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November 16, 2025The Narrow Way, Part 1: The Call to Die
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
Our overarching passage for this series says, “For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few” (Mathew 7:14). How have you found this to be true in your own journey?
Explain what you thought “take up your cross” meant and how that may have changed through today’s message.
Have you ever felt that God didn’t want you to have something just because you wanted it? How have you navigated that thinking with the Lord?
React to the question in the message: “Do you want what He wants or do you want Him to bless what you want?”
Read Galatians 2:20. What does it look like for a believer in Jesus to take up his cross daily?
Our passage says, “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” What does that mean for you in practical terms?
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44 min
November 09, 2025Missions Sunday 2025
SPEAKERS
00:00 – Damien & Renae – Bible Translation Update
06:32 – Brett – Malaysia Update & Suffering for Eternal Joy
36:16 – Karen – Spain Ministry Update
41:52 – Marcelo & Holly – Benevides, Brazil Update
53:02 – Joe – Ecuador Church Update & Building God’s Kingdom (Psalm 127)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
Have you ever been on an international missions trip? What was it like and how did it impact you?
What do you think and feel when you consider the idea of engaging someone who doesn’t look like you, dress like you, speak your language or believe like you? Intimidating? Exciting? Other?
What was one surprising thing that you heard from one of our missionaries this weekend?
What was something that was informative for you?
What was most moving to you as you listened?
Each of us has a role in missions. What would you say is your role in the journey of international missions here at RBC?
How do you feel God may being encouraging you do take one more step—even if it is reaching out and hosting a missionary at your small group?
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39 min
November 02, 2025 Here Am I, Send Me!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
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39 min
October 26, 2025Esther, Part 7: Purim, Celebration of Deliverance
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this final message?
When you think of the entire series, what is most significant to you?
How have you effectively, or not as effectively, sought to develop a journey of remembrance through the use of memorial type events?
How have you typically viewed the issue of a follower Christ’s responsibility in political matters: must do, must avoid, or somewhere in the middle?
How has your view on God’s providence been altered by this series?
What is your biggest take away from the book of Esther?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Christ and Culture
Sermon Series – 2024
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49 min
October 19, 2025Esther, Part 6: When the Hidden Hand Becomes Crystal Clear
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What have been your biggest takeaways from our Esther series thus far? What has most surprised you about the book of Esther?
What are some examples of “ironic reversals” in the book of Esther?
How does the book of Esther challenge our assumptions about how God works, especially when He seems absent?
How does Romans 13 help us understand the role of government in God’s plan? Where do we see that at work in Esther 8?
Three times in chapter 9, it says that the Jews defended themselves against their enemies, but did not plunder them.
Can you think of a time where “defending yourself” could have easily morphed in “plundering another”? How did you handle that situation?
What are other situations in life where the line between defending oneself and avenging oneself (plundering) can become blurry? How can Christians show strength and restraint in those moments?
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40 min
October 13, 2025Esther, Part 5: The Great Reversal
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you most in this message?
Discuss the notion that God is the master of ironic reversals, with the greatest being that of salvation in Christ? How does that change your perspective on your journey?
Discuss the tendency of all people to hold onto the wounds of this life and then the anger that results. How have you seen this bring damage in your life or the life of someone you know?
How does the statement, “I’m not what I could be and under other circumstance likely would be,” strike you?
In what way have you struggled with being humble in your life? How has the Lord provided opportunities for you to learn humility?
Summarize the most meaningful thing you have learned from this message.
ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE VERSES ON HUMILITY
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (Philippians 2:3-4)
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6)
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:12-13)
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 14:11)
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October 05, 2025Esther, Part 4: For Such a Time as This
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
Do you see yourself as an instrument in the hand of God? What stands in the way of this perspective?
Is seeing yourself this way a lack of humility? Explain.
How do you respond to the notion that when Jesus said to love your neighbor, He may have meant your actual neighbor?
In what way do you feel God wants to use you “right where you are”?
Prayerfully, none of us would ever be called upon to actually lay down our lives. What are the thoughts that come to mind when considering Jesus’ call to lay down our lives for others?
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48 min
September 28, 2025Esther, Part 3: The Plots Thicken
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
This chapter in Esther is the moment of existential crisis in the book. How do you think you would have felt if you were in this situation?
Have you ever felt a struggle to trust God in a dark time? Explain.
Have you ever felt like you did the right thing but were overlooked or unnoticed?
What makes it difficult to do the right thing in a world increasingly off track?
What does it mean to be salt and light in our world?
What do you see as a takeaway from this message for you?
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September 21, 2025Esther, Part 2: The Rise of Esther
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this passage?
It what ways in your own life’s journey have you seen God use broken people—someone you know or in your own life?
Have you ever felt sidelined for use in the hand of God? Can you explain?
How have you seen our world become more disconnected and oversexualized?
How do you resist this trend in your own life?
How can the church do a more effective job of mitigating the impact of these things in the body of Christ?
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49 min
September 14, 2025Esther, Part 1: The Stage Is Set
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
What stood out to you in this message?
What have your thoughts and feelings been regarding the book of Esther and the questions that it raises about godliness?
How have you felt about the faith and morality of Esther and Mordecai?
Discuss the introduction to the series today and whether it was helpful in laying a foundation moving forward?
In our day, there are many discussions about national leaders. Discuss your how well you are able to maintain the perspective that God remains on the throne.
Has envying those with power and wealth been a problem for you? Discuss.
Discuss the providence of God versus the miraculous intervention of God in human history and your life. How does that sit with you?
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46 min