Questions For Discussion
- What is something that you are looking forward to this month?
- How can looking forward to eternity with Christ impact how we live today?
- If good deeds don’t earn our salvation, why are they important?
Learning From Others | Hard To Be Humble
Questions For Discussion
Who is your favorite Father/Son duo form a movie or book?
Why do you think that it is important to learn from those who have gone before us?
Who can you go to this week and ask them to share a story of when God worked in their life?
What is something that you have learned from experience that you can pass on?
3 Reasons Comparing Yourself To Others Is A Waste Of Time
How To Pray
Is The Opposite Of Pride Feeling Worthless?
Questions For Discussion
What do you think the Pharisees were having for dinner?
Do you know someone who is arrogant, how do you feel when you’re around them?
What are some distinctions between being humble and a poor self-esteem or seeing yourself as worthless?
Who Are You Living For | Deny Yourself
Questions for discussion:
- If you had to "deny yourself" by going without food or without Youtube/movies/T.V. for a week, which would you choose?
- What are some things in this life that can take our focus off of eternity?
- What can you do this week to more intentionally live for Christ?
- What might your friends see in your life that show them that you're walking with Christ?
Therefore Go | Does Missions Matter
Questions for discussion
- If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
- What are some of the first steps in "making disciples"?
- What is something that you can do this week to be more aware of missions around the world?
- What is something that God has done in your life that you can share with friends and family?
The Purpose of Christmas
Questions for discussion:
What is something you can do to focus on Jesus this week?
Do you think that it was hard for Joseph to raise Jesus as his own son?
What are some things that can distract us from Christ over the holiday season?
Have you ever used something for a purpose other than what it was made for?
Of Christmas Trees & God’s Love
It is Christmastime. I love this time of year. Nicole and the kiddos and I always go and lumberjack our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. We’ve gone to the same tree farm since moving to Washington in 2007 and we love it. They have hot coco, little goats to feed, a reindeer, a Santa Claus who tells Josiah that his name means “fire of the Lord” every year. They also have Christmas trees.
Nothing Is Impossible With God
Questions for discussion
Luke 1:29 says, "But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be." How would you react if an angel showed up in your room with a greeting like Mary got?
Maybe we don't have angels appear to us, but what are some ways that we can know what God wants us to do?
During this season, what is something that you can do to focus on God's presence?