Is there a certain word, phrase, or sentence spoken by a specific person that has impacted or changed your life? Are there certain words spoken by a person that has hurt or caused pain in your life? Who and what are they? In what context are your words the most harnessed? When are you most careful in the way you speak? Where are you most careless when it comes to words you speak?  How have you seen words destroy good things in your life? How have you used words to hurt and destroy others?In what specific ways have you [...]

Read the following two verses and discuss how each them emphasize God's grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone Galatians 2:16 a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.  Eph 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of [...]

What does it look like to reject partiality by seeking to make Jesus the only one famous in the church? What specific practices protect the church from favoritism? How should our worship protect us from showing favoritism? In what ways can the church honor those who the world dishonors? How have you seen the church pander to the powerful for credibility? How do you struggle with this personally? Are there certain groups of people you struggle to love? Is there a certain person you are having trouble showing mercy? How will you being reminded of God’s mercy to you [...]

Are there ways the word has become background noise in your life? How have you cultivated habits of hearing and not doing the word?   What changes could you make to ensure you become more of a doer of the word and not a hearer only? What accountability could you pursue? How could we as a church be more direct in our fellowship and accountability to do the word?   In what ways is your tongue unbridled? What does this tell you about your heart? How could you be more of a doer less of a complainer? How could you use [...]

How have you been led by your heart to sinfully twist good desires into sinful desires? Have you ever felt the temptation to walk away from God? Why did this feeling come about? How did this turn out? Why is this always spiritual suicide?   How do you experience a clash between what your heart wants and the wisdom God desires for you in Christ?  How much time do you spend in God's word each week? What difference does it make to your life when you are in God’s word? What changes to your life could you make to hear [...]