Andrew Scherer

Community Group Questions:

1. What is alluring about the promise of paradise through technology?

2. What do we notice God doing both in our lives and in Scripture to expand His Kingdom and to have us participate in this?

3. How might we become “the light of the world, the salt of the earth” and “aroma of Christ”?

Alan Frow // 1 Kings 3: 7-9

Community Group Questions:

1. Share of a time when you noticed someone apply good information and good ethics to real life situation(s). 

2. What are some ways that God’s wisdom may appear counterintuitive, while the so-called wisdom of the world, more appealing?

3. Share if you can, of a situation when having the right information and the right motives was simply not enough.  

4. Pray for Godly wisdom with thanksgiving for the blessings of those around you as well as your own flourishing in the Truth of God.

Special Guest Brett McCracken, from Southlands Santa Ana and The Gospel Coalition // Psalm 1 ESV

Community Group Questions:

1. What in your life is causing you to become more "chaff like"? Pray that God would give you disciplines to reduce these influences in your life.

2. If you become more like the sturdy, fruitful tree in Psalm 1, how does that serve your neighbor and a lost world? What's the missional value in being a person of depth rooted in God's Word?

3. What practical habits can help you become more biblically literate and fed from the nourishment of God's Word? 

Alan Frow // Romans 12: 1-2, John 17

Community Group Questions:

1. In what ways has digital media caused you to conform to the patterns of the world in habits, values, or thinking?

2. How has this disrupted your connection to God and people?

3. What apps on your phone would you consider “distraction” apps that consume a lot of your time?

4. What uncomfortable symptoms are you experiencing so far during this digital fast?

5. Over the next 28 days, what are you hoping to experience and learn during this digital fast?

6. What has excessive screen time stolen from you? For example; sleep, family time, joy, energy, peace of mind, etc.

Joel Baker // Ps 119: 37 & Rom 12: 1-2 CSB

Joel Baker // Zechariah 11: 12-13, 12:10 CSB

1. What are some ways in which Jesus and the Gospel invert our idea of power in the world?

2. How does Jesus being pierced for our sake restore unto us our inability to be with God because of Sin?

3. The fact that Jesus was pierced for all, is compelling for a Missional impetus in our lives. What are some practical ways in which we can participate in His saving Grace?

4. Take a moment to reflect on any need for repentance in your life, as well as to thank God for having been pierced and having died for us, and for His unrelenting pursuit of us through His Spirit. 

Andrew Scherer // Zechariah 9: 9-10, Philippians 2: 1-11 CSB

Alan Frow // Zechariah 2: 5-13 ESV

Community group questions:

1. Do you recall a time when you waited for someone for a long time, and when that person finally showed up? 

2. Was there ever a time when you were able to just be there for someone during a difficult time, or when someone made your hard times more than bearable because of his or her compassion and solidarity?

3. Share about a time when you felt like an outsider, and there was someone who made you feel welcomed.

Alan Frow // Joshua 24: 1-31 ESV

Community group questions:

1. How has the Grace of God helped you to serve Him, rather than yourself?

2. Have you ever found yourself disappointed for breaking a promise or a vow?

3. The message talked about Israel serving the gods of Egypt and the gods of the Ammonites. These could represent nostalgia or relevance. We can also find ourselves serving the gods of money, media, or sex. If you find yourself serving other “gods,” which ones do they tend to be?

4. What are some ways God comes to intervene to help you stay faithful to Him?

5. Take a moment to recount God’s faithfulness in your life and to give Him thanks.

Alan Frow // Joshua 15: 13-19 ESV