Series: Dare To Care - Main Idea: The needy humble helpers are the best helpers.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:1. What are your thoughts on the idea that God does His work to care for build his church family primarily through the work of its ordinary members more than its extraordinary ministers? 2. In your opinion, how might it help the American evangelical church to :

Always be humble and gentle.

3. Why do you think the sacrifice of our Good Shepherd is such an important fuel for us in powering up our own humility?

John 10:11 [NLT] 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

4. In what ways could your own humility gentleness compel you to better...

provide care for your church family? OR

receive care from your church family?

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Series: Facing & Fighting Your Fears - MAIN IDEA: To fix your problem, you first have to fix your perspective.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:1. In His own Words, God advises us : So we dont look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. [2 Corinthians 4:18 NLT]

Do you tend to be a look at the troubles we can see now" person or a fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen" person?

How might it help people we who are discouraged or depressed to be reminded that the troubles we see now are only temporary?

2. Why do you think God directs us to fix our gaze on unseen things that last forever?

Are there any specific unseen things that last forever that have helped encourage you? (Ex: our eternal bodies holiness, our eternal heavenly home, etc)

3. In your experience, what does someone who's discouraged or depressed need most from the people who love them?Watch at: https://youtu.be/L29YulBJpfM File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2021/04/29/21/46/48/6c24e5f7-eb84-410f-afa9-ab42936afa00/Facing%20&%20Fighting%20Fear%20(2%20Corinthians%204_16-18)%20Fight%20w_Perspective%20FILL%20INS.pdf

Series: Facing & Fighting Your Fears - MAIN IDEA: If you pray the right way, you can experience peace everyday.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:

1. If our picture of who God is is distorted, our prayers will be distorted.

a. In what ways can someones view of God be distorted?

2. How do you understand the phrase Pray the right way?

3. If everything prayer replaces everyday anxiety by expressing...

I depend on you for what I need today.

I thank you for yesterdays caring provision .

I trust you at the deepest level Im able.

Which one of these is the most urgent for you to say today?Watch at: https://youtu.be/T8aOZhCulfY File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2021/04/28/20/08/23/8c7b44a2-de51-45ca-823c-7e91adfaa447/Facing%20&%20Fighting%20Fear%20(PHILIPPIANS%204_6)%20Fighting%20With%20Prayer%20%20FILL%20INS.pdf

Series: Facing & Fighting Your Fears - MAIN IDEA: If you will pray more to worry less, you can experience a peace that protects your heart & mind from anxiety.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION

1. Do any of these fears that lead to stress, anxiety, discouragment and depression resonate with you?

Fear of failure

Fear of rejection

Fear of unknowns (future)

Fear of death

Other ____________

2. Are there any ways you can personally sense the connection between your prayerlessness and your worry/anxiety ?

3. The passage below is a key to experiencing Gods gift of peace What would you need to do to replace all your worries and cares with everything prayer?

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you,

(1 Peter 5:7 NLT)

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Making the Resurrection Central - It means no middle ground; its either completely one way, or completely the other way. In this message, we ask the question: When it comes to Easter and the resurrection,is it true, or is it a lie? What are the implications either way?

Main Idea The resurrection is an all or nothing claim in Christianity.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church that without the bodily resurrection of Jesus, our faith is useless, baseless, lifeless, pointless, hopeless and ultimately pitiful. 1 Cor 15:1219 (NLT)

After dwelling on this idea, how does it strike you?

Theres a difference between knowing about Jesus and his resurrection power and experiencing it. In which of these ways could this power be pressed into the everyday challenges you face?

Social Injustice. In the end, God rescues you from injustice evens the score according to His perfect scales.

Fear of Loss. You have full assurance: God ultimately prevails and pronounces judgement on evil.Search for identity. You have personhood, you will always be you forever, you belong to a God who is coming back for you where he will make you the YOU you were always meant to be.

Grief Funerals. Funerals are still sad, but have lost their sting for believers future reunion!

ICUs, ERs Suffering. Only temporary before receiving our glorified bodies. The riches of glory, renewal, wholeness joy will be inherited from Jesus forever.

Like all the other disciples, Mary saw Jesus after He was resurrected, but didnt recognize Him. (She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. (John 20:14))Can you remember a time and describe when or how it was that you first recognized Jesus as the one who defeated death and the grave?

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Series: What In The World... - MAIN IDEA

Matthew 28:1920 (NLT) 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:

1. What might Jesus want us to learn by washing each others feet as he did ours (in a way we couldnt learn without obeying)?

2. What are some ways youve tried to love Jesus without your full obedience?

3. How might adoring Jesus for His self-sacrificing obedience to His Fathers will move you out of your complacency?Watch at: https://youtu.be/X4bifyQVfHg File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2021/04/29/22/11/21/039c96cc-3270-4066-9f84-0fc2dfd1e4df/What%20In%20World%20Christians%20Doing_%20(Matthew%2011_29)%20Less%20Complacency%20,%20More%20Obedience%20%20FILL%20INS.pdf

Series: What In The World... - MAIN IDEA:

Matthew 28:1920 (NLT) 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:

1. Whats your reaction to the yoke metaphor Jesus used when describing how light easy it is (way down in their soul) for a disciple to follow Him?

2. If you invest a significant amount of your life in a relatively small number of people, why have you been willing to?

a. If not, what would it take for you to be willing?

3. What other loyalties might stand in the way of you living an everyday-whole-life-carry-your-cross-pay-the-cost loyalty to Jesus?

4. Based on Jesuss teaching on following Him, how might you follow up with a person you know who has recently trusted Jesus for their salvation?

a. Why do those people need more help than just in coming to know Jesus?Watch at: https://youtu.be/lf6HjcJ2cfk File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2021/04/28/23/21/36/c7a1cfe0-cded-4c94-a7ad-23b550a57283/What%20In%20World%20Christians%20Doing_%20(Matthew%2011_29)%20Fewer%20Loves,More%20Time%20%20FILL%20INS.pdf

This talk was given by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 30, 2012 for the conference "Marriage, Sex & Singleness Conference".

Series: What In The World... - MAIN IDEA: By implementing the methods of Jesus, His church will be better equipped to carry out His mandate of making disciples.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION:

1. Why do you think churches like ours tend to focus on larger evangelistic outreaches rather than on smaller more personal efforts?

2. From your view, what do most Christians seem to order their life around?

3. If someone followed you around all day, what might they notice about what your life is ordered around?

4. Why do you think Jesuss everyday discipleship strategy is so impactful?

5. Who are the people around you who you could find focus on and share your everyday rhythms with?Watch at: https://youtu.be/yj_52lJgqI4 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2021/04/29/22/06/21/83b1691a-6a5f-474d-8916-6a14463526d0/What%20In%20World%20Christians%20Doing_%20(Matthew%2028_19-20)%20Fewer%20People,Everyday%20Rhythms%20FILL%20INS.pdf

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