The water I will give them will become a spring, giving them life-giving water and eternal life. John 4:3-29, 39-42 Questions for Life Groups Read John 4:3-29, 39-42. Imagine yourself in the story finding Jesus waiting for you at the well (or water cooler) and asking...
God created us to live in communities and gave us each unique potential to contribute to the common good. In a competitive culture, rejection is inevitable. Sooner or later, we won’t make the grade; we’ll slip up or reach the end of an era where we can’t do what we...
If you want to, you can make me clean! Jesus reached out and touched him. Be clean! At once, the disease left the man. Luke 5:12-16 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 5:12-16. Imagine yourself in the crowd with Jesus. What emotions might you be feeling as the man...
Fear motivates us to respond in one of four ways. Sometimes, we freeze and are unable to move. Other times, we run away. Occasionally, we move aggressively toward the source of our fear. Last, we may try to appease the source of our fear. Psychologists refer to these...
Jesus was having a meal in Levi's house. Many tax collectors and other outcasts followed Him, joining Jesus and His disciples at the table. Mark 2:13-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Mark 2:13-17. As you read this story, do you relate more to the tax collectors, the...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were first implemented in businesses and government hiring practices following the civil rights movement. A recent New York Times article cited a webpage on the U.S. Department of Labor website that defined diversity as...
The twelve disciples travelled with Jesus, as did some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases, including Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had been driven out. Luke 8:1-3 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 8:1-3. Describe what...
We begin our new series, Friends, as a precursor to our next series, which will examine the people and systems that chose to become enemies of Jesus. In doing so, we cannot help but notice the contrast as we consider current circumstances. Our companion devotional...
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength; they will fly up on wings like eagles; they will run and not be tired; they will walk and not be weary. Isaiah 40:31 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 40:31 and Romans 12:2. What does the text from Isaiah mean...
We began 2025 with a worship series titled Seconds. Our last episode is on Sunday, January 26. As our companion book, we used The Price of a Second by Dr. Leonid Altshuler, a board-certified psychiatrist and writer, who writes under the pen name Leonid Alt. Our focus...