missio Dei: Falcon

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The way of discipleship: Called and sent (Lk. 6:12-16)

2. The way of discipleship: Healing and hearing (Lk. 6:17-19)

3. The way of discipleship: Blessings and woes (Lk. 6:20-26)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• How is your prayer life? What about Jesus praying convicts you or encourages you?
• If we should minister in word and deed, which one can you be tempted to neglect?
• Which blessing and woe did you most need to hear today? Which discipline (generosity, fasting, lament, evangelism) do you most need to grow in? How will you engage that growth?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Jesus teaches that stewardship of earthly wealth shows our trustworthiness for eternal riches. How does this shape your understanding of money and generosity?
• If the people of Missio Dei embraced Jesus’ teaching of shrewd stewardship, how might that impact how we live individually and as a church together? 

This is the tenth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE?

1. What is the new commandment?
2. How has Christ loved us, and how should we love each other?
3. How do we apply this to the body and beyond? 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What are some examples of how Christ has shown His love to me? How can I show that same love to others?
• How can I guard my heart against resentment or record-keeping from something that has been done wrong to me? Are there things in my life that have caused me to form the belief that Christ keeps an account of my wrongs?
• Why does my decision to love as Christ loved me matter? How does this begin to impact my heart? My community? 

This is the ninth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. Money is [Not] neutral.

2. A goal better than being rich.

3. Two tools for maintaining the proper goal.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Why does our culture struggle with both generosity and contentment? What has God used to grow you in these areas previously? 
• What scares you about being more generous? How can Scripture and other Christians alleviate these fears?
• Are we a generous church? What can we do to become more generous?

This is the eighth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What are some good ways to honor and encourage one another? Differentiate that from flattery. How can we make this a more consistent practice in our life? 
• Why do you think the default setting in our relationships is so often the opposite of honoring one another?
• For personal reflection: who in your life needs an encouragement and needs to be honored this week? How can you plan  to have that interaction?

Audio recording of the Partners' Meeting from Feb. 16th, 2025. 

This is the sixth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. Holiness: Who has it and who doesn’t.

2. Holiness: A framework for understanding.

3. Holiness: Why it matters and how to grow in it.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• How do you typically feel when you hear Christians talking about holiness? How does our culture respond to the topic of holiness? Why?
• Which aspect of the New Testament’s teaching on holiness or “living worthy” are you most challenged by? Encouraged by?
• Are we a holy church? How can we cultivate a deeper culture of this kind of holiness?

SERMON OUTLINE:

1: Authority (Revelation 3:14)

2: Diagnosis (Revelation 3:15-17)

3: Remedy (Revelation 3:18, Isaiah 55:1-3)

4: Affectionate call of a loving Christ (Revelation 3:19-22)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What are some of the ways the American church has become like Laodicea?
• Are there things that you personally have begun to trust in over Christ?
• How can we be refreshing and healing to our culture? Answer specifically in terms of your spheres of influence.

This is the fifth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The appeal of honesty

2. The problem of honesty

3. The power of honesty

4. The practice of honesty

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• When do you find it hardest to be yourself or to be vulnerable? When are you most able to be real?
• In your own words, how is our culture’s obsession with “authenticity” different from biblical “honesty”?
• Are we an honest church? How can we cultivate a deeper culture of this kind of honesty?

This is the fourth sermon in our "Gospel Culture: Living Out our Church Values" series.