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Speaker: Dr. Wayne Johnson
Scripture: Psalm 23
Sermon: My Shepherd King

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Speaker: Dr. Marty Crain
Scripture: Psalm 2
Series: Rage or Refuge

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Speaker: Dr. Marty Crain
Scripture: Psalm 2
Series: Rage or Refuge

Speaker: Dr. Marty Crain
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6
Series: The Satisfied Believer

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Speaker: Dr. Marty Crain
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6
Series: The Satisfied Believer

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Speaker: Pastor Jay Childs
Scripture: Luke 23
Series: Responding to the Cross

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Speaker: Pastor Jay Childs
Scripture: Luke 23
Series: Responding to the Cross

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Speaker: Pastor Jay Childs
Scripture: Psalm 32
Series: The Offer of Complete Forgiveness

What is the hardest part of confessing your sins?

1. Read Psalm 32 1:11. What were the main points of the sermon?
2. Describe, in your own words, how main points 3 and 4 of the sermon outline, are true in your own life.
3. Read Philippians 2:1-11. What does the cross call us to?
4. Read John 15:1-17.
   What are the conditions for being a true disciple of Jesus?
   What is promised to the true disciple of Jesus?
   What does "fruit" look like in a believers life? Be specific.
5. Read Psalm 51 and Psalm 139:23-24.
   Spend some silent time asking God to reveal hidden sins.
   Spend some time confessing sin, if appropriate, out loud.
6. Read Romans 7:14-25.
   Does the intensity of Paul's struggle with sin surprise you? Why? Why not?
   What is the hope, practically, for the sinner's intense battle with sin? Be specific.
7. Read Philippians 4:4-9.
   Why so much emphasis on rejoicing?
   What is the key to joy according to these verses? (Notice the emphasis on the mind.)
   Discuss the role of the mind an spiritual formation.
   What incredible promise is made at the end of the verses to those who think on these things?

Parents, we are please to include a family-oriented section to the Community Group questions. Our goal is to assist you in taking what you have learned through the sermon and discussed in your group and "bring it home" to your family.

1. How did David feel before he confessed his sin to the Lord? See Psalm 32:3-4
   Have you or any other of your family members felt this way? Why is that?
2. Read and discuss Acts 10:39-43, Ephisians 1:7, and Hebrews 10:22 and 28 to see how we find forgiveness for our sins.

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Speaker: Pastor Jay Childs
Scripture: Psalm 32
Series: The Offer of Complete Forgiveness

What is the hardest part of confessing your sins?

1. Read Psalm 32 1:11. What were the main points of the sermon?
2. Describe, in your own words, how main points 3 and 4 of the sermon outline, are true in your own life.
3. Read Philippians 2:1-11. What does the cross call us to?
4. Read John 15:1-17.
   What are the conditions for being a true disciple of Jesus?
   What is promised to the true disciple of Jesus?
   What does "fruit" look like in a believers life? Be specific.
5. Read Psalm 51 and Psalm 139:23-24.
   Spend some silent time asking God to reveal hidden sins.
   Spend some time confessing sin, if appropriate, out loud.
6. Read Romans 7:14-25.
   Does the intensity of Paul's struggle with sin surprise you? Why? Why not?
   What is the hope, practically, for the sinner's intense battle with sin? Be specific.
7. Read Philippians 4:4-9.
   Why so much emphasis on rejoicing?
   What is the key to joy according to these verses? (Notice the emphasis on the mind.)
   Discuss the role of the mind an spiritual formation.
   What incredible promise is made at the end of the verses to those who think on these things?

Parents, we are please to include a family-oriented section to the Community Group questions. Our goal is to assist you in taking what you have learned through the sermon and discussed in your group and "bring it home" to your family.

1. How did David feel before he confessed his sin to the Lord? See Psalm 32:3-4
   Have you or any other of your family members felt this way? Why is that?
2. Read and discuss Acts 10:39-43, Ephisians 1:7, and Hebrews 10:22 and 28 to see how we find forgiveness for our sins.

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Speaker: Dr. Cal Hiebert
Sermon: When We Have To Choose
Scripture: Genesis 39:1-10; 2 Samuel 11:1-4

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1. Consider Joseph's childhood (the dreamer hated by his brothers and favored by his father), what choice would you have thought he would make?
2. Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17. How important is Christian training in early childhood? Do we have biblical examples of parents teaching their children? Give references.
3. What scriptural references can you think of that tell us to provide spiritual teaching for our children?
4. Read James 1:14-15. Can we say that the devil made us yield to temptation? Why or why not?
5. "Discipline yourself and others won't have to." How does this look in your life?
6. "The biggest gap in life is the one knowing and doing." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Parents, we are pleased to include a family-oriented section to the Community Group questions. Our goal is to assist you in taking what you have learned through the sermon and discussed in your group and "bring it home" to your family.

1. Children, like their parents, make decisions every day. In order to make good decisions, they need good advice an guidance. Discuss ways where that advice and guidance can be found. Also read: Proverbs 1:8-9, 2:1-6, 9:10; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 13:17
2. Read Hebrews 5:14 and Romans 12:2. What are some benefits of constantly using the Word of God? Discuss some tangible ways that will help your family do that very thing.