1. How are you growing in your relationship with God right now?2. How are you growing in your relationships with others right now?3. How are you growing in your ability to handle your resources?4. How are you growing in your influence with outsiders?5. What do you think was your last "pruning" season?6. What was your biggest takeaway from this message?...  Read More

John 15:1-17HE is the grapevine, we are the branches.Two reasons God prunes:no fruitHe wants MORE fruitIn the Bible, the word fruit is used in two different ways (other than literal fruit of course):A metaphor for the results of a person’s actions and spiritual lifeA symbol of the “fruit of the Spirit” like love, joy, and peace1 John 2:15–1715 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, f...  Read More

When you think of a peaceful atmosphere what comes to mind?On your journey to salvation what would you say you were you looking for? What got you searching?How have you experienced God's peace this year?What is the most common internal work you find the Holy Spirit doing in you? Explain.(Reference picture below)What was your biggest takeaway?...  Read More

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Have you ever thought doing something would be easy but ended up struggling or failing when you attempted it? Explain.If you made a list that told others how to love you what would be on your list?What do you trust God with now that you struggled with initially?How has your trust in God progressed this year? Are you trusting God through something currently?What was your biggest takeaway?...  Read More

John 13:36 - John 14:14---------The Jesus Method: (moving people through discipleship: from "come and see" to "come and die")1. Come and see.. (awe)2. You gotta obey me to show me you love me… (obedience)3. You gotta love each other, to show that you love me… (love)4. You gotta love me more than your father & mother… (single-minded devotion)5. You gotta eat my flesh and drink my blood… (perseveran...  Read More

1. Share some of your bucket list. What do you want to do before you die & why?2. Think of a personal trait or skill you’ve honed that you enjoy. If you were to use that to serve and minister to others what would it look like?3. What have you learned or what are you learning from scripture lately?4. Have you had a particularly humbling experience? What happened and what lesson did you learn?5. Wha...  Read More

 John 13Washing feet in this day & age…a common act of hospitalityusually performed by a servant to clean guests' dusty feet after they walked on unpaved roads (where animals also walked) in sandals. This task was considered lowly and humblinga sign of servitude.Guests also reclined at tables for mealsSimon Peter didn’t understand it all here…he just believed Jesus.verses 10-11A spiritual bath: Th...  Read More

1. Do you leave your car’s gasoline meter on E or are you a fill it halfway kinda person?2. What spiritual disciplines refill your oil most effectively?3. What unexpected delays have you experienced walking with God? Were you carrying enough oil for those delays?4. Where have you felt the presence of God the strongest?5. Has a desire for more of God revealed to you pieces of your destiny?What was ...  Read More

Mark 25:1-13The number 10 speaks to purity. It’s not a parable about sheep and goats…it’s all christians. The lamp is the thing we all have in common.  We all have a lamp. Rich lamps, and poor lamps.  Educated lamps, non-educated lamps.  Black, white, yellow lamps…colorful, dull, etc, etc…What made them wise or foolish wasn’t what their lamp looked like…the lamp wasn’t the distinguishing factor.  ...  Read More

What is something you would do if you had the assurance of success?Have you ever made a decision in spite of fear that has significantly impacted your life? What was it and what happened?How has doing life God’s way made life more difficult? Has God shown you grace to help you through this difficulty?How has the church equipped you and challenged you to fulfill the Great Commission?What was your b...  Read More

Most of us are educated way beyond the level of our obedience.We are the most resourced church in the most resourced country the world has ever known. You know what is most lacking? Good old-fashioned guts!1 Samuel 14:1-15 - Jonathan’s Daring PlanJonathan did not let his fears dictate his decisions!  Jonathan played offense! With his life!He exposed himself to the enemy in broad daylight.  They kn...  Read More