Posts with the category “community-groups”
The Women of Jesus' Family Tree: Ruth
November 29th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: RuthRuth 1:1-5, 4:13-22Study Information:In our last study guide we looked at the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the gospel of Matthew. The... Read More
The Women of Jesus' Family Tree: Tamar
November 22nd, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: TamarMatthew 1:1-18 and Genesis 38Study Information:As we approach Christmas this year we are going to be exploring a curious feature of ... Read More
John 20:1-18 Study Guide: The Empty Tomb
November 16th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Empty TombJohn 20:1-18Study Information:Jesus told his disciples that there would come a time when they would not see him, but he’d return and that their sorrow would... Read More
John 19:28-42 Study Guide: The Death of Jesus and the Secret Disciples
November 8th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Death of Jesus and the Secret DisciplesJohn 19:28-42Study Information:1 Corinthians 15:1–4“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which yo... Read More
John 19:17-30 Study Guide: Jesus Took Our Sin and Shame
October 31st, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Jesus Took Our Sin and ShameJohn 19:17-30Study Information:Have you ever wondered why the events of the crucifixion of Jesus were so brutal? When you read about the cruci... Read More
John 19:1-16 Study Guide: Under Pressure
October 25th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Under Pressure John 19:1-16Study Information:Throughout the narrative of Jesus on trial we’ve seen mounting pressure from religious leaders to get the Roman authorities t... Read More
John 18:28-40 Study Guide: My Kingdom is Not From This World
October 18th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — My Kingdom is Not From This WorldJohn 18:28-40Study Information:Throughout this section of the Gospel of John we’ve been learning about God the Son on trial before the re... Read More
John 18:15-19, 25-27 Study Guide: The Denial
October 10th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The DenialJohn 18:15-18, 25-27Study Information:There is pressure in our world for belonging to Jesus. In John 15:18 Jesus prepared his disciples that the world will hate... Read More
John 18:1-14, 19-24 Study Guide: The Arrest
October 4th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The ArrestJohn 18:1-14, 19-24Study Information:We’re entering a section of the gospel of John where God the Son gets put on trial by both Jewish and Roman systems and is ... Read More
John 17:21-26 Study Guide: Loved by God
September 28th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Loved by God John 17:21-26Study Information:Do you ever take for granted that someone loves you? There are certain people we come to expect love from whether it is friend... Read More
John 17:15-20 Study Guide: Secure, Sanctified and Sent
September 20th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Secure, Sanctified and SentJohn 17:15-20Study Information:It is hypothetically possible that God could just remove his people from the world once they’re saved. Think abo... Read More
John 17:6-15 Study Guide: One in Christ
September 13th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — One in ChristJohn 17:6-15Study Information:Jesus died for and prayed for church unity. We’re studying Jesus’ high priestly prayer in John 17 which is the last recorded pr... Read More
John 17:1-5 Study Guide: Knowing God
August 30th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Knowing GodJohn 17:1-5Study Information:In our series on human limits we discussed how God is infinite and incomprehensible. This does not mean that we are unable to know... Read More
You're Only Human Study Guide 4: Why Does Change Take So Long?
August 24th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Why Does Change Take So Long?2 Corinthians 12:7-10Study Information:If you are a follower of Jesus you probably experienced a pretty big change in your life when you put ... Read More
You're Only Human Study Guide 3: Am I Doing Enough?
August 16th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Am I Doing Enough?Ephesians 2:8-10Study Information:Have you ever felt the feeling of having an unbearable amount of work to do? Or maybe you feel some pressure to hustle... Read More
You're Only Human Study Guide 2: Does God Love Me Despite My Limits?
August 9th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Does God Love Me Despite My Limits?Romans 5:6-11Study Information:In our last study guide we looked at God’s infinitude and contrasted that to how we were created with li... Read More
John 16:25-33 Study Guide: Greater than the World
July 25th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Greater than the World John 16:25-33Study Information:Often there is a gap between what we say we believe and what we do. You may believe that God is sovereign and has al... Read More
John 16:16-24 Study Guide: Sorrow to Joy
July 19th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — From Sorrow to JoyJohn 16:16-24Study Information:If you played youth sports you may have had a moment similar to this. I remember playing soccer as an 8 year old and gett... Read More
John 16:4-15 Study Guide: Who is the Holy Spirit? The Spirit of Truth
July 12th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? The Spirit of TruthJohn 16:4b-15Study Information:Arguably some of the most shocking words of the Gospel of John are in John 16:8 when Jesus told ... Read More
John 15:26-16:4 Study Guide: Who is the Holy Spirit? Part 3: The Helper Who Glorifies Jesus
July 6th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? The Helper who Glorifies Jesus John 15:26-16:4Study Information:This is the third passage highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit as our helper. ... Read More
John 15:18-25 Study Guide: Opposition Will Come
June 21st, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Opposition Will ComeJohn 15:18-25Study Information:How do you cope with animosity towards you? None of us really like to be hated or opposed but we all face it and often ... Read More
John 15:12-17 Study Guide: What a Friend We Have In Jesus
June 14th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — What a Friend We Have in Jesus John 15:12-17Study Information:About half of Americans say they’re lonely. The numbers get worse the younger you get with around 70% of peo... Read More
John 14:25-31 Study Guide: Who is the Holy Spirit? Part 2 Our Teacher
June 1st, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? Our TeacherJohn 14:25-31Study Information:The Holy Spirit is our great comforter and teacher. It is an error to think of the Holy Spirit as some i... Read More
John 14:7-14 Study Guide: Show us the Father
May 16th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Show us the FatherJohn 14:7-14Study Information:Many of us can find ourselves in a place where we are struggling and really long to “see” God or experience him in what we... Read More
John 14:1-6 Study Guide: The Way, the Truth and the Life
May 10th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Way, the Truth and the LifeJohn 14:1-6Study Information:There are so many things that can stress us out. Some of us are more easily stressed than others, but we all h... Read More
Colossians 3:5-14 Study Guide: How to Handle Conflict
May 3rd, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — How To Handle ConflictColossians 3:5-14Study Information:Times of conflict with others is inevitable because we’re people who still have a sin nature living in close rela... Read More
Mark 10:17-22 Study Guide: How to Live Generously
April 27th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — How To Live Generously Mark 10:17-22Study Information:There are many iconic stories in the gospels that vividly capture what it means to follow Christ and the idols we ca... Read More
Acts 2:42-47 Study Guide: Tools for Growing in Grace
April 19th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Tools for Growing in Christ Acts 2:42-47Study Information:In our last study guide we discussed the importance of growing in God’s grace by how we consider those who have ... Read More
Hebrews 12:1-4 Study Guide: Growing in Grace
April 14th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide —Growing in GraceHebrews 12:1-4Study Information:How do followers of Jesus live in light of the resurrection? When we’re united to Christ through faith we are simultaneousl... Read More
John 13:31-38 Study Guide: Known By Your Love
March 29th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Known by Your LoeJohn 13:31-38Study Information:How do people know that you’re a follower of Jesus? We’re told by Jesus in at least two places that “people will know you’... Read More
John 13:21-30 Study Guide: The Betrayer and the Beloved Disciple
March 22nd, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Betrayer and the Beloved DiscipleJohn 13:21-30Study Information:Jesus knows what it was like to be betrayed by a close friend. John 31:18 sees this betrayal is a fulf... Read More
John 13:1-20 Study Guide: Serving One Another
March 14th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Serving One AnotherJohn 13:1-20Study Information:Have you had someone wash your feet before? It is really awkward and humbling, especially if you’re seated in a chair and... Read More
John 12:27-43 Study Guide: Refusing to See Jesus
March 8th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Refusing to See JesusJohn 12:27-43Study Information:How did Jesus, in his human nature, feel about the cross? We can read passages like Hebrews 12:3 that tells us that “f... Read More
Matthew 28:18-20 Study Guide: The Great Comfort of the Great Commission
February 15th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Great Comfort of the Great CommissionMatthew 28:20Study Information:Imagine being one of Jesus disciples while he was present on earth. You had an opportunity to see ... Read More
John 12:12-19 Study Guide: The Triumphal Entry or \"A New Kind of King\"
February 9th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Triumphal Entry (or, A New Kind of King)John 12:12-19Study Information:What comes to mind when you think about a king? Not many of us have lived in a government run b... Read More
John 12:1-11 Study Guide: Costly Worship
February 1st, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Costly WorshipJohn 12:1-11Study Information:Our text of scripture gives us contrasting pictures among people who were called Jesus’ followers. Mary demonstrated costly wo... Read More
John 11:45-57 Study Guide: Under Pressure
January 26th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — Under PressureJohn 11:45-57Study Information:You would think that the people who witnessed Lazarus being raised from the dead would have left with a stronger faith and tr... Read More
John 11:28-44 Study Guide: I am the Resurrection and the Life Part 2: The Love of God in the Face of Death
January 18th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — I am the Resurrection and the Life Part 2: the Love of God John 11:28-44Study Information:During times of personal suffering and sorrow it can be tempting to question if ... Read More
John 11:1-27 Study Guide: I Am the Resurrection and the Life
January 11th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — I am the Resurrection and the LifeJohn 11:1-27Study Information:The problem of pain is something that everyone has to deal with. The problem of pain is: if God is loving ... Read More
John 10:31-42 Study Guide: The Works of God
January 4th, 2023
Community Group Study Guide — The Works of GodJohn 10:31-42Study Information:You can know a lot about someone by what they actually do. People's actions show us what they are actually like; does someo... Read More