APPGROUPS WEEK OF FEB 6 - FEB 13: Candace Pringle
What does it mean to produce fruit for God? Are you producing fruit in your life?
Are you growing in your relationship with God?
Are you growing in your relationships with people?
Are you becoming a better steward of your finances?
Are you growing in your relationships with outsiders?
Are there places in your life that you have been content with just to be good, instead of pushing it to be great?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUP WEEK OF JAN 31 - FEB 6: Candace Pringle
Do you think this past year made your faith more fierce? Why or why not?
As a group, define the difference between joy and happiness.
Would you say that you sometimes see your faith as a burden, rather than a gift?
What are you asking God to overflow this year?
How do you plan to grow closer to God this month?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF JANUARY 24 - 30: Pastor Jason Hollenbeck
Tell the group about a time when you had to bug a customer service agent to get what you paid for.
Would you say your prayer life is strong or weak? Why?
Do you ever think sometimes prayer feels like a waste of time? Why?
Do you have the Lord’s prayer memorized? How did you memorize it?
Do you think your prayer life will change as a result of this sermon series?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF JANUARY 17-23: Pastor Candace Pringle
Would you say you trust God to give you good things? How do you know? (tithing is a great example!)
Tell the group about a time when God majorly changed your perspective.
Candace said, “Prayer causes us to lay down pride.” What do you think that means?
Have you ever found yourself jealous of unbelievers? Why or why not?
What do you think it means to “seek first the Kingdom of God”?
Has your prayer life changed at all this month? For worse or for better?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF JANUARY 10-16: Candace Pringle
What is God teaching you about prayer lately?
If you had to put a time amount, on how much more you should be praying every day, what would that amount be?
Do you ever struggle with thinking you know it all? How do you remind yourself that you don’t?
What do you think it means to seek God’s face?
If someone asked you today why you believe in God, what would your answer be?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF JANUARY 3-9: Candace Pringle
What made you come to church for the first time?
What’s your prayer life like lately?
How would you define ‘transactional faith‘?
What would you say is the point of prayer?
Have you ever gone through a season of forgetting about God?
Will you join the church’s new “prayer” Bible Plan? Have you been using the ones in the past?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF DECEMBER 27-JANUARY 3: Candace Pringle
What was the BEST thing that happened this year?
What are you most proud of from this year?
How did you celebrate JESUS on Christmas?
Candace said, “I learned not to trust the busyness. I think busyness wants to trick me into thinking it’s effectiveness.” Have you ever felt this way? What do you think she means?
Have you developed any new ways of coping with stress this year?
How has God been leading & guiding & teaching you this year?
Is there anything you need to recommit yourself to?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF DEC 20-26: Candace Pringle
Have you struggled with anger at all this year?
Would you say you have a “fighting spirit” in general?
What does your time in the Word look like lately? How do you stay intentional about applying it in your life?
What’s one area of self-discipline you need to improve upon right now?
When was the last time you encouraged someone’s faith? How can you do that this week?
What was your biggest takeaway from the message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF DEC 13-19: Pastor Candace Pringle
What do you think Jesus would say to The Grinch?
What’s the one thing you miss the most, from this all the things that have changed this year?
Have you found yourself pulling away from others lately? Why or why not?
What’s your favorite way of spending time with God recently?
When is the last time you really belly-laughed?
Who are the people closest to you? What have you done to serve them lately?
What’s your most creative idea to reach out to people outside your household right now?
What was your main takeaway from the message this week?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF DEC 6-12: Pastor Jason Hollenbeck
Do you usually feel lots of Christmas cheer every year?
How would you go about treating every day like it’s Sunday?
Would you call yourself a joyful person? Why or why not?
How would you say humility relates to joy?
How do you plan to make this Christmas focused on God?
What was your main takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 5: Pastor Candace Pringle
Tell the group about some holiday traditions your family enjoys.
What’s your favorite Christmas movie?
What is your favorite teaching of Jesus?
Would you call yourself a “bare minimum” Christian? Why or why not?
Do you tithe on all your income? Why or why not?
What do you think it means to be generous in your life?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22-28: Pastor Candace Pringle
Does your family go to the beach every year? What’s your favorite beach spot?
Do you have an under-the-waves story, like Candace told?
Have you struggled at all this year? What’s been the toughest thing?
Do you think your faith would withstand a crisis? What makes you think so?
Rate your faithfulness (dependability, loyalty, diligence), on a scale of 1-10.
How do you think you could improve?
What is something that has brought you joy lately?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF NOV 15-21: Johannes Amritzer
Do you know any first-generation Christians? What effect do you think generational Christianity has on faith?
Do you know any first-hand miracle stories? Tell the group.
How does it make you feel that your life is a fixed fight now (with Jesus)?
Who first told you the Gospel? Tell the group your salvation story.
How does the Gospel soothe your soul when you’re hurting or exhausted?
What was your main takeaway from Johannes’ message?
APPGROUP WEEK OF NOV 8-14: Candace Pringle
What’s your current favorite worship song that the FV Worship Team leads us in?
How do you worship God outside of the weekend worship experience?
Do you have a different perspective now, on the battles we face in life? Tell the group about it.
What does the name of Jesus mean to you?
Define “dungeon faith” for the group, and tell about a time when you should have had it, but didn’t!
What’s your go-to when you’re frustrated or upset? How do you calm yourself down?
What will stick with you from this weekend?
APPGROUP WEEK OF NOV 1-7: Candace Pringle
Have you ever been in a place where you felt broken? How did you deal with it?
How do you imagine Peter felt after denying that he knew Jesus?
Why do you think that Jesus cooked them breakfast on the beach in John 21?
What were you like before Jesus? How has life changed since?
Where do you think your mission field is? Who are you praying for you in your life to come to Jesus?
What are you learning from God right now?
What was your main takeaway from today’s message?
APPGROUP WEEK OF OCTOBER 25-31: Pastor Candace Pringle
When do you struggle most to have patience with people?
If a non-believer asked you what faith is, how would you describe it?
Would you say you are a faithful person?
What’s your best advice for staying faithful with God?
How are you staying filled up with the Holy Spirit and refreshed with God in this season?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-24: Candace Pringle
Have you ever gone to the Word asking a question, but then you got a different answer from God?
If you had to choose, peace or truth, which one would you choose, and why?
Do you struggle to love people sometimes? When do you find that you struggle with that the most?
Have you ever had a time in your life when God seemed to refocus you?
Do you find yourself becoming too spiritual or too practical ever?
What was your biggest takeaway from this Sunday’s message?
What was your biggest takeaway from this SILENCE series overall?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF OCT 11-18: Candace Pringle
What’s your impression of how Jesus handled politics in his time?
What do you think is the biggest threat to your faith? (examples: pride, comfort, greed, laziness, etc)
How does it make you feel when God appears to be silent?
What are some things you are asking God for right now?
How do you think it made Jesus feel when he found the disciples sleeping 3 times in a row?
Candace said about the disciples, “They were physically there with Jesus, yes, but miles away from his heart.” Do you think you’ve ever been in that position?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF OCT 4 - 11: Tim Bennett
Do you think the people in your life know more about what you’re FOR or what you’re AGAINST? Why?
Would you say you go looking for more information or affirmation, when it comes to politics?
Tim said, “obedience is the key to spirituality.” As a group, explore what that means.
How often do you study the Word? How much would be enough?
Tim said, “Humility is key to spiritual authority.” What do you think this means for you?
Did this message change the way you approach politics at all?
What was your biggest takeaway from Tim’s message?
APPGROUPS WEEK OF SEPT 27-OCT 3: Candace Pringle
What do you think it means to rest your soul? Have you intentionally done it this week?
Would you say you ever struggle with the victim mentality?
Are there any sneaky pride issues you can identify in your life?
Has God ever given you an object lesson? Tell the group about it.
Is anxiety something that you struggle with? is it something you need to repent for?
Have you ever gotten stuck in crisis mode? How did you get out?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
