LIGHTHOUSE: Songs & Currents: "Addressing Anxiety Fast" Matthew 6: 25-34 @ Ocean Grove Church, November 6, 2022 - 9 AM Discussion Questions: What don’t you worry about? What do you worry about? What is the difference? What are you having for dinner tonight? How did you come to that decision? What is a spiritual discipline? Would you call it “discipline” or something else like practice, education, or growth? Have you ever fasted for medical reasons (or bloodwork)? How about as a spiritual disciple? What was it like? Going Deeper: Read Exodus 16:1-32; Luke 9:12-17 Who do you identify with the most in these two biblical accounts: the crowd, the Israelites, the disciples, the one who took too much manna, Moses, Jesus, etc.? Why do you identify with them? How do you define sin? Do you feel it is a sin for some of the Israelites to have taken too much? Read Genesis 41 How do you know when to store up and when to not? Sometimes our anxiety comes from not hearing, understanding, or knowing what God wants us to do. How do you go about clarifying what God is asking you to do? We are called to live by faith (Galatians 2:20). Yet, at times, God gives clear direction. How do you deal with situations that require faith over God’s clear direction? Action Steps: Read Matthew 6:16-18; Exodus 34:28 Pray to God about fasting. Talk to a medical professional about fasting. Look up how “Christian fasting for spiritual edification” and read about how to fast. Pray about what God wants to do through you. Fast this week and journal about your experience and what God is doing in your life. If you suffer from anxiety, pay attention and see if some or all of your anxiety is relieved. OGC Senior Pastor: Rev. Joe Tiedemann OGC Worship Arts Pastor: George Scholes Robson 4 Ministers of Music: God'Square Mile Michael Boniello Alan Brown Rob Davis Whitney Kelly Raymond Morton David Robson Deanna Robson George Robson 4 George Robson V Anchored Children Ministries: Shanna Marie Lipp Anchored Student Ministries: Megan Elizabeth Faulkner Ministers of Sound: Josh Burns & Gary Moll Minister of Cinematography: Ron Carlucci Minister of Video Presentation: Dan Toskaner OGC Communications: : John Dennis Burnham OGC Administrative Office Manager: Emilie Olds WEBSITE: oceangrovechurch.com EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (732) 775-1125 ext.110 FACEBOOK: oceangrovechurch INSTAGRAM: oceangrovechurch TWITTER: ogchurch Ocean Grove Church 80 Embury Avenue Ocean Grove NJ 07756

Nov 6, 2022