One-Off Conversations
What Sustains
September 12, 2021 • Chris High
As we head into fall, what are you focused on? We often think we know what sustains us, but what if there was something even bigger than ourselves that could truly sustain every one of us? Today Pastor Chris challenges us to discover what that is, and to stop engaging life by thinking what we can take in and begin saying what can we give? So, what sustains you?
Great Expectations
March 28, 2021 • Anthony Reimer
Sometimes, we get caught up in our own expectations about God. However, this mindset actually prevents us from seeing God for who He is and what He does. Our reality becomes distorted and our relationship can easily begin to slip away. Join us as we dive into the difference between expectation and expectancy in a way that allows us to experience God the way that He intended!
Wells
March 21, 2021 • Chris High
People like to discuss the idea of God, but often miss opportunities to actually engage with Him. They forget to foster a relationship. They forget to drink from the well of living water that Jesus speaks of. If there may have been times when you felt as if your life is not full or http://satisfied...we want to ask you—are you drinking from the right well?
Where to Stay
January 3, 2021 • Chris High
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What would your friends say you are a brand ambassador of? Are you someone who sets New Year’s Resolutions? If so what goals are you hoping to achieve this year? What keeps us from seeing ourselves as ambassadors in our workplaces and homes? What are some practical measures we might take to more readily acknowledge our identity as Christ’s ambassadors? In what ways do you see yourself as an ambassador for Christ? What ways might you improve? There were 4 points in Sunday’s message. Which one spoke to personally the most? What spoke to you about that point? 1. Our mission is incarnational. 2. Your family needs to see you on mission more than they need a garage. 3. Walls take time to fall. 4.Young people need old people. PRAYER FOCUS Thank God for honoring us with the task of living as His ambassadors in our homes, our workplaces, and our neighborhoods. Pray that God would help us be prepared to talk to the people around us about the hope we have in Christ. Pray that we as a group would encourage one another as we seek to faithfully live out of our identity as Christ’s ambassadors.
Comfort Food
November 29, 2020 • Anthony Reimer
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is your go-to comfort food? Do you talk to God regularly about your pain or discomfort? Why or why not? Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 together. What does Paul have to say about how our discomfort can unify us? How does Paul’s perspective help us re-evaluate the discomfort we may be experiencing now? Can you share a time in which certain pain and suffering you experienced in your life was used to comfort others? How can you turn to God in the midst of your discomfort? What does it look like to then comfort those around you? How can you provide the gift of presence?
Our Father
May 24, 2020 • Anthony Reimer
God wishes for us to refer to him as our Father. Our relationship with Him is deeply personal, and much greater than any of us can imagine. Join Care Pastor Anthony as he discussed the dynamic of our relationship with Christ, and explore with us the intimate relationship that cannot be persuaded.
Impacting A City
August 18, 2019 • Anthony Reimer
We all have someone who stepped out of their comfort zone and shared their story with us in a way that has impacted us. Why is it so difficult for us to do the same? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Outside of financial examples, what is something you have put an investment in and have witnessed growth? Is there a part of your story that makes it difficult to share? What are the fears you experience when you consider sharing your story? How do you hope to be used by God this fall? Invite and Invest. Is the investment worth it even if they don't show up. Why? Why is the invite so important? Who is on your invest in and invite card? How do you know them? What might be the best way to invite them? End the group by praying for the names on the group's cards.
No Church?
May 26, 2019 • Chris High
How we perceive “church” impacts every aspect of our lives. But what does church mean? What did God intend church to be? DSICUSSION QUESTIONS What's the most unique location you've experienced a service? Read Psalm 23 together, read it again individually but this time change any I, me, or mys with your name. How does it feel to know that God doesnt exist in a physical place but lives within us? How have you witnessed God show up to be "with you" or "alongside you"? When do you need to be most reminded that you can experience Him where ever you are?
What's Holding You Back?
May 19, 2019 • Anthony Reimer
You may have seen a baptism at Hoboken Grace, but why is it that we dunk people in a tub of water? What is the significance of baptism and is there a reason you have created that will keep you from getting dunked? This week, Pastor Anthony takes a deep dive into all your questions on baptism. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What do you see when you experience someone being baptized at HG? What do you think of baptism? How has that changed overtime? If you’ve been baptized since accepting Christ, talk about your experience. Were you stuck on something? Nervous? How did it benefit you? Read Matthew 28:16–20. Why would Jesus place such an emphasis on a public profession of faith through baptism? If you haven’t been baptized, how do you think your story of coming to faith in Jesus might benefit others?