Posts with the category “community-groups”

Community Group Study Guide — the Plagues - Darkness Exodus 10:21-29Study Information:We rarely experience absolute darkness. Maybe you’ve toured a cave and turned off your light, but other than that ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — the Plagues - Is Security Your God?Exodus 9:8-10:20Study Information:Throughout the Bible we are reminded that the Lord is our Refuge and Strength (Psalm 46:1). When we’r...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — the Plagues - Is Comfort Your God?Exodus 8:16-9:7Study Information:There are many items and experiences we have in life that make life easier and more enjoyable. Things l...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — the Plagues - Is Wealth Your God?Exodus 7:14-8:15Study Information:God promised judgement on Egypt for their oppression of Israel through slavery. This judgement would ta...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Hardened HeartExodus 7:1-13Study Information:What would it take for you to have boldness in your faith? Moses experienced a turning point in Exodus 6 and now expressed bo...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Same Yesterday, Today and ForeverExodus 6:2-30Study Information:One unchanging thing about being human is change. Seasons change, we have ups and downs at work, kids ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Things Get More Difficult Exodus 5:1-6:1Study Information:Does following God’s plan make life easier? Yes and no. Many people think that God promises to make life wonderf...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Return to EgyptExodus 4:18-31Study Information:Moses took a step of faith to follow God back to Egypt. After his dramatic encounter with God at Mount Horeb, the Mount...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Human Inadequacy and the Power of GodExodus 4:1-17Study Information:As we’ve explored Moses’s story, we’ve learned about the reality of human inadequacy and the power of ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 3:13-22Study Information:What we look for in a name in our culture today is different than in the ancient world and many parts of the the world today. Typically we...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 3:1-12 CalledStudy Information:It is pretty common to look back on seasons of our lives and be filled with a sense of regret. We regret ways we failed, how we didn...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 2:11-25 ExiledStudy Information:We each experience turning points in our lives that define us. Some of those turning points are things that happen to us against ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 2:1-10 Drawn OutStudy Information:The beginning of Exodus was framed with a lot of darkness and a seemingly absent God. The people of God previously found refuge i...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 1:8-22 ProtectedStudy Information:One temptation during times of prolonged suffering and darkness is to believe that somehow God is not in control or that he has l...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 1:1-14 ForgottenStudy Information:The book of Genesis ended with an element of darkness to the story of the people of God. God made a promise to Abraham to make hi...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 3: the Challenge of Forgiveness Philemon Study Information:Forgiveness and reconciliation can often feel like something that is good in theory but hard to do. We...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 2: Received Back Philemon Study Information:In our previous study guide we learned about how forgiveness involves absorbing the cost of someone’s wrong against u...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 1: A Debt too Big to PayPhilemonStudy Information:Forgiveness is a challenge that we face on a day to day basis. Jesus taught his disciples in the Lord’s Prayer ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — A Holistic Life of PrayerJames 5:13-18Study Information:Out of all the New Testament books, the book of James is the one with the greatest focus on living of a life of wi...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Lord Stood By 2 Timothy 4:9-22Study Information:Do you ever think that the Apostles and disciples in the early church were some how super human and different than we ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Preach the Word 2 Timothy 4:1-8Study Information:This letter and these verses are likely Paul’s last words of instruction to Timothy before Paul’s execution. In the face ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — All Scripture is God Breathed2 Timothy 3:10-17Study Information:God has given us gifts to help us remain faithful in the form of godly examples and the Word of God. It is...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide —Remaining Faithful in Difficult Times2 Timothy 3:1-9Study Information:Throughout 2 Timothy 2 Paul described the need for faithfulness and a long term vision for disciplesh...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Loving Difficult People in God’s House 2 Timothy 2:20-26Study Information:Over the last few study guides we have learned about how Paul instructed Timothy to pass on what...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Rightly Handling God’s Word2 Timothy 2:14-19Study Information:Sometimes we can look back on the early church and romanticize things about how great they must have been ha...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Hope in the Hardship2 Timothy 2:8-13Study Information:One of the greatest challenges during a season of suffering is the mystery of it. It is easier to endure a difficult...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Entrust to Others2 Timothy 2:1-7Study Information:If you’re a Christian today it is because someone passed on what they learned about God to you and the wonderful thing i...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — God’s Grace When Friends Depart from the Faith2 Timothy 1:15-18Study Information:If you have been a Christian for some time you’ve probably experienced having friends or ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Not Ashamed of the Gospel2 Timothy 1:8-14Study Information:In light of his imprisonment and the persecution facing the church, Paul reminded Timothy of the gospel and the...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Faithful to the Gospel2 Timothy 1:1-8Study Information:Second Timothy was likely the last letter Paul wrote before his execution. Paul seemed to be aware of this because ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Seasons of Discouragement1 Kings 19:1-18Study Information:Seasons of discouragement can often follow moments and milestones of success. In our previous study guide we lea...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 Kings 18:20-40 Study Information:For the next two study guides we will focus on how God used the prophet Elijah to call his people back ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): Kingdom Through CrossMark 8:31-37 and Colossians 1:13-14Study Information:Imagine being one of Jesus’s early followers. You hear him teach, y...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Cross and Community Ephesians 2:13-16Study Information:In our series on the atonement we’ve mostly emphasized what God has done for indiv...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Example of Jesus1 Peter 2:18-25Study Information:One characteristic of the Christian church in the Roman empire was their commitment to d...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Self Substitution of GodLeviticus 16:20-28Study Information:We experience many times in our lives where we feel our need for atonement. T...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Defeat of Evil1 John 3:8-10 Study Information:Most people are more spiritual than they recognize. For example, contemporary polling tells...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): Union with Christ Ephesians 1:3-14Study Information:Having the right goal or outcome can make even the hardest effort worth it. We see people...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Follow MeJohn 21:18-25Study Information:The gospel of John began with Jesus calling his disciples and he was met with skepticism from one of them, Nathanael, who said “ca...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Restored to ChristJohn 21:1-17Study Information:The gospel of John ends with three appearances of Jesus with his disciples after his resurrection. The first was with Mary...  Read More