Welcome to the Advent teaching series for 2024.

This is part 2 – Unsteady or Ready? The reading is Luke 1:5-20

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – What are you asking God for and he has not yet answered? (see v13)

Q2 – How has the church sometimes mistaken traditional obedience for faithfulness?

Q3 – In what part of your discipleship would you describe yourself as ‘unsteady’? Dig deep and be honest

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Welcome to the Advent teaching series for 2024.

This is part 1 – Wait or Anticipate? The reading is Matthew 2:1-12.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – What are you doing in anticipation of Jesus arrival? Not generally but personally!

Q2 – How is the church sometimes better at waiting than anticipating?

Q3 – How can one person’s anticipation about Jesus be disturbing for others? (see v3)

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Welcome to the November teaching series.

This is part 4 – What's the Difference? The readings are Galatians 2:19-21, Colossians 3:15-17 and Matthew 7:21-23.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – What makes you less comfortable to talk about Jesus with other disciples? (NB – any conversation about this should not include talking about Jesus during Big Church services or Little Church group times.)

Q2 – Think of one area in your life that could have a stronger Jesus flavour, tell you’re your group about it and write it down to refer back to later.

Q3 – How can the local church encourage disciples to be all-in for Jesus?

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Welcome to the November teaching series.

This is part 3 – Disciples with Barrows? The readings are Colossians 4:2-6 and Matthew 5:14-16

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – Why do you think churches and disciples sometimes hide in the trenches?

Q2 – Why can it be scary to shine for Jesus? What can we feel afraid of?

Q3 – How are church buildings and services like barricades/lampstands?

Challenge: agree on some answers to share through the WBC Noticeboard

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Welcome to the November teaching series.

This is part 2 – Does God have high expectations? The reading is Luke 12:35-48.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – What parts of your life are less ready?

Q2 – How can a church be ready and stay ready?

Q3 – Name 3 feelings you have about God's expectations of you.

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Welcome to the November teaching series.

This is part 1 – Time to Choose. The readings are Exodus 13:7-22, Exodus 33:12-17 and Numbers 14:1-4.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – What are your pillars of fire and of cloud?

Q2 – What does a local church need if it is going to choose following God?

Q3 – If God is leading, going ahead of us, what obscures our view of him?

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Welcome to ‘A Grown Up Church’ - a one-off teaching to mark seven years since Mike Sherburn became WBC Pastor.

Colossians 1:24-28

Hebrews 5:11-14

Romans 12:1-2

Questions...

Q1 How will ‘more mature’ you be different?

Q2 What other disciple (or disciples) can help you become more mature and how will you let invite them?

Q3 How can you help other disciples become more mature?

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Welcome to ‘When you think about it...’ - a teaching series based on some of the parables of Jesus.

This is part 11 – The Prodigal Son. The reading is Luke 15:11-32.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – In what ways do you identify with the older son and the younger son?

Q2 – How do you express God’s love to sinners?

Q3 – How does the local church behave like the older son and the younger son?

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Welcome to ‘When you think about it...’ - a teaching series based on some of the parables of Jesus.

This is part 10 – The Lost Coin. The reading is Luke 15:8-10.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Questions...

Q1 – What does it mean to light a lamp and go looking for those God loves?

Q2 – Is it ok to give up? How do we read Matt 10:11-14 alongside this?

Q3 – How much disruption are the lost allowed to bring to our big/little church settings?

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Welcome to ‘When you think about it...’ - a teaching series based on some of the parables of Jesus.

This is part nine – The Lost Sheep. The reading is Luke 15:1-7.

And it’s Mike Sherburn (WBC Pastor) doing the talking.

Q1 – In our own social context, what’s our equivalent to the lost sheep, notorious sinners, tax collectors and sinful people?

Q2 – Which of the following do you feel best describes God: disappointed, joyful, angry

Q3 – What is it about us that makes God joyful?

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