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[Sunday] Cheerfully Generous - Forgive & Give
We are reminded to look at the Macedonians, how they had nothing and yet were generous. We’re to look to Paul and see how he had nothing yet lived a generous life. Most of all, look to Jesus, who gave it all up for you so that you might be rich. May we have the same spirit of generosity.
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Questions for the week
Describe the most generous person you know and how they live their life. What do you most admire about their generosity?
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. What examples does Paul use to encourage the Corinthians to be generous?
Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-15. What advice does Paul give you about living a generous life?
How has Jesus been generous to you? How does that shape how you live your life?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Generous Creation - Forgive & Give
We are a new creation who has seen the amazing generosity of the Father though the Son. Let us go with new generosity into all the world, giving good news.
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Questions for the week
Describe the funniest viral video (think America’s Funniest Home Video) that you’ve seen.
Read 2 Corinthians 5:11-15. What are some ways you’ve seen people compelled by the love of Christ to do things that are “out of their mind”(NIV) or “beside themselves”(ESV)?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2. As you live in the new creation, brought by Christ, what does it look like for you to be an ambassador of reconciliation today?
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[Sunday] Ordinary Jars - Forgive & Give
Can you remember birthdays and Christmases past? All the presents wrapped in beautiful paper - well, except the ones wrapped in old newspaper. Which one is the better gift? Perhaps it's the one that is just ordinary.
Questions for the week
Describe a time you tried to set someone straight and it didn’t go as planned. How did it feel following that incident?
Read 2 Corinthians 4:7-12. What do you think Paul means that we have “this treasure in jars of clay?” Where have you witnessed treasure in jars of clay?
Pauls speaks of being persecuted, struck down, and death. In those depressing times of life, where does Jesus give you hope?
When you were reconciled to someone, what did that process look like?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Love The Sinner Hate The Sin - Say What
Planks and pearls - we embrace some, and others we throw away. It seems to absolutely love the sinner, we must keep the pearl and remove the plank.
Questions for the week
When do you hear people use the phrase, “Love the sinner; hate the sin?”
Read Matthew 7:1-6. How would you summarize what Jesus says about sin and other people’s sin?
Thinking of the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:1-6, and knowing how Jesus has handled your sin, what might be a more biblical phrase to use when talking about the sins of others?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] To Thine Own Self Be True - Say What
This famous Shakespeare quote has gotten a modern, extremely selfish, makeover. Lets talk about Christ’s salvation for the world and the expectation to follow likewise.
No Questions this week.
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] God Works In Mysterious Ways - Say What
This famous Christian phrase has its origins in a little-known song writer who was always dealing with depression and mantel illness. When our lives are not going the way that we would like we are able to say phrases like this as an expression of deep hope.
Describe the mysterious ways you have seen God work?
Read Mark 10: 17-27. Looking at the context, why does Jesus say “with God all things are possible?”
How might we misuse the saying “God works in mysterious ways?” According to the Bible, what ways does God work that are mysterious?
Read Isaiah 55:6-10. When you fail or feel down, what mysterious way of God can you cling onto to have hope?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Devil Made Me Do It - Say What
Are we the Baddies? Oh the problem of blaming the devil or anything else for our troubles. It takes the very essence away from the Christian.
Questions for the Week
When are times you would be tempted to say “the devil made me do it” and try to shift blame for some of our problems we find ourselves in?Read Luke 4:1-12. We see that Jesus is tempted in every way we are. What are the temptations Jesus faced and how do you face similar temptations?
Read James 1:12-18. What does this teach us about temptation? What ultimately lures us away into temptation?
Read 1 John 1:8-9. Knowing what Jesus has done for you, how should you respond when you find yourself realizing that you are a “baddie?”
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Going - Red Letter Challenge
The biggest impact you can make for God’s Kingdom is by partnering with Jesus and sharing your story.
Action Item:
Financial stress is just an everyday norm. Our view of money has become a burden in our lives. But Jesus says his yoke is easy, and His burden is light.
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Giving - Red Letter Challenge
Financial stress is just an everyday norm. Our view of money has become a burden in our lives. But Jesus says his yoke is easy, and His burden is light.
Action Item:
Financial stress is just an everyday norm. Our view of money has become a burden in our lives. But Jesus says his yoke is easy, and His burden is light.
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Serving- Red Letter Challenge
The more we do to serve in Jesus’ name, the more we will find the abundant life which we were made to abide.
Action Item:
The more we do to serve in Jesus’ name, the more we will find the abundant life which we were made to abide.
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday]Forgiving- Red Letter Challenge
If God is known for grace, shouldn’t the church be known for grace? Then why are followers of Jesus known for the exact opposite?
Action Item:
If God is known for grace, shouldn’t the church be known for grace? Then why are followers of Jesus known for the exact opposite?
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
Find some folk to go through this challenge together.
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday]Being - Red Letter Challenge
Many of us Don’t know how to just be. We know how to do and we struggle with the being. Before we do what Christ asks us to do. we need to be with him.
Action Item:
Whatever God starts He finishes. You may start some things and not finish. But what God starts He finishes!
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday]Beginning Together - Red Letter Challenge
I can think of no greater cause than the cause of living for Jesus. After all that He’s done for you, for me, after the sins that He’s overcome in our life, there is nothing that I would rather do than follow after Jesus and help others find life in Him.
Action Item:
Invite Jesus and others into your Red Letter Challenge experience. To put Christ's words into practice, you need the strength from Jesus and the support from others.
Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups
Find some folk to go through this challenge together.
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Peter - Ordinary Sinners
We see the story of Peter and experience the smell of charcoal on a beach while Jesus is cooking fish. We see that Jesus restores us where we have failed, and from there, He sends us out to where He is already working.
Action Item:
This week look for the way God is working through your weakness to bring goodness to the creation.
Questions for the Week
Senses can bring back memories. Describe a time when smells or other senses brought back vivid memories in your life.
Read John 21:9-14. What do you think this scene smelled like? What memories might this bring back for Peter (See John 18:17-18)?
Read John 21:15-19. What does Jesus do for Peter? What does Jesus do for other ordinary sinners today?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Paul- Ordinary Sinners
Saul sees his job as one of purity. He is trying to hunt down this new strand of idolatry, those followers of Jesus (this so called “The Way”) and imprison them. His job is done so well that those in “The Way” have left Jerusalem and have begun spreading to the ends of the earth. His job is not done yet; he chases them to Damascus to imprison them. However, as he is pursuing purity, he discovers that their spreading has already happened.
Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.
Questions for the Week
What are you zealous for in your life?
Read Acts 8:1-3. What is Paul zealous for?
How can being zealous make you miss Jesus?
Read Acts 9:1-9. What do you think Paul realizes when he sees Jesus?
How does Jesus’ zeal for you change how you relate to others?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Nehemiah - Ordinary Sinners
Nehemiah feels a burden, a burden to rebuild his city, God’s city. He cries out to God and goes down to Jerusalem and begins an incredible adventure of wall building and shaping people into Godly servants. But this book asks a difficult question, “What if Nehemiah’s plans don’t work out the way he hopes?”
Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.
Questions for the Week
Describe a time when you expected something to be perfect but it ended up being a failure.
Read Nehemiah 13:23-31. Even though Nehemiah has brought great reform, what do the people go back to in their behavior?
Why do you think Nehemiah responds with such anger?
How can the last verse where Nehemiah says, “Remember me, O my God, for good,” be a good prayer for us and help us see Jesus better?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] David - Ordinary Sinners
The level of messeanic expectation runs thick through the story of David, which can drive us to believe David was more holy than he actually was. However, when we look beyond the story of his infidelity we see someone who fell and was just an ordinary sinner who leads us to the messiah.
Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Saul - Ordinary Sinners
He started out with such promise. Tall and handsome, the new king would be a servant of God and the people. But this cautionary tale would not end well as we see him fall into the tradition of his people and do what is right in his own eyes.
Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.
Questions for the Week
Share about a time when you or your neighbor thought you were right in a decision but actually were in the wrong. What effect did this have on those around you?
Read 1 Samuel 15:1-9. How did King Saul, not do what God had commanded?
Read 1 Samuel 15: 10-15. How does King Saul react, when God’s prophet Samuel, calls out what King Saul did wrong?
Read 1 Samuel 15:20-23. What does God require? What are some ways you can better obey the voice of God?
How has Jesus obeyed the voice of His Father for you? What hope does this give you?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Samson - Ordinary Sinners
Samson is the famous story of God’s gladiator who constantly shows his incredible acts of strength and will to the glory of God. Or is all this done for Samson’s own glory?
Action Item:
Find a way to serve someone in humility this week.
Questions for the Week
Retell what you know about the story of Samson.
Read Judges 16:1-22. Describe Samson’s selfishness. Where was he doing right in his own eyes?
Read Judges 16:23-31. Where do you see Samson still showing selfishness? How do you see the power of God despite Samon’s selfishness?
Compare and contrast Samson to what you know about Jesus.
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Rahab- Ordinary Sinners
When God asked Joshua and his people to take the city of Jericho, he did not ask them to be like the incredible gladiators from the past. No, he asked them to be like Rahab the prostitute.
Action Item:
This week, think about a time when there should have been curses but you saw blessings instead.
Questions for the Week
Read Joshua chapter 2. What stands out to you about the story of Rahab?
Read Joshua chapter 6. notice how the battle of Jericho is not really about fighting but trusting in God. How is this similar to Rahab?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
For Jesus is not some high priest who has no sympathy for our weaknesses and flaws. He has already been tested in every way that we are tested; but He emerged victorious, without failing God.