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December 01, 2024A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 34
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
Describe the how generally thankful you tend to be?
What makes it difficult or easy for you to be thankful? Is there anything in particular that makes it difficult to be thankful at this time?
How has the Lord provided for you in a difficult situation?
We said that a spirit of thankfulness leads to obedience. Does this ring true in your own life?
How does having community facilitate a sense of nearness by the Lord?
Describe how the Lord’s ultimate deliverance in eternal salvation produces thankfulness in your life?
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42 min
November 24, 2024A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 5
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
Discuss what stood out to you most in this week’s message.
Have you ever “groaned” before the Lord that He would intervene in an unjust situation in your life? Describe it.
How have you struggled with the command to love your enemies and a conviction for justice in the same situation? Explain.
How well do you maintain a grasp on who you once were or who you might be without Christ?
Trusting God for His ultimate justice should encourage us. How have you experienced that in a difficulty in your own life?
Have you ever prayed an imprecatory prayer due to someone in your life? Explain.
Pray for those who you feel need to face God’s justice.
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45 min
November 17, 2024A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 148
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
Last week we talked about the foundation of embracing the full counsel of God, including the Gospel message of Christ. Open in a prayer of commitment to this notion.
What stood out to you most in this week’s message?
How well do you consider the handiwork of God as a prompt to praise Him? What gets in the way?
Consider the things in your life that you want God to change, that are taking longer than you had hoped? Discuss the impact of those situations on your expressions of praise.
What do you believe would be the impact if you became a person who more regularly praised the Lord without regard to what he has or hasn’t done for you lately?
What steps might you take to become more “proficient” at praising the Lord.
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45 min
November 10, 2024A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you most in this message?
What role has worship played in your own spiritual journey? Prominent? Minimal? Haven’t really thought about it?
React to the statement that worship is designed to shape the heart and the mind together.
How have you historically seen the psalms and their value personally? Has that changed in any way after this sermon?
Are there ways in which you take in the counsel of the world and may not have thought about it?
How could you improve your intake regarding the counsel of the Lord?
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52 min
November 04, 2024Radical Like Jesus
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What is one thing from this message that really stood out to you?
What did Greg mean when he said we should be “radical like Jesus”? In what ways was Jesus radical?
Who shared the gospel with you before you were a believer in Jesus?
Does evangelism sound scary or exciting to you? Why?
When was the last time you shared the gospel with someone? Do you feel confident that you could share the gospel with someone if you had the opportunity?
Read and discuss Matthew 9:35-38 and 1 John 2:6. What do you note about Jesus’ disposition toward people?
Based on the passages above, Greg admonished us to “live as Jesus lived.” Which of these areas would you consider a strength in your life?
See what Jesus saw.
Feel what Jesus felt.
Imagine what Jesus imagined.
Pray like Jesus prayed.
Do what Jesus did.
What is one area from the list above that you tend to struggle with as you walk with Jesus? What adjustments or practical steps do you need to make? Spend some time praying for each other for these areas. Pray also for the lost to be saved and the saved to be sent.
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48 min
October 28, 2024Missions Sunday 2024
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out do you most in this service?
You listened to updates from several different missionaries. What did you learn about Bruno and Abby’s journey with kids in Brazil? What did you learn about the missionaries ministering in war-torn areas? Discuss what it would mean to be engaged in daily living that was interrupted by rocket fire. How would you manage the stress in these conditions?
What did you glean from the experiences and messages of the missionaries from Peru and Italy?
Have you ever been on a mission trip? Where have you been and what was it like for you? What challenges did you face and what benefits did you experience?
If you could go on trip, where would you consider going and why?
Choose some specific areas of the world to pray for as you close out
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1 hr 14 min
October 21, 2024Arise, Go, Preach
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you most in this message?
In Jonah 3:1 it says that the word came to Jonah a second time. It is clear that God was giving Jonah a second chance to obey and do what he is being asked to do. Has God ever given you a second chance at obedience?
In Jonah 3:2, God calls Jonah to arise. It is a call to repentance for not engaging in the call for evangelism. In what way is God drawing you into greater evangelism?
After this God calls Jonah to go. Who is he calling you to reach? Are there those in your life who need to hear the Gospel? What has gotten in your way so far?
The final part of this text is to preach. If you were to open up a spiritual conversation – what would you say? Do you have a sense of how you might begin spiritual conversations? Brainstorm some opening questions or statements you might consider.
God gave Jonah a wake up call, not a guilt trip. Does this conversation feel like one or the other of these two?
Pray for the Lord to open doors and move hearts for touching those around you for Christ.
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0 min
October 13, 2024Christ and Culture, Part 7: God and Government
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you most in this message?
How have you struggled with whether or not a believer in Jesus should be involved in the political process in our country?
What new information did you glean from this message about how our political process works and the responsibility we have as believers to engage?
How have you come to clarity on the notion of America being a Christian nation? It was discussed that our nations was founded on biblical principles, but the application over the years is a different matter. Discuss your perspective.
Discuss the tension between submitting to the governing authorities as in Romans 13 with the potential reality of civil disobedience.
Under what circumstances do you see yourself as possibly being disobedient to the governing authorities?
What additional questions or concerns were raised in your mind as a result of this message?
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49 min
October 07, 2024Christ and Culture, Part 6: God Created Human Government
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
Review the topics of the 6 weeks we have covered so far. Respond to the notion that we are stewards of culture and are to promote God’s idea for how it should unfold in each area covered.
Discuss what it means to “remove the gap between the sacred and secular.” How does a believer as an ambassador of Christ do this?
Discuss the notion that human government is God’s idea and that even pagan governments are part of God’s orchestrated plan. Is this new thinking for you? Explain.
The process in human culture is always a combination of the sovereignty of God and the choices of men. How has your perspective been impacted by this statement?
Have you ever felt the need to leverage the authorities in a given situation? How has this sermon modified your perspective on that discussion?
How do you feel inside when the Bible says to submit to the governing authorities when you have frustrations with those authorities?
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48 min
September 30, 2024Christ and Culture, Part 5: One Diverse Human Race
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
How do you see ethnic struggles in our world and in the church at large?
Have you ever been on the receiving end of discrimination? If so, in what way?
Discuss the challenges of relating to people of different ethnic backgrounds. What do you find challenging?
What are practical steps you might recommend our church leaders to consider as we become more multicultural?
How could you more proactively take steps toward unity in our church body?
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46 min