Posts with the category “community-groups”
Exodus 12:29-32 Study Guide: The Judgment of God
December 4th, 2024
Community Group Study Guide — The Judgment of GodExodus 12:29-32Study Information:When we’ve suffered because of someone’s evil and sin against us we know the injustice of the situation and, we often ... Read More
Exodus 12:1-28 Study Guide: Behold the Lamb of God
November 25th, 2024
Community Group Study Guide — Behold the Lamb of GodExodus 12:1-28Study Information:At the time of publishing this study guide we’re getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation. It is a meal w... Read More
Exodus 11:1-10 Study Guide: The Warning of the Final Plague
November 20th, 2024
Community Group Study Guide — Warning of the Final PlagueExodus 11:1-10Study Information:God promised to rescue his people from slavery in Egypt and told them exactly how it would happen in Exodus 4:2... Read More
Exodus 10:21-29 Study Guide: the Plague of Darkness
November 12th, 2024
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
Exodus 9:8-10:20 Study Guide - is Safety Your God?
November 6th, 2024
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
Exodus 8:16-9:7 Study Guide: The Plagues - is Comfort Your God?
October 30th, 2024
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
Exodus 7:14-8:15 Study Guide The Plagues - Is Wealth Your God?
October 24th, 2024
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
Exodus 7:1-13 Study Guide: Hardened Heart
October 16th, 2024
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
Exodus 6:2-30 Study Guide: The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever
October 9th, 2024
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
Exodus 5:1-6:1 Study Guide: Things Get More Difficult
October 2nd, 2024
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
Exodus 4:18-31 Study Guide: The Return to Egypt
September 25th, 2024
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
Exodus 4:1-17 Study Guide: Human Inadequacy and the Power of God
September 18th, 2024
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
Exodus 3:13-22 Study Guide: I Am Who I Am
September 11th, 2024
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
Exodus 3:1-12 Study Guide: Called
September 5th, 2024
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
Exodus 2:11-25 Study Guide: Exiled
August 28th, 2024
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
Exodus 2:1-10 Study Guide: Drawn Out
August 21st, 2024
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
Exodus 1:8-22 Study Guide: Protected
August 14th, 2024
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
Exodus 1:1-14 Study Guide: Forgotten
August 7th, 2024
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
Philemon Week 3 Study Guide: The Challenge of Forgiveness
July 23rd, 2024
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
Philemon Week 2 Study Guide: Received Back
July 16th, 2024
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
Philemon Week 1 Study Guide: A Debt Too Big to Pay
July 10th, 2024
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
James 5:13-18 Study Guide: A Holistic Life of Prayer
July 3rd, 2024
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
2 Timothy 4:9-22 Study Guide: The Lord Stood By Me
June 26th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 4:1-8 Study Guide: Preach the Word
June 20th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 3:10-17 Study Guide: All Scripture is God Breathed
June 13th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 3:1-9 Study Guide: Remaining Faithful in Difficult Times
June 5th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 2:20-26 Study Guide: Loving Difficult People in God's House
May 29th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 2:14-19 Study Guide: Rightly Handling God's Word
May 21st, 2024
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
2 Timothy 2:8-13 Study Guide: Hope in the Hardship
May 15th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 2:1-7 Study Guide: Entrust to Others
May 7th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 1:15-18 Study Guide: God's Grace When Friends Depart
April 30th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 1:8-14 Study Guide: Not Ashamed of the Gospel
April 24th, 2024
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
2 Timothy 1:1-8 Study Guide: Faithful to the Gospel
April 17th, 2024
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
1 Kings 19:1-18 Study Guide: Seasons of Discouragement
April 10th, 2024
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
1 Kings 18:20-40 Study Guide: Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
April 3rd, 2024
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
Tetelestai (It is Finished) Week 7 Study Guide: Kingdom Through Cross
March 21st, 2024
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
Tetelestai (It is Finished) Week 6 Study Guide: The Cross Shaped Community
March 13th, 2024
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
Tetelestai (It Is Finished) Week 5 Study Guide: The Example of Jesus
February 29th, 2024
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
Tetelestai (It is Finished) Week 4 Study Guide: The Self Substitution of God
February 23rd, 2024
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
Tetelestai (It is Finished) Week 3 Study Guide: the Defeat of Evil
February 14th, 2024
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