Weird Things Christians Do
Weird Things Christians Do: Baptism
July 9, 2023 • Garry Firth • Mark 1:1–6, Matthew 3:5–14, John 3:17, John 14:6, Colossians 2:12–15
Here are some questions to help you process this message and apply it to your life: 1. What is a company or product that you’d happily represent? Why? 2. Read Matthew 3:13–17. Why do you think it was important for John to baptize Jesus? What do we learn from Jesus’ example? 3. Read Matthew 28:18–20. How do these verses apply to followers of Jesus today? 4. How is baptism for the believer’s benefit? How is baptism for the benefit of others? 5. What stood out to you the most from this message? How did it help de-weird baptism for you?
Weird Things Christians Do: Communion
July 2, 2023 • Garry Firth • 1 Samuel 7:12, Luke 22:14–20, 1 Corinthians 11:23–26, John 6:53–66, Joshua 4:6–7
Here are some questions to help you process this message and apply it to your life: 1. What is something that you do, don’t do, believe, or don’t believe that other people might consider weird? Why do you do/not do that thing? (What’s the ‘why’?) 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how good are you at remembering things? Is it the big things or the small things (or both) you sometimes forget? 3. In what ways do you think forgetfulness can be an enemy to our faith? 4. Read Joshua 4:1–7. What is a “stone” of remembrance in your faith that you can look back to as a time of God’s faithfulness? 5. What stood out to you the most from today’s message that helped de-weird communion for you?