Easter 2017 Additional Scripture References: Ephesians 2:8-10 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How is Jesus the better answer for your lack of rest today?
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Matthew 21:34; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Peter 3:13-17; Luke 23:41; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 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 experienced God in the midst of a storm? 3. Can you give testimony of being the calm for someone else within the storm? Why or why not? Is it possible you have a tendency to make things worse? Why might this be? ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 8:9-10; 2 Corinthians 8:9-10; Romans 8:31-32; Romans 1:5 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How many people do you know who you would describe as the result of faithfully walking with Jesus for the last 20, 30, 40, or 50 years? What is the most outstanding characteristic of these people? 3. What is the most recent action of repentance in ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: John 13:27; Matthew 16:23 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Why do you believe the gospel and others don’t? 3. Do you have a tendency to minimize sin? Do you struggle to believe that you are forgiven such that you tend to beat yourself up in an attempt to punish yourself and pay for your sin? Why is this? How does the gospel address this?...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: John 5:39-44; John 5:20-24 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What would you say is your primary reason for going to church most weeks? Do you believe this reflects a belief in the gospel? Why or why not? 3. Consider the things you struggle with. How could those things be rooted in the fear of man?…seeing man as more glorious than God?...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Philippians 1:12-18; Romans 8:1-4; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 3:20; Galatians 4:9; Luke 19:1-10 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What qualities make someone free? What kind of freedom is Paul talking about when he says in Galatians that it was for freedom that Christ set us free? 3. In a culture that is quick to quit and move on, how does the gospel shape...
Additional Scripture References: Acts 21:13; Romans 3:10-12, 19-20, 21-22; 2 Peter 1:3-8; Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What are some other frameworks you've seen the gospel expressed through in Scripture? 3. How do you view unfavorable circumstances in your life? Do you tend to avoid them at all costs? How do you deal with seasons of little to no outward spiritual success? (witnessing conversions, victorie...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 10:31-33; Hebrews 10:11-13; Matthew 26:26-29 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What does grace (gospel) driven effort look like for you…vs…religious driven effort? 3. How can you tell if you are driven by an idol in your life or simply to love another?
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Psalm 23 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Take some time to consider God’s providence in your own life. If God is providentially writing a story how does that change the way we view the events in our life? 3. When was the last time you “feasted” upon Jesus? What were the circumstances surrounding you at the time?...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Matthew 23:23-28; 1 Corinthians 15:19 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Spend this next week keeping track of each time you explode in anger, speak poorly of someone behind their back, or blame shift. Why is it so easy for us to see the failures of others and not our own? How does the gospel minister and free us from these things? 3. What does it say ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 4:6; Romans 3:23-24; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What or who is the greatest factor in your life that reminds you that you are a sinner in need of a savior? 3. What are you wrestling with most in your life right now? Is it possible you could have an underlying identity issue (looking to something other than Jesu...
Mission Statement Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Which do you struggle with more: That who you are warranted the death of Jesus or that the death of Jesus was/is enough for God to be pleased with you? Why? 3. When do you most loved by God? When do you feel leas loved by God? How often do you dwell on the promises of God? What does it really mean that God is with us?...
Mission Statement Additional Scripture References: Genesis 1:26-28 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Would you say that you have joy? Why or why not? What are the events or seasons in your life when you have been most grateful for God’s salvation? What are the events or seasons in your life when you cried out to God the most? Is it possible that there is a connection? 3. What is your identity? Who or what defin...
Mission Statement Additional Scripture References: Hebrews 5:11-14 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. When or at what points in your life does it mean the most to you that you are child of God…chosen…adopted…dearly loved…richly blessed? When or at what points in your life is it the most meaningful to you that you are a servant of the King? When or at what points in your life is it most meaningful to you that you...
Mission Statement Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How does your tomorrow look different with a heart that believes that your purpose in whatever context you find yourself in is to glorify God? 3. In what ways do you tend to operate under the fear of man (the need for man’s approval). What are some of the tangible signs that this is the state of your heart? How might the gospel of Jesus be applied to this?...
Resolutions Additional Scripture References: John 16:1; Matthew 24:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; John 17:11-13; Jeremiah 2:21-22; Matthew 3:7-10; John 5:38; 6:67-69; 1 John 2:24; Revelation 2-3; 1 Corinthians 15:10 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. When you read about the branches that will be cut off and thrown away and burned what happens inside you? Does that jolt your heart in any way? 3. Does God’s word abi...
Additional Scripture References: Luke 22:26-27; Matthew 6:20-21; Isaiah 45:23-25 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How do we live when we truly believe that this life isn’t all there is AND that what is to come is unimaginably great? 3. What are some practical ways or pointers that we would see in our life if our hearts mirrored God’s heart for the world to worship Jesus above all?...
Additional Scripture References: Revelation 5:2-14; 2 Timothy 2:26; Romans 8:7-8; Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:47 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Considering the wisdom of God and the mind of Christ displayed in the incarnation of Christ what areas of your own mind and wisdom need to be renewed? 3. What does your life tend to look like when you are erecting your own kingdom? What fruit comes from this? Given the min...
Additional Scripture References: 1 Timothy 1:15 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 were heart broken over your own selfishness and vein conceit? When was the last time you were painfully aware that your brokenness was effecting those around you? Ask God to make you aware and then to comfort you in the love of Christ. 3. Take some time and reflect on your heart. In what way or ways coul...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: James 2:12-13; James 4:10-12; Romans 9:2-3; Romans 3:27-31; Romans 9:4 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Is your gospel the offensive love of God shown through the murder of His son on your behalf or is your gospel the failings of others whether real or perceived? 3. Paul said in Galatians that the only thing that mattered was faith expressing itself ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Matthew 16:21-23; Acts 19:21; Acts 20:22-23; 1 John 1:8; Romans 7:19 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Have you ever experienced resistance from others to the mission to which God was calling you? 3. Do you ever feel as if you've ruined your testimony or witness irreparably? What truths and examples in Scripture can you turn to to help you remember th...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 4:11-14 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 the idea of submitting to authority? Why or why not? 3. When was the last time you were truly admonished? If it has been more than 6 months or a year what do you think says about you? 4. When was the last time that you were comforted or truly relieved by the gosp...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Matthew 8:22; Luke 14:26; John 11:25-26; 1 Peter 3:15; Isaiah 50:6-7; Luke 9:51-56; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:8-18; Matthew 19:30; Matthew 20:15-16 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How often do you consider your “right now” in terms of eternity? Why do we tend to be so near sighted? 3. “Trials without grace end up in hollow mission grounded in bitterness ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Philippians 4:4-9 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. In our difficult moments the gospel trains us to question and doubt our heart first. Take some time and think about the times and circumstances when you experience anger, fear, worry, or depression. Consider the variables in those moments and ask yourself if there is something you are idolizing that ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Philippians 3:7-8; Galatians 6:14 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. What “loss” is a part of your story so that Jesus could win your heart? 3. What are some areas in your life where you are held captive with fear or guilt or worry or the need for control? How does a deeper view of the cross of Christ bring freedom?...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Philippians 1:29; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 3:8-9; 1 Corinthians 1:12-13; 2:12-14 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Who is Jesus to you today? What about the last month would make you think He is near and dear to your heart and soul? 3. When was the last time you had to boast in His grace? 4. When was the last time you really felt the weight of you...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Romans 16:3-4; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 11:9; Romans 11:13-14 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 unique “marks of Christ” that you have acquired and carry with you? How are you employing them for the Kingdom? 3. When is the last time you thought of God and His faithfulness in the same context? What was the context?...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Exodus 20:3-5; Psalm 8:3-4; 1 Corinthians 1:20-21; Hebrews 1:3 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. Based on the definition given in the notes would you say that you worship Jesus? Why or why not? Is worship something we can create within ourselves? 3. How do we apply the gospel to our idolatry? 4. What attribute of God is most meaningful and compelling ...
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Philippians 3:3-6; Matthew 4:4 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 had to humbly submit to God’s word upon your life? What does this mean for you and your heart? 3. Is the gospel good news to you? Is it truly good news? Why or why not? Do you need to be persuaded that Christ had to die for you or that it was enough for you? 4....
For The Sake Of The Mission Additional Scripture References: Galatians 5:1; Galatians 5:11; Psalm 27:1; Genesis 50:20 Study Questions: 1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you? 2. How do you naturally respond when you feel pressured? 3. Can you recall a time when you responded out of worship, forgiveness, and sacrifice rather than from self preservation? 4. How do your responses to these situations expose your view of the grace of God upo...
