Citizens

Text: Philippians 1:1-2

Big Idea: Christ Defines Your Life

Jordan Cassese leads us through Psalm 42.

Text: Psalm 13

Big Idea: Comfort is not a luxury for good people; it is a product of a good God.

Text: Psalm 63:7-11

Big Idea: Being close to God will satisfy your soul.

Text: Psalm 63:2-6

Big Idea: God's answer to a thirsty world is Jesus

Text: Psalm 63:1-6

Big Idea:

How do YOU respond?

In fear, if I come clean, God will reject me.

In faith, if I come clean, God will rejoice!

Text (Luke 15:8-10):

[8] “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? [9] And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ [10] Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Questions:

1. Who do you know that's wandering right now? How can you reach out to them?

2. How does it make you feel that God is seeking to save you when you're lost?

3. When you sin, do you usually respond in fear or in faith?

Big Idea: Jesus seeks to find the lost

Text (Luke 15:1-7):

[1] Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. [2] And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” [3] So he told them this parable: [4] “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? [5] And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ [7] Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Final week of the We Are... series where Sam, Courtney, and Jordan answer your questions.

The email for asking questions will still be answered to for questions that were not answered during the hour.

We Forgive

Big Idea: How can you demand others pay their debt when Jesus paid yours?

Questions:

1. What ways do you tend to react when someone wrongs you? Does it change when it's someone who is close to you?

2. Do you find it more painful when the person who wrongs you is a "brother", a family member in the family of God?

3. What was the point of Jesus' story? What part of the parable stood out you you?

4. Are there people in your life you need to forgive?

Text (Matthew 18:21-35):

21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”