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"The 2nd Scroll" - Tim Richards- Week 1

Pastor Tim begins a series on Acts called The 2nd Scroll.

1. Have you ever tried the sport of Curling? How does Pastor Tim think it connects to the book of Acts? Do you agree or disagree?

2. Jesus talked constantly about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). The disciples worried about the kingdom of Israel (Acts 1:6). What was the difference? What lessons for our time can you draw from Acts 1:7-8?

3.Why do you think Jesus made a point of visibly ascending to heaven while the disciples watched? Why didn’t he just disappear?

4Have you ever faced a major decision where you knew you needed God’s guidance? What was your decision-making process? What happened and what did you learn?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Self Control - Lance Lewis - Week 9

Pastor Lance continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23, looking at Self-control.

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Sermon Questions 

1. Our appetites, ambition, and anger can easily get out of control. Which one of these have impacted your life the most? Are they under control?

2. How does lack of self control lead to ruin? Review the stories of Samson and Absalom. How did they lack self-control?

3. How do I give control of myself to Jesus?

4. How does Jesus help us say yes to the right things and no to the wrong things?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Gentleness - Tim Richards - Week 8

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23, looking at Gentleness. 

Sermon Questions:

1. How do you spot a good watermelon? What, according to Pastor Tim, does that have to do with Galatians 5:22-23?

2. Based on what you know about the Apostle Paul, how would you describe his natural temperament? How does yours compare to his?

3. Paul regularly advised gentleness when dealing with difficult people (look up Galatians 6:1-3, Ephesians 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 2:24-25, Titus 3:1-3). In what types of situations do you find it difficult to exercise gentleness? Why? 

4. Thinking about those times when gentleness is difficult, can you identify things you may wrongly believe about yourself, God or others that cause you to respond harshly? What steps do you think the Holy Spirit might be asking of you to counteract those beliefs?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Patience - Lance Lewis - Week 7

John Edgecomb continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23. This week we look at Faithfulness.

Sermon Questions:

1. God is always faithful. But share a time when He really showed you His faithfulness in your life.

2. What is the relationship between faith and faithfulness? Does Hebrews 11:6 help?

3. Why is faithfulness such a key to a healthy family? Why is it an absolute requirement for marriage?

4. How would you counsel someone who carries a trust wound, to begin to believe in God's faithfulness?

5. Who has been a 1 Corinthians 13:7 encourager in your life?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Goodness - Britt Hemphill - Week 6

This Sunday Pastor Britt Hemphill continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23. This week we looK at Goodness. 

 

SERMON QUESTIONS: 

1. What has been your experience of goodness?

2. What is one of your favorite accounts of Jesus being good? Why is this account meaningful to you?

3. How would you compare goodness and kindness?

4. Identify some settings in which you want to be more aware of the pontential for adding value to others? Which one of these will you make a priority this month?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Patience - Lance Lewis - Week 5

Pastor Lance Lewis continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23. This week we'll be looking at Patience.

 

Sermon Questions:

1. How would you define patience?

2. Do you agree that it is the ability to handle delay graciously?

3. How has God demonstrated His great patience in your life?

4. How can we demonstrate patience to a microwave culture?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Kindness - Tim RIchards - Week 4

This Sunday Pastor Tim Richards continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23. This week we'll be looking at Kindness. 

 

Sermon Questions:

1. Think of a time when someone showed you true kindness. What did they do? Why is it so outstanding in your mind?

2. How would you define the difference between the gifts of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit?

3. Of all the positive character traits Paul could have named, why do you think he was led to pick kindness as one of the key evidences of the Spirit’s work?

4. When & why are you least likely to exhibit kindness? What deeper spiritual issues do you think God may want to address in your heart that might change that?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Peace - Josh Deshazer - Week 3

Pastor Josh Deshazerl continues the series, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Galatians 5:22-23. This week we'll be looking at Peace.

 

Sermon Questions:

1. What does being at peace look like to you?

2. How do we get in our own way of experiencing peace?

3. How can Jesus giving us peace with God change the way we experience peace inside ourselves and with others?

4. What would it look like for you to experience peace through prayer this week?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Joy - Britt Hemphill - Week 2

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Sermon Questions

1. What has been your experience of joy as a Fruit of the Spirit?

2. In what ways have you experienced hope and imagination as ‘upstream’ from joy? How do you see these two things informing joy as a gift of the Spirit?

3. CS Lewis wrote: “All Joy reminds. It is never a possession, always a desire for something longer ago or further away or still ‘about to be.’” Discuss this idea as it relates to joy as a fruit of the Spirit.

4. Is it difficult for you to distinguish joy from happiness? If so, in what ways?

"If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand" - Tim Richards - Week 1

Pastor Tim Richards starts a new series on the fruit of the Spirit called, "If Jesus Had a Fruit Stand," from Gallatians 5:22-23.

 

Sermon Questions

1. In your own words, how would you define “the works of the flesh”?

2. What is the difference between works and fruit?

3. Read John 12:24-25. Has God ever taken you through an experience that felt like a death but the end result was good? What happened?

4. Is there something in your life right now that you think God may be asking you to release to him? What will that require?