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Life groups questions & notes

Life groups questions & notes

One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see. John 9 Questions for Life Groups Read John 9. If you’re familiar with this story you observe anything you hadn’t noticed before? Did your spiritual acuity increase? What helps you to sharpen your spiritual acuity? Read...

Double vision: Spiritual acuity

Double vision: Spiritual acuity

Welcome to episode one of our new series, Perspective, based in large part on The Decider, a book by Andy Andrews. Spoiler alert. Most of you haven’t started reading our companion book just yet, so I’ll summarize the first two chapters. But don’t skip them. The...

Pastor’s Book Club News

Pastor’s Book Club News

We finish our current worship series, Human, on Sunday July 28. Leo Buscaglia’s book Personhood guided along the way. Our companion book for our new worship series beginning on Sunday, August 4, is The Noticer by Andy Andrews. Andy Andrews is the author of multiple...

Life groups questions & notes

Life groups questions & notes

Jesus got up and gave an order to the wind and to the stormy water; they quieted down, and there was a great calm… Who is this man who gives orders to the winds and waves, and they obey him! Luke 8:22-25 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 8:22-25. What storms do you...

Roles: Seed Scatterers

Roles: Seed Scatterers

I’ve noticed our dogs often have little seeds clinging to their fur this time of year. One or more of the plants they came in contact with used them as carriers to scatter their seed to other places and expand their prodigy. We’re all seed scatterers and pollinators...

Life groups questions & notes

Life groups questions & notes

Let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-12 Questions for Life Groups Read 1 John 4:7-12 and Luke 6:27-28. What does the phrase “God is...

Love: Do unto others

Love: Do unto others

In our last episode, we briefly looked at several world religions. In our abbreviated tour, we discovered a version of the golden rule weaves a common thread among the major world religions, as does a shared idea for what it means to be human. In this episode, we...

Life groups questions & notes

Life groups questions & notes

Which one acted like a neighbor toward the man attacked by the robbers? The one who was kind to him. Go and do the same. Luke 10:25-37 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 10:25-37. Are you familiar with this story? Any surprises when you read it this time? What stands...

Ways: Like a river

Ways: Like a river

According to the National Geographic Society, “A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity.” There are over three million rivers in the world, according to the US Geological Survey. And each river carves its own path towards...

Life groups questions & notes

Life groups questions & notes

Jesus placed His hands on her, and at once she straightened herself up and praised God. Luke 13:10-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 18:1-7. What child-like attributes do you believe Jesus wants adults to have? Why? Read this week’s article titled Finding...

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