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Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?Read today’s passage and Hebrews 10:24-25.Why is it important to prioritize edification and encouragement of the body as a whole over our personal preferences and expressions?What does it look like for us to edify and encourage one another? How can we do it better?Share a time when you have been edified and encouraged by the body of Christ.We are the body of Christ. How does the analogy of the church being a body help us understand how it is to function?Read 1 Peter 4:10-11. What are some ways that people can identify their spiritual gift(s)?How would First Boerne and the global church be impacted if we were all using our spiritual gifts?Share a time when you have seen the church working in unison as the body is supposed to function.One big takeaway from this series is that worship is the proper response to who God is and what He has done. Do you have any final thoughts or takeaways from the series on worship? 

Tim Skaggs joined us to preach from the Book of Hebrews, encouraging us to finish our race well.

Tim Skaggs joined us to preach from the Book of Hebrews, encouraging us to finish our race well.

Election(1 Peter 2:9-11)November 1, 2020Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?Reference today’s passage and read Philippians 3:20-21. How do Peter and Paul describe our relationship to this world?  Where is our true home and citizenship? Read Psalm 145:13, Daniel 2:21, 4:3 and 7:13-14, and 1 Peter 1:24-25. What do these passages teach us about God’s Kingdom and Word?How does reflecting on God’s eternal Kingdom and our true citizenship affect our view of the upcoming election?Read Jeremiah 29:7 and Matthew 5:13-16. How are we to function as exiles in a foreign land? Does the church normally engage or become isolationists?How can we as the chuch do better at this?Read Matthew 5:9 and John 1:14. Our country is very polarized.  What does it look like in today’s culture to be peacemakers, and also be full of grace and truth as Jesus was?How does living as a peacemaker help us share the gospel?Read 1 Timothy 2:1-4. Spend some time praying for the election and our leaders.  Pray that God would help each of us make an impact while we are living as strangers and aliens in this world.Download Discussion Questions.

Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?We saw Jehoshaphat turn to God and pray during a critical moment. Can you think of other Biblical examples who turned to God in times of crisis?When life is at its crucial moments, do we truly turn to God, or do we tend to start by relying on our own stregth, wisdom, etc.?Read 2 Chronicles 20:12. What steps can we take to have a prayer life with the absolute humility portrayed by Jehoshaphat?Do you normally pray Scripture, pray the promises of God back to Him?How does praying the promises of God impact your prayer life?Pastor Jason gave the anology of coming to a football game prepared (noise makers, dressed up, etc.) as we believe the crowd affects the game. How can we come better prepared to worship like it matters?When we sing, how can we be more attuned to thinking about the promises of God that we are singing about?Spend a few minutes reading the following passages and praying the promises back to God. (Nehemiah 8:10, Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Ephesians 6:11, Philippians 4:7, James 1:5, and 2 Chronicles 7:14)Download questions.

Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?We saw Jehoshaphat turn to God and pray during a critical moment. Can you think of other Biblical examples who turned to God in times of crisis?When life is at its crucial moments, do we truly turn to God, or do we tend to start by relying on our own stregth, wisdom, etc.?Read 2 Chronicles 20:12. What steps can we take to have a prayer life with the absolute humility portrayed by Jehoshaphat?Do you normally pray Scripture, pray the promises of God back to Him?How does praying the promises of God impact your prayer life?Pastor Jason gave the anology of coming to a football game prepared (noise makers, dressed up, etc.) as we believe the crowd affects the game. How can we come better prepared to worship like it matters?When we sing, how can we be more attuned to thinking about the promises of God that we are singing about?Spend a few minutes reading the following passages and praying the promises back to God. (Nehemiah 8:10, Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Ephesians 6:11, Philippians 4:7, James 1:5, and 2 Chronicles 7:14)Download questions.

Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?Read Matthew 15:7-9. Why do we sometimes have a disconnect between acts of worship and the rest of our lives?Read John 16:5-15. How does the power of the Holy Spirit help lead us into a life of worship?Now that we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, worship flows from our heart, down to our feet, and our daily walk is worship. What does it look like to live out worship in reality, not just the praise of our hearts?Read James 2:14-17 and Acts 4:32-37.How are the people explained in these passages different from eachother?How can we move toward the worship that we see in Acts 4 and that James is encouraging?What goes through your mind when you hear about people who have sacrificed and risked everything for the sake of Christ? (For example, reference Paul’s experiences in 2 Cor. 11:24-27.)How can we be more bold in our life of worship?Download Discussion Questions

Growth Group Discussion QuestionsWhat stood out to you from the sermon?What are some good things in our lives that we sometimes let become god things in our hearts?What does it take to let go of those things – to not keep them as god things?Read Philippians 1:21. How does letting go of those things help you greater realize how Christ can fill you? How does it help you better worship Him?How does viewing worship as a personal relationship with Christ affect how you approach worship?Name some things that you know someone else in the group is passionate about. (For example, I know Bob is passionate about a sports team; I know Sue is passionate about travel, etc.)How do you know that those people are passionate about those things?Are we as passionate (or would others say we are as passionate) about Jesus as we are about the things we just mentioned? If not, what are some practical ways we can help move from passive to passionate worship?How would you answer the question if someone asked you what has Jesus done in your life?  Read Matthew 13:44. How can we be more like the man who bought the field and the apostle Paul who, while sacrificing everything for Christ, did it with joy?Download Discussion Questions

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