Hope Church (Dubuque)

The Gospel writers devote most of their accounts to the last three years of His life, but their primary interest is in the last 24 hours of His life. These 24 hours have changed the world as we know it.

“Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.” — Proverbs 19:19

Have you ever come across a person like the one describe in the above Proverb? What was your experience?

It’s hard to go through a day without someone saying or doing something that is hurtful to us. At that point, we are challenged to respond in any number of ways. We can overlook the wrong and move on. We can seek to get even with the offending person. We can also hold in the hurt and allow it to fester. How do each of these approaches affect us and those around us?

The bible talks about 4 kinds of fools. Who's Fool Are You?

Our pop culture is obsessed with physical beauty and sexual attractiveness. We are daily bombarded with TV adds, movies, magazines and billboards. How do you think our culture is affecting people and how we view women? How has it affected you?

How does God lead Us? Some wish that God would lead them like a Blueprint, He shows us our life and directs our every decision. Others, believe that God leads us like a Game Plan, he shows us the field, gives us the rules and allows us to Play [Live Life].

Let's talk about how communication can break down [Harsh Words or Anger, Lying & Deception, Stubbornness, Rehearsing the Past, or the Silent Treatment.] Which one these are you most likely to struggle with?

In any relationship we can ask people to give us what ONLY God can. We can ask our spouses, our children and parents to give us purpose and meaning, value, significance, security, and satisfaction. ONLY Jesus can give our thirsty souls what they deeply desire. Thank Jesus for providing ALL that we need to become the spouses, parents and children He has called us to be.

Matt discusses the difference between men and women in the area of friendships. Men, generally have friendships around activities, women tend to deal more with emotions and feelings.

We’ve all done dumb things from time to time. We may have been warned by a parent or a friend and yet we still went through with It and paid the price. Can you relate to these Proverbs?