Ashland LEADERSHIP TRAINING January 18, 2025
January 18th 9:00 AM Ashland Leadership Training It’s been a couple years since we’ve had our last church wide leadership training day. While much has changed, who we are and why we do what we do hasn’t and cannot change. And yet, I’m sure as a leader you not only see but also feel the changes that have come about because of our continued substantial growth. This is why we need a day of Leadership Training. It's crucial for good leaders to not only acknowledge these changes but engage them for God’s glory! On January 18, 2025 we will [...]
Genesis 47 Sermon Discussion Questions
Who in your life needs the blessing of the gospel that you have in Christ? What commitments will you make this week to be clear with them about how that they can be blessed by trusting in Jesus alone for salvation? What needs in your life (material emotional and spiritual) are enslaving you to others? What acts of faith can you engage in to prove God has given you everything you need in Christ? How can you leave a legacy of freedom from this world? What’s one thing you will begin doing or commit to do to witness the [...]
Genesis 48 Sermon Discussion Questions
What blessings from God are you most grateful for in our church? In your personal life from this past week? What kinds of situations in your life tempt you personally to think that God has blessed the “wrong” person? How do God’s blessings to sinners (like you) humble you when you think about those situations? How do God’s current and future blessings give you hope in the struggles of everyday life? How do his blessings change how you respond when others are blessed? How have God’s blessings to you in Jesus changed you for the better? Or how could [...]
Genesis 44-45 Sermon Discussion Questions
Are there specific people you are struggling to love? How does the truth of God’s love for them change the way you relate to them? How could reflecting on God’s love for them give you the power to sacrifice and serve them? Are there specific people who have sinned against you? Are there specific ways you can see God's purposes in this suffering? How does reflecting on God’s purposes in your suffering empower you to show them mercy? Is there sin you have been trying to hide from the Father? What are the ways you have been trying to [...]
Genesis 42-43
In general what things from the sermon led you to be convicted, challenged, and encouraged by the gospel? What new things did you see or learn about Jesus? Are you experiencing a trial right now? In what ways amidst this trial can you see God’s tangible grace? How should such grace in suffering prove your faith? How should such grace in suffering draw you to worship Jesus? Have you been confronted and rebuked about sin? Has your response proven you desire to be true to God’s word? Or is such confrontation causing your heart to become callous to the [...]
Genesis 40-41 Sermon Discussion Questions
God's wisdom from beginning to end has been clearly revealed in the Bible. This story of Jesus as King proves God knows and oversees the affairs of men. In what ways should this reality influence your evangelism? How should this truth embolden your witness? How should it inform the ways you encourage and give hope to others? What areas of life are you struggling to fully submit to the wisdom of Jesus' rule? Are there ways in which you are simply acquiring the information and advice you want to hear instead of true wisdom? What patterns and practices must [...]