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Live Like Mountain Folk - 7/4/21 - Fasting

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he explores the biblical meaning of fasting.

Discussion and Reflection:

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1. Have you ever tried fasting? If so, was it for spiritual or health reasons? What was it like?

2. How do you think Christians today can be tempted to act spiritual?

3. Have you ever been in situation where you felt pressure either to act or not act in a certain way during corporate worship?

4. Jesus warned about doing “spiritual things” for show. He also, a little later in this same sermon (Matthew 7:1) warned about judging others – which could include making judgments about the motives of others who may worship differently than we do. How do we guard both our actions and our hearts to ensure that we are worshipping in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24)?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - Sermon on the Mount - Recited by Rod Carlson

We continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount called "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week Rod Carlson recites Jesus' Sermon on The Mount. Learn more about Rod Carlson and his Wife's work with Living Logos http://www.livinglogos.org/

 

Discussion and Reflection:

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1. Have you ever tried memorizing scripture? If so, what was the experience like?

2. Is there a passage of the bible you would like to memorize?

3. What are some of the benefits of committing scripture to memory?

4. Did you hear anything in a new way as you listened to Rod recite the Sermon on the Mount?

5. What parts of the Sermon on the Mount have you found convicting or challenging? ------------------------------------------------------------

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Live Like Mountain Folk - 6/20/21 - How to Forgive w/ Guest Speaker George Crabb

DCC Elder George Crab looks at what it means to forgive while examining the similarities between the life of Joseph in the Old Testament and the life of Jesus.

Discussion and Reflection:

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1. Do you see God as your father, dad, or daddy?

2. Jesus said, “When you have seen Me, you have seen the Father”. So, where in the New Testament do you see the Father? Where in the Old Testament?

3. If you do not think of God as your father, dad or daddy, could it be a forgiveness issue you have with Him? Or perhaps with someone in your past or present?

4. If your Father God has forgiven you of the most horrible things you have done in life, have you forgiven yourself?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - Praying in Public - 6/13/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he looks at what the Bible says about praying in public.

Discussion and Reflection:
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1.Do you have any regular times for personal, private prayer set aside? If so, why have you chosen those times?

2.What value is there in praying together vs alone? How comfortable are you praying with other people?

3.Why do you think people sometimes speak differently to God vs other people? 4.What awkward prayer habits have you heard from others? Can you identify any of your own?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - Why we don‘t ”pass the plate - 6/6/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he explains why we've chosen not to "pass the plate."

Discussion and Reflection:
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1. What might be some examples in our own time of people doing generous things more to be noticed than to be helpful?

2. In discussing what Jesus meant when He said we shouldn’t let our left hand know what our right hand is doing, Pastor Tim talked about “self-hypocrisy”. What did he mean by that?

3. In trying to reconcile what Jesus said in Matthew 5:4 vs 5:16, A.B. Bruce said that Jesus was saying we should “show when tempted to hide” and “hide when tempted to show.” What did he mean by that? Everyone is different – do you find yourself more tempted to hide or show for the wrong reasons?

4. Pastor Tim suggested 4 tests that may be help us determine if our giving is rightly motivated. Which of these is most helpful to you?

• How do you respond when you are generous, and no one notices?

• How do you feel when others are recognized, but you are not?

• When you are asked to give, do you weigh the “impact” it may have on your image?

• What motivates you to give?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - Love your enemies -5/30/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he examines what it means to Love your enemies.

Discussion and Reflection:

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1. Within your birth family are there any strong physical traits or mannerisms that people have noted tend to identify your family as belonging with each other?

2. As a follower of Jesus and a member of God’s family, what family resemblances do you most desire others would see in you?

3. Do you find it easy or hard to let go of wrongs others have done to you?

4. Have you ever had an experience where you made a conscious choice to do good to someone you might have considered an “enemy”? What did you do and what happened?

5. Who today do you think Christians might view in the same categories as the ancient Jews viewed tax collectors and the hated Romans?

6. What would it mean, in our context, to treat those people with the kind of love Jesus describes?

7. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “…the hallmark of the Christian is the ‘extraordinary’ “. What do you think he meant by that?

8. Where do you need to ask God to expand your love?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - What is Hermeneutics? - 5/23/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he examines what hermeneutics is in relation to the Bible.

 

Discussion and Reflection:
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Here are four guidelines that will generally contribute to a healthy approach to correctly understanding scripture.

• First and foremost, pray and ask the Holy Spirit to show you the truth of God’s Word.

• The second is to assume that the Bible, in general, says what it means. That is, the Bible is generally to be interpreted literally, taking the plain meaning of the passage over some complicated, allegorical interpretation, (unless it’s obviously meant to be symbolic or a figure of speech.)

• A third tip is to consider the passage in context. What was the historical context? Who wrote it? Who were they writing to, if anyone? Why? What was the cultural context? What was going on at the time, etc?

• Finally, it’s essential to interpret the passage within the context of the Bible itself. How does it support the whole counsel of God as found in scripture? What verses precede and follow the passage? What is the passage as a whole about? What about the book? Is it referencing a different part of Scripture?

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Live Like Mountain Folk - What Does the Bible Say About Lying? - 5/16/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he examines what the bible says about Lying.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:
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Where do you find dishonesty most upsetting in the world today?

What considerations must we make before making an oath or a promise?

How were the Pharisees guilty of corrupting and distorting the act of making an oath?

How is “honesty” an expression of love?

*BONUS: Key scriptures from todays’ sermon:
- Leviticus 19:11-12
- Matthew 23:16-17
- James 5:12
- Deut 10:20
- Galatians 1:20
- Rev 10:5-6
- Hebrews 6:16-18

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Live Like Mountain Folk - What The Bible Says About Divorce - 5/9/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he examines what the bible says about Divorice.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:
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How would you help a couple contemplating Divorce?

Talk about the value of searching out your own heart versus focusing on the faults of others, specifically your mates?

What do we learn from Jesus' words found in John Chapter 8 concerning adultery and forgiveness?

Discuss this application of the Beatitudes from Chrysostom: “For he that is meek, and a peacemaker, and poor in spirit, and merciful, how shall he cast out his wife? He that is used to reconcile others, how shall he be at variance with her that is his own?”

*BONUS: Key scriptures from today’s sermon • Mathew 5:31-32 • Deuteronomy 24:1 • Mathew 19:8 • Mark 10:11-12 • 1 Corinthians 7:10-15 • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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Live Like Mountain Folk - Bible Verses About Lust - 5/2/21

Join Pastor Tim as he explores Jesus' teachings from Sermon on the Mount with his new series "Live Like Mountain Folk." This week he examines how Jesus spoke of lust in the Bible.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:
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Below are several bible verses about lust from Paul, Peter and John, as well as some from the Old Testament. Take a few minutes and look up some or all of these and discuss these Spirit inspired words of God.

Paul’s comments on lust: • Rom 1:26-27 • Eph 2:3; 4:22 • Col 3:5 • Titus 2:12 • 2 Corinthians 10:5 • 1 Thess 4:3-5

Peter’s comments on lust: • 1 Peter 4:3 • 2 Peter 2:18

John’s comments on lust: • 1 John 2:16-17

 

BONUS REFERENCES:

Old Testament occurrences of Lust: • Job 31:1 • Prov 6:25 Lust with respect to idolatry: • Isa 57:5 • Jer 13:27 • Ezek 6:9; 16:26; Ezekiel 20:24 Ezekiel 20:30 • Nahum 3:4

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