Who are the people you have placed unfair expectations upon? Do you cause others to be overly worried about meeting your demands? How have others in your life disappointed you? What way would these relationships be different if you sought to be more content in the Lord (Happy […]
THINK OF CHRIST
How can you joyfully work to see others standing in the Lord? Who are specific people in your life who need to be reminded of the gospel? What specific actions will you take to encourage with the gospel.
Are there disagreements where you are refusing to agree […]
Our worst fears reveal our greatest idols. (ie. We fear poverty bc we’ve made money and idol. We fear sickness bc we’ve made health an idol.) What are your worst fears? What idols do they reveal in your life?
What should our worst fear be? How should it lead […]
The gospel compels us to to declare God’s praise and tell of his salvation in Jesus Christ to all nations, to all peoples, and even people who aren’t like us and who we naturally wouldn’t choose to be around. Who are you avoiding that you need to talk to […]
Following Christ more closely means suffering for others more consistently. How might you press into Christlikeness by strategically serving outside my comfort zone? What relationships at this time are really inconvenient for you? How will you pursue joy in serving these specific people? What kind of things might […]
Making ‘good’ things necessary for salvation is cruel and unusual punishment. We weigh others down with requirements making them miserable here and now just so they can spend eternity in Hell. What good things do churches communicate are necessary to be accepted by God? What kinda things are […]
Paul defines God’s will for our life as – Christ – like humility displayed in sacrificial service for others. How are you tempted to define God’s will for your? Does the way you defined God’s will for your life hinder your sacrificial service of others? (Happiness / Comfort […]