Passage: Matthew 3:1-17

Questions for thought

What is it about John the Baptist that drew people to him?

Like John the Baptist, does your life and speech point people to Jesus?

Do you live your life with a message of hope that Jesus is coming?

How do we enter into a constant state of focus on Jesus?

Passage: Luke 2:1-21

Notes:

Born in Humility

Born in Glory

Born in our Hearts

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – Rick Warren

Questions for thought

Who is your Messiah?

How can we give Glory to God?

How can Jesus be Born in our Hearts?

What do the Birth, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus mean to you during the Christmas season?

Passage: Matthew 2:13-23

Notes

1. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament

2. Jesus pushes people to extremes

3. Jesus is the ultimate agent of Grace

Questions for thought

Who is the King of your Life?

Is the birth of Jesus a threat or surety to your life?

Does the proclamation of Jesus as King push you to an extreme?

Who sits on the throne of your life? (You, addiction, Jesus ... )

Passage: Matthew 2:1-12

Questions for thought

Why is it surprising that Magi came to bring gifts to Jesus?

What nugget of truth do you cling to that led you to Jesus?

Why do we worship the King?

Is there anyone in your life that is beyond the Hope of the Gospel?

Is there anything in your life that you cannot give to Jesus to experience the Gospel yourself?

Notes:

1 No One is Without Some Truth

2 No One is Above Worshipping the King

3 No One is Beyond the Hope of the Gospel.

Passage: Matthew 1:18-25

Questions for thought

What does Immanuel (God with us) mean to you?

What is the difference between "being a witness" and "doing witnessing"?

How can I improve my "Withness" when I am around others?

Passage: Matthew 1:1-17

Questions for thought

Why is the genealogy of Jesus important to us?

Should we be embarrassed of our family tree when compared to the genealogy of Jesus?

What is your purpose given to you by the King?

Passage: Acts 13:13-39

Notes

Three Things David Gives Us

Permission to be Real

Purpose for Life

Promise of Hope

Questions for thought

What are you doing to be real with others and God, about your struggles?

What is your Purpose for Life (your missionary journey)?

How has God gifted you, so that you can serve others?

What is your ultimate hope? Where does it come form?

Passage: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

Notes

Psalm 51

The Power of Sin

The Power of Friends

The Power of Repentance

The Power of Forgiveness

Questions for thought

Why do we fail to notice our blind spots?

What are you doing to remove your Bathsheba type temptations that pulls and separates you away from God?

What friend (Nathan) do you have in your life that can speak Truth to you and help reveal your blind spots?

How do you find repentance so that you can get right with God?

Passage: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Questions for thought

How do you describe loyal love?

Why are we afraid to acknowledge our crippled morality?

God who are you that you acknowledge a dead dog like me?

What must we do to have a place at His table?

Passage: 2 Samuel 6

Notes

1. Half-hearted Worship

2. Misguided Worship

3. Self-centered Worship

4. Fully Engaged Worship

Questions for thought

What do you have in your life that only shows Half-hearted worship to God?

In our misguided worship where do we elevate ourselves more than we should or lessen God?

What is wrong with the statement "I didn't get anything out of worship today"? How can we change it to "What can I give to this relationship"?

What can we do in our lives to fully engage God in worship?

It's Not about HOW we worship God, It is about about the WHY we worship God