Matt talked about Jeremiah 17:9. NLT
“the human heart is the deceitful and hard to understand.”
- How has your own heart deceived you in the past?
- Experience is a good teacher, share a time when you knew God was telling you to make a certain choice and you chose differently? How did that turn out?
- Like question 2, experience is a good teacher, share a time when you did choose what God wanted and how that turned Out?
- Proverbs 16:2 NLT says, “people may be pure in there own eyes but the Lord examines the heart”. How are you wired to make choices? (God, money, family, time) What influences your choices most?
- If you are comfortable enough, talk about the choices you are struggling with right now.
- Do you believe God has my best interest at heart?
Matt Carder - April 19, 2015
Inciting Incident (Your Story Matters, Pt. 2)
Characters in stories don’t change without being forced to change. There's an inciting incident, whether caused by accident or choice, which turns the character's life upside down, forcing him/her to grow, adapt, learn, and challenge themselves. Our lives are a lot like that too. As we think of the unique stories God has given us to pen with each of our lives, as well as becoming the people He created us to be, we have to embrace and even put into motion some inciting incidents of our own.
From Series: "Your Story Matters"
"Your story matters." It's an easy thing to say but sometimes a difficult truth to believe. Thus, knowing WHY your story matters can provide the context needed to actually live from a foundation of purpose and significance. YOU, yes you, are a crucial part of a story that God is crafting and has been since the beginning of time. We hope this series gives you the foundation to believe it.
More Messages From Matt Carder...
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Seek First (The Way of the Wise, pt. 1)January 1, 2012 |
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The Fear of the Lord (The Way of the Wise, pt. 2)January 8, 2012 |
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Headphones (The Way of the Wise, pt. 3)January 15, 2012 |
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Letting Go (The Way of the Wise, pt. 4)January 29, 2012 |
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Playing Your Part (City on a Hill, pt. 1)February 5, 2012 |
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Connecting the Dots (City on a Hill, pt. 3)February 19, 2012 |
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Clocking In (City on a Hill, pt. 4)February 26, 2012 |
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Full Story (City on a Hill, pt. 6)March 11, 2012 |
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People of God (City on a Hill, pt. 7)March 18, 2012 |
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Resurrection SundayApril 8, 2012 |
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