Reading Plan

                                        • October 7-13
                                        • 10-7 - James 4:1-12
                                        • 10-8 - Matthew 5:33-37
                                        • 10-9 - Matthew 5:38-42
                                        • 10-10 - Matthew 5:43-48
                                        • 10-11 - Matthew 6:1-4
                                        • 10-12 - Matthew 6:5-15
                                        • 10-13 - Matthew 6:16-18
                                          • 34 min

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