Waterville Community Church Podcast

This is the second message in a five-week series studying the Old Testament book of Judges.

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/421546

1. When facing a problem are you more likely to ask, "Why is he/she like that," or "How am I part of this problem?"

2. When you responded to Jesus in repentance, faith, and baptism did you understand it to be a type of graduation day?  If not, what did you think was happening?

3. As a member of the community of graduates, what are you doing to help others move toward participation in the new world?

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed.

By what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart.  We have not loved our neighbor as ourselves.  We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us that we might delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of your name.  Amen.

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the first message in our series studying the book of Judges.

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/420149

1. Is their sin in your life that you are choosing to make arrangements with rather than completely driving out?

2. Do you acknowledge anger and hatred as the moral/ethical easy choice?  The wide road?

3. If the next generation of Christians only had you as its model, would it pick up a true example of what it means to follow Jesus as Lord?

Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, "You evil servant!  I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.  Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?" - Matthew 18:32-33  (NLT)

This is the first message in our series studying the book of Judges.

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/420149

1. Is their sin in your life that you are choosing to make arrangements with rather than completely driving out?

2. Do you acknowledge anger and hatred as the moral/ethical easy choice?  The wide road?

3. If the next generation of Christians only had you as its model, would it pick up a true example of what it means to follow Jesus as Lord?

Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, "You evil servant!  I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.  Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?" - Matthew 18:32-33  (NLT)

Today Mike O'Shea interviews Tom Ostrosky, founder & director of The Lazarus Experience.

This is the sixth and final message in our series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/409998   

     

1. Do you tend to think of faith as being more about what you believe or how you live?   

2. Are you engaged in any regular practices or self-examination and/or testing?   

3. If not, what's one thing you could begin doing to help prepare you to pass the test of love?   

     

"Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.  Test yourselves.  Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith."  2 Corinthians 13:5 (NLT)

This is the fifth message in a six-week series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. 

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/405707

1. When you first chose to follow Christ were you told you would suffer?  What did you think that meant then?  How has that changed?

2. When, why and how have you chosen comfort over suffering?  Did you happen to discover that suffering still often came in another form?

3.To what do you need to die in order experience resurrection life, reclaiming your soul?

"Since you excel in so many ways...I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is..." - 2 Corinthians 8:7-8a (NLT)

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the third message in a six-week series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. 

1. When you first chose to follow Christ were you told you would suffer?  What did you think that meant then?  How has that changed?

2. When, why and how have you chosen comfort over suffering?  Did you happen to discover that suffering still often came in another form?

3.To what do you need to die in order experience resurrection life, reclaiming your soul?

"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.  We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.  Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies." - 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (NLT)

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the third message in a six-week series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. 

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/398015 

1. Do your words and actions tell the truth about who God is and about how the world is supposed to be?

2. Have you chosen disobedience to Jesus to avoid the suffering of slander?

3. Is there an opportunity in your life right now to embrace obedience and face the potential suffering of slander?

"God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers."   ~ Matthew 5:10-11  (NLT)

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the second message in a six-week series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/394285   

     

1. How do you respond to the suggestion that real love for the other begins with how we see the other?   

2. Do you avoid the suffering of introspection as an unconscious way of justifying an unloving posture?   

3. Do you find yourself agonizing over how to act in love toward some people?  What does that say about how you see them?   

     

"Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness." - Luke 11:34-35 (NLT)   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear   

This is the first sermon in a six-week series studying Paul's second letter to the Corinthians.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/391891   

     

1. Do you believe your life's purpose is to bear witness to God's kingdom on earth by being faithful to Jesus even if it means suffering and death?   

2. Do you want to be faithful to God more than anything else you could want in this life?   

3. Where are you struggling to be obedient to Jesus b/c it means suffering?   

     

"For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives." - Romans 6:4 (NLT)   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear