Safe and Secure (7-12-20)

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Safe and Secure (7-12-20)

We need to trust God to lead us beyond the bounds of what we know is safe and secure.

July 12, 2020 • Ron Everingham

Questions:

1. Read Exodus 14:10-14 and Isaiah 43:16-18. Do you find yourself longing for the “good old days”? What about the past do you desire?

2. Read Isaiah 43:19-21. Why is it so hard to be perceptive of the ways God is working for our good and His glory?

3. How can we allow uncomfortable and unknown circumstances to become a starting point for change?

4. As God takes us beyond the bounds of what we know is safe and secure, will you trust God? Why or why not? Explain.

5. Search your heart: In who or what do I place my safety and security? What would it look like to find my safety and security in Christ alone?

Know the Unknowable (7-19-20)

July 19, 2020 • Blake Murchison

Questions: 1. Read Genesis 3:1-6. Do you trust God to define what is good and what is evil? Why or why not? Explain. 2. Is it possible that we have created a cultural Jesus and a cultural Christianity? 3. Would you define yourself as a true follower of Christ? Are you living with the eternal kingdom in mind or is your hope and trust in the man-made kingdoms of this world? 4. How do we change our hearts to be conformed into the image and likeness of Jesus Christ? 5. Read Matthew 28:19-20. The call of the kingdom, and following Jesus, is defined by the work of making disciples of Jesus Christ. Are you actively involved in making disciples? How?

Contact Precautions (7-5-20)

July 5, 2020 • Brian Kinkade

Questions: 1. In what ways has our current pandemic strengthened your walk with Christ? In what ways has it challenged your walk with Christ? 2. Read verses 11-13. What are some ways we can lift up our voices to God for mercy? 3. Read verse 14. Do you find it easier to follow the commands of God or to believe in His promises? Explain. 4. Read verses 15-19. How often do you allow God’s goodness to lead you into praise and worship? 5. How can we as a community group choose to worship God this week, regardless of situation or circumstance?

Christ’s Side (6-28-20)

June 28, 2020 • Ernie Jaurique

Questions: 1. Read Philippians 1:21-30. What does it look like to live a life worthy of the gospel? 2. How can we as theCHURCH approach the world’s problems from the side of Christ? 3. What does it mean to “stand firm in one spirit”? Explain. 4. How can we become “one mind” striving “side by side for the faith of the gospel”? 5. What can YOU do this week to allow God and His Word to be your filter for the different sides taking place around you?