The Little Things

Week 3: Pastor Junior Saint-Val

Scripture:  1 John 4:18, Matthew 22:36-40, 1 John 4:19, Psalm 23:4, Revelation 3:20

Big Ideas:  

“Love Changes Everything.”
“Spend time with God as often as you can.”
“Invest in things you want to grow.”
“When we fall out of love we fall into fear.”
“Falling in love with God is simply a response to understanding God’s love for you.”
“Don’t try to fall in love, set up your life in such a way where you can fall in love.”
“Don’t wait and ask your feelings whether you should do something or not. Athletes don’t try to win; they train to win.”


Questions:

1.Spending time with God is about RELATIONSHIP not RELIGION.  How can you “set up your life in such a way” where you can, through relationship, fall in love with Jesus?

2.Do you find yourself questioning your feelings when it comes to spending time with Jesus?  What can you do to change your perspective?

3.Take 5 minutes right now and make a list of all the good that God has done in your life.  

4.Rest is a crucial part of our walk with God.  How are you doing with observing a “Sabbath” or day of rest in your life?  Explain.

5.If you could change one thing about your relationship with Jesus, what would it be?

The Little Things

Week 2: Pastor Scott Baugh

Scripture:  Daniel 3:13-30, Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 11:6

Big Ideas:  

“Character has a cost.”
“Character is always beneficial.”
“We have a choice: obedience or compromise, surrender or control.”
“When you trust God with your present, you can and trust Him with your future.”
“Obedience to God is sometimes sacrificial, but it is always beneficial.”
“We must step OUT in obedience BEFORE God steps IN to rescue and reward!”

You are encouraged to listen to “Another in the Fire” by Hillsong.

Questions:

1.Is trusting God a pattern of your life?  Why or why not?   

2.When it comes to the temptation to sin, what does it look like to “predetermine your response?”

3.What are you willing to sacrifice out of your obedience to God?  

4.If you could go back and make a different decision regarding your character what would it be and why?

5.What will you start/stop doing as a result of this message?

The Little Things

Week 1: Pastor Chad Lang

Scripture:  Luke 10:38-42, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 34:21, Psalm 62:1, Mark 6:31, Matthew 11:28

Big Ideas:  

“Distraction often fuels Discontentment.”

“Distractions will rip us from His desire for us.”

“A moment with Jesus will produce in you what being distracted never will.”

Questions:

1.What are some of the distractions in your life?  

2.How have these distractions led to discontentment?

3.Can you think of a time when you were distracted away from God’s desire for you?

4.How does being with Jesus help produce contentment in you?

5.What steps will you take in order to have more “moments” with Jesus?

What Do I Really Want?

Week 4: Pastor Alan Platt

Scripture: Genesis 1:26, Luke 12:13-32, 1 Timothy 6:6, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Psalm 8:3-6, Romans 5:8-11, 2 Corinthians 9:8

Big Ideas:

Life is so much more than the “abundance of possessions.”

Contentment makes a poor man rich,
Discontentment makes a rich man poor

The greatest freedom is to be able appreciate without needing.

If you are un/happy when you have little, you’ll be un/happy when you have much.

IDENTITY + INTIMACY = SUFFICIENCY

If God is present, there is always more than enough.

WHAT YOU REALLY WANT IS TO BECOME RICH IN GOD.

HOW?

1.SEE GOD AS YOUR SOURCE
   a.What steps can you take to see God as your source?

2.LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS
   a.What steps can you take to begin living within your means?

3.GET OUT OF DEBT
   a.What are 3 things you can do to begin getting out of debt?

4.MAKE KINGDOM INVESTMENTS
   a.What are “Kingdom Investments” and how can you invest?
5.CREATE A GIVING CULTURE
a.What steps could you take to help create a giving culture?