Talk It Over

*From Matt: these kinds of more “story-telling” messages are a little more challenging to derive group discussion questions from. That said, there are a few questions here that I think are really significant if we take the time and are willing to dig past surface…

Cliff led a beautiful time of worship including phrases from songs: “You are good,” “You’re never gonna let me down,” “For endless days we will sing your praise,” “Holy Spirit you are welcome here” and “To be overcome by your Presence.” What were you sensing or feeling during…

How do you usually respond to fear? Matt talked about two normal reactions - panicked decisions or paralysis - which camp do you fall into? Read Psalm 27 together. David wrote that we was confident - Where does that confidence spring from? (Look at versus…

Matt talked about Paul leaving out the Macedonians when it came to helping the church in Jerusalem because they were so poor. Talk about a time you have left someone out because you thought you were helping by not asking? How has/did this affect the…

Scripture: Luke 14:1-23   What do you like about this parable? How might it have been offensive to those first hearing it?  Why does the Master (representing God) in the parable want his “house full”?  How did Jesus see people in his day who were considered…

**If these are too many questions, you could simply pick 2 of the 3 sections.   Read John 20:19-22 As followers of Jesus, we are sent by him into the world. What do you think Jesus had in mind for us to do? Try and…

Key Scripture Matthew 16.16-18 1 John 1.3-4 1 John 1.5 - 2.2 Talk it Over 1. Looking at Matthew 16.16-18, Jesus says He will build His church...except the word isn't actually "church" like we think about it. It's ecclesia - a gathering.  What if instead…

Note: The weekly Talk It Over will be taking a break staring next week. We will provide a few reflection questions inside of the Bible App Event each week. Talk It Over will start back up in August. For more information about Bible App Events,…

KEY SCRIPTURE Mark 8:27-38 Also see our "Bible App Event" for an outline of the message. TALK IT OVER In our society today, most things are sold or presented to us with all of the benefits listed up front, and any cost downplayed and tagged…

KEY SCRIPTURE See our "Bible App Event" for a full list of Scripture references from this message START SHARING  Matt outlined five ways we (and many before us) have focused on something other than having a relationship with God: Tradition (what we've made up), Torah…