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"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?

“Radical Generosity" - Guest Speaker Dan Stephenson of ZimZam Global

Guest Speaker Dan Stephenson preaches on “Radical Generosity” from Exodus 36:1-7 and 35:30-35. Click here to learn more about ZimZam Global.

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Sermon Questions:

1. Can you think of any additonal examples of “over the top” generosity – (a) in the Bible, or (b) in real life?

2. How have you seen the “Overflow Principle” in operation in your life? How about in the people around you? (God gave you something – money, possessions, skill, etc. – and you passed some or all of it along to someone else.)

3. Why is generosity so closely connected to the heart? Does God value generous acts that come from the heart more than those that don’t? Why?

4. Discuss the difference between “giving” and “radical giving” (giving something “up”). What else can you give “up” besides time? 5. What God-given skills do you have? How can those be employed in service to God? Help each other answer this question and think outside the box. 6. What really happened to the Ark of the Covenant?

"The End from the Beginning" - Bob Peckham

Guest speaker Bob Peckham preaches on "The End from the Beginning" from Revelation 5:6-14 and 7:9-12.

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Sermon Questions

1. Read Psalm 130:5-6. What does it mean for our souls to wait for the Lord more than the watchmen for the morning? Waiting is not easy! What has helped you grow in waiting for the Lord?

2. Revelation 5 and 7 are throne room scenes. Who is there and what is happening? How do these scenes related to what still remains to be done in world missions?

. John Piper wrote, "Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't." What does this mean? In what ways should worship be the goal of the church and DCC's missions partners?

4. The advancement of the Gospel in this world is often met with persecution and suffering. How can this be explained in light of the Bible and particularly Revelation?

"And The Oscar Goes To" - Guest Speaker Doug Landro

Doug Landro from One Collective is our guest speaker. He is speaking from Daniel Chapter 4. One Collective is a global non-profit that brings people together around the ways of Jesus to create lasting change in our world today.

Sermon Questions:

1. Which acting role best describes your Christian life--the star of the film or a supporting actor/actress in the story of Jesus?

2. How does one maintain happiness when their world is falling apart?

3. How does living as a supporting actor/actress help us avoid stress when our world is falling apart?

4. Fun question: Are you suffering from boanthropy? (they will have to Google it--this is the mental condition King Nebuchadnezzar suffered from Daniel 4)

 

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"Revelation - The Letter From Jesus" - Tim Richards - Week 5

Pastor Tim Richards brings the final sermon in a series on the book of Revelation. This week we look at Revelation 1:1-19.

 

Sermon Questions

1. What points of comparison or contrast do you see between the culture we live in vs. that of the early Christians to whom Revelation was written?

2. What aspect of the description given of Jesus in Revelation 1:12-14 stands out most to you and why?

3. Pastor Tim outlined several surprising aspects of Jesus as the Lamb of God. Which of those is most meaningful to you and why?

4. What have been the most important take-aways for you from the series on Revelation?

"Revelation - The Letter From Jesus" - Tim Richards - Week 4

Pastor Tim Richards brings Part 4 in a series on the book of Revelation. This week we look at Revelation 7:9-17.

Sermon Questions:

Have someone in your group read aloud Revelation 7:9-17. Encourage the rest of your group simply to listen attentively to the reading. This will be similar to how the early Christians first heard this message--one person read while the others listened. After reading, discuss these questions:

1. What images stood out to you? Why?

2. The ones dressed in white are described as those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Literally speaking, dipping a garment in blood would not make it white. What is the meaning of this surprising image?

3. For people like those early believers, living in a time of intense persecution, what comfort does this vision give?

4. What encouragement or comfort does this passage offer you?

"Revelation - The Letter From Jesus" - Tim Richards - Week 3

Pastor Tim Richards brings Part 3 in a series on the book of Revelation. This week we look at Revelation 13:1-18 & 18:1-24.

 

Sermon Questions:

1. What did you think of the story about Nabeel and his dream?

2. Have you ever encountered interpretations of the prophecies in Revelation that struck you as crazy? What were they? Why do you think they were in error?

3. What kind of “marks” does the world try to stamp on us? In other words, where does our society push values and identities that are at odds with loyalty and allegiance to Jesus? Which of those identities do you find yourself tempted to adopt?

4. In the Old Testament the prophet Jeremiah wrote a letter to people who had been taken captive and became exiles in Babylon. Part of his message was “…seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare" (Jeremiah 29:7). As followers of Jesus, we too are spiritual exiles in this world. What does it mean for us to avoid becoming compromised citizens of Babylon and yet still be people who pray and work for the good of the “Babylon” in which we live? 

"Revelation - The Letter From Jesus" - Tim Richards - Week 2

Pastor Tim Richards brings Part 2 in a series on the book of Revelation . This week we will be looking at Revelation 2:1-3:22 .

 

Sermon Questions:

It will be important to read over Revelation chapters 2 and 3.

1.Why is it important to understand who a specific letter was addressed to? What insights did you gain about any of the churches addressed in Revelation 2-3?

2. Do any of the 7 churches remind you of our church? Why/how?

3. In your own personal life, what challenges stood out from these letters?

4. What words of encouragement did you find for yourself and/or our church in these letters?

"Revelation - The Letter From Jesus" - Tim Richards - Week 1

Pastor Tim Richards begins a 5-week series on the book of Revelation. This week we will be looking at Revelation 1:1-20.

 

Sermon Questions

1. What was your internal reaction when you heard about this series on the book of Revelation? Why?

2. What is the difference beetween an X-ray vs. Crystal Ball perspective when studying Revelation?

3. Were there perspectives shared in the message that you found helpful? What were they and how did it help?

4. Read Revelation 1:1-8. What descriptors of God stand out the most to you? Why?