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”I AM” w/ Tim Richards - Week 5 - I Am The Resurrection & The Life.

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be bringing Part 5 in the "I AM" series, taking a look at John 11:25, where Jesus says "I Am The Resurrection & The Life."

 

Sermon Questions:

1. If Lazarus had been your brother, would you have met Jesus like Mary or Martha?

2. When you have experienced grief, how have friends best been able to comfort you?

3. What are your thoughts after looking at the Malibu Camp tombstone?

4. What from this story about Jesus as the resurrection and life has significance for you?

”I AM” w/ Tim Richards - Week 4 - I Am The Shepherd

Sermon Questions:

1. Jesus says He is the owner of the flock, not just a hired hand. Have you ever observed the difference between an owner vs an employee in a time of crisis? What does that picture tell you about Jesus?

2. In John 10:14-15, Jesus compares the shared knowledge between Himself and His flock to the shared knowledge between Himself and His Father. What does that mean?

3. Jesus talks about calling other sheep out of other sheep pens to join His flock. What sheep pens has the Good Shepherd called you out of?

4. Spend some time meditating on Psalm 23 and the Shepherd's great love for you.

”I AM” w/ Lance Lewis - Week 3 - I Am The Gate

Sermon Questions:

1. What do you think Jesus means when Jesus declares that the thief comes to 'steal, kill, and destroy?' How have you seen that in your life and world?

2. What did you learn about the sheep and the shepherd that applies to Jesus' teaching here?

3. How do you recognize the voice of the Shepherd? How does the Lord speak to you?

4. How do you find refuge, refreshment, and renewal in Jesus?

”I AM” w/ Lance Lewis - week 2

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis brings us Part 2 in the "I AM" series - "The Light of the World", looking at John 8:12-20. 

Sermon & Discussion Questions:

1. What other lights of illumination have you followed in the past?

2. Do you forgive yourself easily?

3. How has the light of Jesus freed you from the fear of death?

”I AM” w/ Tim Richards - week 1

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards starts a new series called "I AM", focusing on John 6:48-51.

 

Sermon Discussion Questions for July 16, 2023

1. Try putting yourself in the place of those who first heard Jesus refer to himself as the Bread of Life. How do you think you would have reacted?

2. Why do you think Jesus chose to use such provocative language in talking about himself in this way?

3. Can you describe ways that Jesus has been the Bread of Life for you?

4. What things have been most helpful to you in “feeding” on Jesus?

”Forever Young” - w/ Britt Hemphill

This Sunday, Britt Hemphill, Pastor of Global Ministries, will be bringing a sermon titled, "Forever Young," considering Psalm 90:12.

 

Sermon Discussion Questions for July 9, 2023

1. If you could talk to your younger self, what are some things you would say?

2. If you could say something to help your younger self prepare for the life ahead, what would you say? Are there teens or young people in your sphere of influence to whom you could say these things?

3. In what ways was the idea of life measured as "Time Billionaires" helpful and/or meaningful to you?

4. Did you complete your Time Calendar? If so, how was that experience?

5. Are there any time investments you feel God inviting you to pursue with the billion(s) or partial billions of seconds left in your life? If so, what is one action step toward beginning one investment?

6. Michael Card's song "Tears of the World" includes this intro verse and chorus: "In any split second of time, in the blink that is one single day, the sum of the sorrows that wraps round the world, could catch every soul up, and sweep them away...So open my eyes, and open my heart, and grant me the gift of Your grieving. And awaken in me the compassion to weep just one of the tears of the world." What is one thing that "awakens in you the compassion to weep just one of the tears of the world"?

7. Read this excerpt from Oswald Chambers MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST (June 8): "Put everything in your life afloat upon God, going out to sea on the great swelling tide of His purpose, and your eyes will be opened. If you believe in Jesus, you are not to spend all your time in the calm waters just inside the harbor, full of joy, but always tied to the dock. You have to get out past the harbor into the great depths of God, and begin to know things for yourself..." What kind of response do these thoughts from Oswald Chambers elicit as you think about your journey with Jesus?

”Religion for Losers - Learning to Win the Jesus Way” - w/ Tim Richards wk 5 of 5

This Sunday, Pastor Tim will be finishing the series, "Religion for Losers--Learning to Win the Jesus Way," looking at Romans 12:2.

Sermon Discussion Questions for July 2, 2023

1. Where would you place yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, if #1 = "I hate politics" and #10 = "I think about politics all the time"? Have you moved up or down on that scale over the course of your life?

2. Where do you feel tension between faith and politics?

3. Which of the points Pastor Tim presented was most interesting to you and why?

4. How can you show the love of Jesus to a friend or family member who disagrees with your politics?

”Harassed And Helpless” - Dan Stephenson

Guest speaker Dan Stephenson is one of the nation's top trial lawyers, an author, world champion swimmer, and human anti-trafficking expert.

 

Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. Who are the "harassed and helpless" in Sequim and surrounding areas? Think of this broadly, in terms of categories, and then think of specific people you can name.

2. Is there an aspect of compassion you hadn't thought about before? How is it likely to shape you?

3. Think of a situation where you prayed for God to send workers into the harvest and then He sent you. If you're in a group, share with the group. If you're by yourself, think about how that experience shaped you, and how it might happen again.

4. Look at Daniel 1:9 and Jeremiah 42:12. These are 2 verses where God gave compassion to someone for the benefit of another person. How might you become more compassionate?

”Religion for Losers - Learning to Win the Jesus Way” - w/ Tim Richards wk 4 of 5

Pastor Tim continues the series "Religion for Losers: Learning to Win the Jesus Way," looking at John 13:12-15.

 

Sermon Discussion Questions:

 

1. What is the difference between being a part of the "Church Universal" vs the "Church Local"?

2. As a regular family member of DCC, where are you serving? What areas are you aware of where help is needed?

3. Is submitting to others easy or difficult for you?

4. How do you distinguish between healthy submission and unhealthy allowance of abuse in a relationship?

”Religion for Losers - Learning to Win the Jesus Way” - w/ Tim Richards wk 3 of 5

Pastor Tim Richards resumes his series "Religion for Losers: Learning to Win the Jesus Way," looking at 1 Corinthians 1:22-25. Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. How would you explain to someone the difference between Jesus going to the cross for us vs. His call for us to take up our cross and follow Him?

2. Thinking about Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 and your own spiritual journey, was the message of the cross ever a stumbling block or something foolish in your eyes? How is the cross power and wisdom in your life today?

3. What are some of the "No's" that you have had to crucify (or find you still need to crucify) in your life? What has helped you have victory in those areas?

4. Are there things God has placed in your path that saying "yes" to have been or are cross-carrying events?