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June 26, 2016 Deceived Part 2 - Take Me To Your Leader
This is the second message in a two-week series called "Deceived" where we study the New Testament letters of 2nd & 3rd John.

GROW Questions:
1. Have you ever followed someone who loved leading more than they tried to be good?
2. In what ways to you try to lead God instead of allowing Him to lead you?
3. Would other people say your are characterized by the way you obey God and love people? What does characterize you?

GO:
"Dear friend, don't let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God's children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God." - 3 John v. 11 (NLT)
28 min
June 19, 2016 Deceived Part 1 - It Seemed Like A Good Idea...
This is the first message in a two-week series called "Deceived" where we are studying the books of 2nd & 3rd John.

GROW Questions:
1. When you think about God, is he just like Jesus? Or something else?

2. Have you ever been deceived into believing something about God that wasn’t true about Jesus?

3. In what ways do you run away from thinking about God as he is in Jesus Christ?

GO:
"Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning." 2 John v. 6

31 min
June 12, 2016 Beautiful One - From Passion to Promise
This is the second and final message in the "Beautiful One" series studying the Old Testament book of Song of Solomon.

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GROW Questions:
1. How have you experienced a difference between expectation and reality in your marriage?
2. How have you addressed those differences?
3. How has God been faithful to you despite your faithlessness?
4. Is your spousal partnership reflecting that kind of covenant love?

GO:
"Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm." - Song of Solomon 8:6 (NLT)
39 min
June 05, 2016 Beautiful One - Initiation and Invitation
The first message in a two-week series called "Beautiful One" where we're studying the book of Song of Solomon.

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GROW Questions:

1. Does it surprise or bother you that a book like this would be in the Bible? Why or why not?
2. Has your perception of and engagement with your sexuality communicated something of the distinctiveness of our God?
3. In what ways is God initiating intimacy with you?
4. In what ways are you inviting him ever more deeply into your life?

GO:
"Catch all the foxes,
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!" - SS 2:15 (NLT)
41 min
May 29, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance - Beyond Moses
The final message in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" where we are studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

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GROW Questions:

1. What does it mean to move “Beyond Moses?”
2. In what ways is the church still living under Moses’ system?
3. In what ways might you still be living under Moses’ system?
4. What role does obedience play in the life of the church and who or what are we to obey?

GO:
"Then a voice from the cloud said, 'This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him.' " - Luke 9:35 (NLT)
39 min
May 22, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance: Beyond Blessing And Cursing
This is the fifth message in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" where we are studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

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GROW Questions:
1. Have you been taught to think of God as a God of blessing and cursing?
2. Have you ever wrestled or struggled with that idea?
3. If yes, how did the church respond to you? If no, in light of the wisdom tradition do you think you should?
4. What could it look like for you to live beyond blessing and cursing, controlled internally by love for God and people?

GO:
"Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!" - Deuteronomy 30:19 (NLT)
44 min
May 15, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance - Beyond Retribution
This is the fourth sermon in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

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GROW Questions:

1. How have you understood the nature and purpose of rules/laws?

2. In what way is “purging the evil from among us” by eliminating “evil” people self-contradictory and self-defeating?

3. What “evil” people are you not yet ready to invite into your community?

GO:
"Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good." - Romans 12:21 (NLT)
43 min
May 08, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance - To The God Who Will Choose For Me
This is the third sermon in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" where we are studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

GROW Questions:

1. Where and in what ways do you continue to worship in places God hasn’t chosen? Do you find it hard to worship in the place He chooses? Why/Why not?

2. What distinct worship practices are you engaging in that demonstrate your allegiance to Him and define you as a ‘true’ worshipper?

3. What do you need to do to personally participate in co-creating the kind of place where truth, justice and righteousness prevails?

4. Who are your enemies to be eliminated not by war but by your love for them? How will you do this?

GO:

“Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” - Deuteronomy 16:20 (NLT)
37 min
May 01, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance - A Continuous Covenant
This is the second sermon in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" where we are studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

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GROW Questions:

1. What was, is, and will always be God’s ultimate objective?
2. What role does obedience play in God accomplishing his objective?
3. Do you want to obey God? Why or why not?
4. Do you think the world is being blessed in and through the church? Why or why not?
5. If not, does that mean we’re not worshipping God or that we’re worshipping a false God? Or both?

GO:
“Listen, O people of God! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.” - Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NLT)
41 min
April 24, 2016 I Pledge Allegiance...Because He Deserves Allegiance
This is the first message in a six-week series called "I Pledge Allegiance" where we're studying the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

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GROW Questions:

1. Do you pledge allegiance to God at all?
2. “” because you have to?
3. “” because for some unknown reason you want to?
4. “” because he get things done?
5. “” because of what he’s done for you?
6. “” because of WHO HE IS?

GO:
“If you love me, obey my commandments.” - John 14:15 NLT
32 min