What a great service!  Cliff led us in praise and worship and as usual, he and his team of gifted musicians did a wonderful job.  Please continue to thank the team for what they do each Sunday. In order to kick off the Christmas Season…

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25 Luke 6:43-45 Philippians 2:12-13 We all have desires that we need to have fulfilled - security, peace, contentment, significance, connection, and wholeness. Are these desires good? If so, then why does the pursuit of these desires go so wrong so often? When…

Read Matthew 5:20 What do you think Jesus meant by this? (Hint: if you get stuck, how did the Pharisees tend to define their “righteousness.”)  Why is it important for us to know what Jesus meant by this statement? In other words, what is Jesus…

Review the change Saul experienced that Matt talked about last week. How has God done this in your life? Talk about a time in your life when you grew  the most. Like the blind man in Mark 8:23, do you have an idea what you…

Cliff and the awesome worship team led us in a new song that included the words,“Let Your love come in Like a rushing wind Saturate my heart and soul again.” From Cliff’s gleanings, he asked the following question: Why don’t we readily step in and experience Jesus the Christ?…

Scriptures: Psalm 73:2 (to set up the idea of giving up), Galatians 6:9, I Corinthians 15:58 Fun question to get started:  Can anyone share about a time (like maybe when you were a kid) when you quit something that you perhaps now regret?  In your…

*From Matt: these kinds of more “story-telling” messages are a little more challenging to derive group discussion questions from. That said, there are a few questions here that I think are really significant if we take the time and are willing to dig past surface…

Cliff led a beautiful time of worship including phrases from songs: “You are good,” “You’re never gonna let me down,” “For endless days we will sing your praise,” “Holy Spirit you are welcome here” and “To be overcome by your Presence.” What were you sensing or feeling during…