For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: John 7:37-39; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 13:15-16 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Do you live with a sense of the Holy Spirit leading you? Do you believe that you have a need for the Holy Spirit? Why or why not? (It might be helpful to read Galatians 5) 3. What is the truth about God that you are being tested in these days? If you aren’t being teste...
Sep 11, 2016
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: 2 Timothy 3:10-11; Matthew 4:19; 28:16-20; Ephesians 4:15; Galatians 6:17; Galatians 4:8-16; John 6:28-29 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What you say about others or your situation says more about you than the subject of your words. What do your words say about you? Why do you tend to talk this way? 3. What are the “marks of Christ” on your life? W...
Sep 04, 2016
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: John 1:3-5; 5:39-40 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Over the next week tell someone about Jesus and what He means to you. For starters - tell yourself and see if your heart agrees. 3. Do you view corporate worship as primarily for you and your edification? Why or why not? 4. What does it look like to take your family with you on mission (in the sens...
Aug 28, 2016
For The Sake Of The Mission Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What are the things in our culture that trouble and unsettle our minds? 3. What was the last thing you read or heard from the Word of God that caused you to rejoice? Why?
Aug 21, 2016
For The Sake Of The Church Additional Scripture References: Galatians 6:12; Philippians 2:12-13; Deuteronomy 7:6-8 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. When was the last time you truly learned something about yourself? How did you learn it? 3. How would you know if you have a large or small view of God? How does this effect your faith?
Aug 14, 2016
In Review Additional Scripture References: Psalm 110:1 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Would anyone be convinced by your life that Jesus was your king? What kind of fruit is displayed in our life when you forget that Jesus is King of Kings? What are the things in your life that tend to functionally exist as your leader and savior? 3. How do we live out the tension between the Gospel of God’s grace and our hea...
Aug 07, 2016
A Call To Forsake All Additional Scripture References: Matthew 16:25; Romans 6:6 Study Questions: 1. What challenged you from this text in Philippians? 2. What areas in your life do you place the most confidence in? 3. Do you count everything loss for the sake of knowing Christ? If not, why not? 4. Is God your treasure in whom you are satisfied most? If not, why?
Jul 31, 2016•48 min
He Wants Your Hope To Be In You Today Sermon Text: 1 Peter 5:10-11 Additional Scripture References: Romans 8:28-30; Hebrews 11:34-38; Mark 10:29; Matthew 19:29; Luke 22:32; 1 Corinthians 15:15; 1 Corinthians 13:12 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How does the reality of eternity (specifically eternal glory in Christ) shape your view of the difficulties and shortcomings of this life? 3. Share a struggle and an ...
Jul 24, 2016
He Wants Anything But The Cross Sermon Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Additional Scripture References: Matthew 6:13; Luke 23:35-37, 39; Matthew 27:39-40; Hebrews 11:1, 6 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Do you struggle with understanding how Jesus could truly experience temptation? 3. Do you tend to neglect either the adoration of Christ or the imitation of Christ in your life? If so, why do you think that is? 4. Have y...
Jul 17, 2016
He Wants Us To Be Full Sermon Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Additional Scripture References: Hebrews 2:17-18; 4:15-16; Deuteronomy 8:2-4; Exodus 16:2-3; Psalm 91:11-12; Matthew 6:2-4; Matthew 16:26; Hosea 6:1 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What good things in our culture do we tend to make ultimate? What tangible effects has this had on our society? 3. How does the gospel help us enjoy the gifts of God without them b...
Jul 10, 2016
He Wants Anything But Resistance Sermon Text: 1 Peter 5:6-9 Additional Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Revelation 5:9-10 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Are you truly humble? How would you know? 3. Do you have anxiety? In what ways are you trying to your own savior? Is it possible that you are doing so by trying to be someone else’s savior? Do you struggle to believe that God cares? Why o...
Jul 03, 2016
He Wants Us To Believe Our Significance Comes From Within Sermon Text: Genesis 3:8-13 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What can we learn from God’s encounter with Adam and Eve as we consider our own relationships? 3. Have you ever had anyone lovingly point out sin in your life? If not, why do you think this is the case? 4. How would you know if your identity was in Christ or in something else? Is there somethi...
Jun 26, 2016
He Wants Us To Define Good And Evil Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-8 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Are there times when you wish God was just a creator god far away? Why? Is there something that you believe about you that makes you want this or is it something you believe about God? 3. What in this life do you struggle with seeing as something that God is “keeping” from you? How does considering the gospel of Jes...
Jun 19, 2016
He Wants Us To Justify Ourselves Sermon Text: Revelation 12:7-12 Additional Scripture References: Luke 10:17-20; Revelation 20:12, 15; Revelation 13:8; Ephesians 1:3-10; Mark 9:24; Romans 5:5 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. In what ways do you find yourself trying to justify yourself? 3. Do you know and understand the love of the Father? Why or why not? You may want to spend some time asking the Holy Spirit t...
Jun 12, 2016
He Wants Us To Fight Each Other Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What are the designs of Satan? 3. What lie is Satan telling us that creates such a barrier to forgiveness? 4. How does the gospel shatter the lie of Satan?
Jun 05, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How have you seen God working in your life in the last 12 months? 3. What are the practical things in life that “strengthen your soul”? 4. What would it look like to “strengthen the soul” of your spouse?…your kids?
May 29, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Describe the importance of truth. Is it ever worth dismissing? 3. What are some of the things that give us confidence in evangelism? Additional Scripture References: Acts 11:19; Acts 1:8; John 8:45; John 8:47; John 8:43-44; Luke 19:40; John 3:16
May 22, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Do you find it difficult to pray on a regular basis? Why or why not? 3. Why didn’t God save James? What do we learn from this? How does this impact the way we view life in and around us? 4. What is one way the Word of God has increased in your life over the past 12 months? Additional Scripture References: John 11:24-26; Matthew 17...
May 15, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What do you think of when you consider the term “faithful”? 3. Does our culture hold the characteristic of faithfulness in a high place? Why or why not? 4. What are the implications for us that “church” is a group of people and not a place? 5. How do we become a “relief” to Alamo Ranch?…San Antonio…the world? Additional Scripture References: Isaiah 41:10; Deuteronomy 31:8; Roma...
May 08, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What are the implications for us, our culture, and our world that one must be born of the Spirit in order to enter the Kingdom of God? 3. What does repentance look like for you? What keeps you from repentance? Have you ever had anyone point to sin in your life? How did that go? How would a gospel centered community foster this? Additional Scripture References: Romans 3:20, 28; ...
May 01, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Do you expect to hear from the Lord? Why or why not? 3. Is there anything in particular that discourages you from sharing your faith and evangelizing? What has God said in order to raise confidence in sharing the gospel? 4. Why were the Apostles commanded to teach that Jesus was going to judge the living and the dead? Additional Scripture References: Ephesians 5:8-14; 1 Corinth...
Apr 24, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. We have a tendency to believe in the gospel of Jesus (trusting in his work on the cross) for initial salvation, but quickly begin to live as though salvation depended on our works. Why is this? What moral trait are you the most proud of in your life? How does the gospel effect the way you view this? How do we maintain a gospel centered way of life? 3. What are the prejudices in...
Apr 17, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Why do we have a tendency to assume that everyone around us has it all together? 3. What is the difference between a life in pursuit of justification and a life in pursuit of a relationship? (with God)
Apr 10, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Is following Jesus easy or hard? The answer may seem obvious, but how would you describe it? 3. If Jesus says things like “whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life,” how could he still call us to “rejoice” or “take heart” or “have peace”? Are those things mutually exclusive? 4. How did the Apostles ultimately do what they did? Additional Scripture Refe...
Apr 03, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. In what areas of your life do you believe the enemy still has power? What about the finished work of Christ would disarm that power? Additional Scripture References: Colossians 2:13-15; Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:31-34; Romans 3:25-26; 2 Corinthians 1:18-20; Genesis 3:15; Hebrews 7:25-28; 9:11-12
Mar 27, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. The cross proves that you are more sinful than you could imagine. What does that specifically mean for you? 3. The cross proves that you, if you are in Christ, are more loved and accepted and forgiven than you could possibly imagine? What does this specifically mean for you? Additional Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 5:21; Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:15; Acts 5:38-39...
Mar 20, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What does it mean for us that the Kingdom of God is not of this world? 3. How does it change our perspective when we realize that we are to be in the world but not of it? How does that play itself out? Additional Scripture References: John 10:26; 8:46-47; 6:63-65; 1 Corinthians 15:58
Mar 13, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What can we take from the fact that Jesus took Peter, James, and John a little further than the other disciples? What does that mean for us in our own relationships? 3. Why is it good for us that we know Jesus was asking for the cup to pass? Why is it important that we consider the wrath of God in all of this? 4. What does it mean for us to “sleep and take our rest later on”? A...
Mar 06, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What has God done recently in your life to preserve your faith and belief? How does doing life in community help foster this? 3. What is the biggest roadblock to confessing your struggles? Can you relate to David in Psalm 32:3? How does the gospel free us to take the “off ramp” of confession? Additional Scripture References: Matthew 10:24-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; John 14:1-...
Feb 28, 2016
Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Individually or as a group make a list of 25 things that God has done for you showing His mercy. 3. How would you know if your relationship with Jesus was centered around you or around Him? Additional Scripture References: Luke 13:1-5; John 9:1-5; Luke 16:27-31; Psalm 78:1-4; Revelation 4:10
Feb 21, 2016
