Emmanuel, God with us. There’s a lot riding on that little word “with.” What exactly does “with” mean? The Hebrew scriptures describe God as being “with” the first people, walking with them in the garden in the cool of the night. Later God was with the Israelites in different forms as they fled Egypt and …
These questions are connected to the message, Direction, Not Perfection from Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. You can watch it here. What challenged you or encouraged you from this message? Inclusion at the table is inclusion into the community. Get gut-level honest – who would you not have at your table? What table have you been …
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These questions are connected to the message, Why Would Anyone Want to Follow Jesus? from Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. You can watch it here. What challenged you or encouraged you from this message? Read this passage (Luke 14:25-35) again. What would YOU title it? And why? In 21st century North America, we can follow Jesus …
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These questions are connected to the message, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? from Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. You can watch it here. What challenged, encouraged or shocked you about this passage or message? How do your reactions reveal what you’re passionate about? Who do you identify with in the parable and why? What are the …
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These questions are connected to the message, Are You Going the Wrong Way?” from Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. You can watch it here. What challenged you, encouraged you, or confused you about this message? In the Luke 14 parable, Jesus challenges the systems and structures of the day. What do those systems and structures look …
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These questions are connected to the message, Eat, Drink, and Be Changed from Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. You can watch it here. What challenged or inspired you about the passage or sermon? What was new? If you didn’t grow up in the church what was your impression of communion when you first experienced it? If …
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These questions are connected to the message “Is _____ a sin? (Deep Faith, Wide Embrace, Part 3)” from Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. You can watch it here. As you think back through this sermon (and the past two (Part 1) and (Part 2)), is there anything that was new? Challenging? Inspiring? Complicating? Discuss or journal …
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These questions are connected to the second part of the message, Deep Faith, Wide Embrace, from Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. You can watch it here. Were you able to enter into the discomfort that the disciples and early Jewish Christians felt with the establishment of a new covenant? If so, how did you gain greater …
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These questions are connected to Part 1 of the message, Deep Faith, Wide Embrace from Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. You can watch it here. Try reading Acts 15:1-29 in The Message. Was there anything that challenged, inspired, or intrigued you about the Acts 15 passage or sermon? How has experience played into your understanding and …
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These questions are connected to the message, Refuge in the Midst of Chaos from Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. You can watch here. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What jumped out at you from this message? Was there something that challenged, inspired, or impacted you? Robyn mentioned two different creation stories. Was this new information for you? Read Genesis …
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