Creating Tomorrow
Mountain Top (6-13-21)
June 13, 2021 • Brian Kincade
1. Read verses 2-6. Have you ever had an unforgettable “mountain-top” faith experience? Tell us about that experience. What was so impactful about that experience? How did it change your life? 2. Why do you think we always try to get back to (or stay in) those types of experiences, rather than bringing those experiences with us into everyday life? Comfort: Mountain-top experiences are comfortable. Nobody likes to be uncomfortable. If we could, we would just stay comfortable our entire lives - but God never calls us to comfort. Instead He expects us to take those experiences with us into the valleys of life, to reflect on them while we pursue His mission and purpose everyday. 3. Read verses 14-27. Why do you think it’s so hard to believe that Jesus can and will answer prayer in our favor? Answers: We know that God always answers prayer, but His answer is not always in our favor. Sometimes His answer is “No”. Hope: God calls us to ask hopefully, like a child, undeterred by the answer we get. A child knows what he wants and will ask persistently, hopefully - regardless of the answer. Have we lost our childlike hopefulness in prayer? 4. Read verses 28-29. Why is prayer oftentimes considered a last resort rather than our first and best option? Explain. False Sense of Security: Too often we have a false sense of security. We think we are in control and can take matters into our own hands. We don’t view ourselves as truly helpless, unable to do anything apart from Christ. 5. Where is God challenging you to grow in prayer? How can we help you take that step?
True Worship (6-6-21)
June 6, 2021 • Blake Murchison
Questions: 1. Read verses 7-15. What do you think Jesus is talking about when He speaks of “living water”? 2. Read verses 16-18. Why do you think Jesus asks the women to bring Him her husband? 3. What do you need to bring to Jesus in order to truly worship Him alone? 4. Read verses 19-26. What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth? Explain. 5. How should a life of worship Monday - Saturday cause you to pour out praise and worship on Sunday? Explain what that looks like practically.
Disciple Me (5-30-21)
May 30, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. Read . What do you think Jesus means by, “go and bear fruit”? 2. What would it look like for the disciples you invest in to “abide” in Christ? Explain. 3. How and where are you creating an environment for discipleship conversations to happen? What does that look like? 4. What should happen when you get up from the table?
Anchored in Community (5-23-21)
May 23, 2021 • Justin Cheely
Questions: 1. Have two group members read Matthew 9:10-13 and Matthew 26:20,26-29. Why do you think God chooses to form His people around tables in Community? 2. What would it look like for the church to invite the next generation to the table? What do you think that means to “invite them to the table”? 3. Read Psalm 23. Would you say that community is an act of war? Why or why not? 4. What is at stake if we don’t make community a priority? 5. Who is one person, couple, or family you know that you could intentionally invest in? How can we help you take that step?
Uncommon (5-16-21)
May 16, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. Read Jeremiah 29:4. Do you believe that God placed you here at this time and in this place for a purpose? What do you think that purpose is? 2. Read verse 5. What would it look like for you to be a productive member of society, while still accomplishing the purpose that God has for you? 3. Read verse 6. What is one way you can multiply yourself and make disciples of the next generation? 4. Read verse 7. How does creating disciples of the next generation benefit our city? How can it change what the world looks like tomorrow? 5. Where is God challenging you to take the next step in next gen discipleship? How can we help you take that step?
The World of Work (5-9-21)
May 9, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. Read verse 1 again. Why does it seem that the workplace is one of the hardest places to live out our faith? 2. Read verses 2-4. What does it look like for you to live out your faith (identity and purpose) in the workplace, practically? Give examples. 3. How old does someone need to be before you can start talking to them about a career? 4. Read verses 5-7. How can we infuse the purposes of God into those career conversations? Explain. 5. What would it look like for you to begin to encourage the next generation to live out their faith in their chosen (or desired) career?
Making Relationships Meaningful (5-2-21)
May 2, 2021 • Chad Allen
Questions: 1. How can you know if a relationship is meaningful or not? Explain. 2. Why do you think it’s so difficult to build lasting, meaningful relationships? 3. Read 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 again. What makes a meaningful relationship happen? 4. What would it look like for you to build meaningful relationships across generational lines? 5. What is one thing you can do to invest in Cross-Generational relationships? How can we help you take that step?
Guide (4-25-21)
April 25, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. Read Acts 8:26-31. Why do you think having a “guide” in the Christian life is so important? Explain. 2. Read Philippians 1:9-11. What is cultural discernment and why is it helpful? 3. How does a guide help give you wisdom to discern the culture around you? 4. What are some practical ways we can navigate our culture with discernment? 5. Who is one person who can guide you? Who is one person you can help guide?
Can’t give what you don’t have (Message 4-18-21)
April 18, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. How is intimacy pursued in any relationship? Explain. 2. What does it look like for someone to have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ? 3. What is wrong with identifying WITH Jesus rather than finding your identity IN Jesus? 4. What are some practical steps you can take to know Jesus more intimately? 5. How can we help you take that step?
Live to Give (4-11-21)
April 11, 2021 • Ernie Jaurique
Questions: 1. Read verses 1-3. Why do you think that personal worship is a prerequisite for making disciples in every generation? 2. Read verses 4-9. How can we (the church) help each generation follow Jesus in a way that connects with the world they live in? 3. Read verses 10-13. How does worship + discipleship = a changed world? Explain. 4. What would it look like for you to be Jesus to the next generation? 5. Where is God challenging you to take the next step in generational discipleship? How can we help you take that step?