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Part 1 of Revelation chapters 1-16 bible study recap with Rev. Bob Crossland

Q&A from the June 12, 2022 sermon, "You Are What You Eat" with Matt Cabot and Steven Chitty

1. How does cause and effect mentality affect govern how you think about God feeling toward you?
2. What is your response to bad things happening in your life?
3. Why do you think God was/wasn't right to enforce the curses against Israel?
4. Why should/shouldn't God enforce curses against you?
5. When you think of the crucifixion as punishment for your sin, do you feel like you are really that bad? 
6. How does - nothing you can do can make God love you more and nothing you have done will make God love you less - change the way you live? 

Q&A from the June 5, 2022 sermon, "Consumed" with Matt Cabot and Steven Chitty

1. Why is it easy or hard to engage with rhythms of rest in your life?
2. When have you experienced or participated in redemption (using another's resources to purchase freedom of some sort)? 
3. What makes it hard to receive God's blessings?
4. Where have you recently seen God's provision and care at work in your life?
5. How might you build rhythms of blessing into your life - ways to see Jesus more often?

Q&A from the May 29, 2022 sermon, "A Clean Priest" with Matt Cabot and Steven Chitty

Now an Israelite woman’s son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, 11 and the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they put him in custody, till the will of the Lord should be clear to them.13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life. 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. 21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. 22 You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” 23 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.

1. How HAVE you treated those who have hurt or marginalized you?
2. What sort of punishment do you think your sin deserves - not the RIGHT answer, but what do you feel?
3. Why is it hard to believe that you've been forgiven such a great debt?
4. Does bearing the name of Christ convict you of any particular behaviors?
5. Who do you need to forgive? What grudges do you need to repent and let go of?

Q&A from the May 22, 2022 sermon, "Early and Often" with Matt Cabot and Bob Crossland

Q&A from the May 15, 2022 sermon, "Feasting With God" with Matt Cabot and Bob Crossland

1.     Is rest difficult for you?  Do you plan it in to your calendar?  What do you think about a God who is so intentional about His people resting?
2.     What is scary about resting from work?  How much faith would it take you to rest 1 in 7 days from work and other obligations?
3.     How can parents and other care-givers find rest?
4.     Which initially seems more true to you: holiness = busyness or holiness = rest?
5.     How can you use your time and treasure to rejoice in God’s salvation?
6.     Does it makes sense that intentional rest and rejoicing in God makes our work and time holy?