I will send my messenger ahead to open the way. Someone is shouting in the desert, “Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!” Mark 1:1-8 Questions for Life Groups Read Mark 1:1-8. What images come to mind as you read this text? In what...
Our companion book for our new worship series is Nancy Naigle’s book, Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa. Also a Hallmark movie, her book tells the story of how Lisa Palmer finally receives a gift she asked for at age seven in a letter to Santa. The author’s...
There will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! Isaiah 35:2 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 35:1-10. What images come to mind as you read this text? In what ways does this prophecy remind you of the Christmas Holidays? Read this week’s articles titled...
The Word I speak will not fail to do what I plan. My Word will do everything I send it to do. Isiah 55:1-13 Questions for Life Groups Read Isiah 55:1-13. What are your thoughts after reading this text? What do you hear God saying to you as you read and reflect on...
Because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. Luke 18:1-8 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 18:1-8. Does this parable leave you with questions? In what ways is this a “feel good” story? How does this parable leave you...
Yet it was our grief he bore, our sorrows that weighed him down. Isaiah 53:1-12 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 53:1-12. Setting aside any specific context for the text do the words sound familiar to you? In what ways? Read this week’s articles titled Saved?...
No one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again. John 3:1-21 Questions for Life Groups Read John 3:1-21. What questions does this story leave you with? What does “born again” mean for you? How do you explain this idea to others? Read this week’s articles...
All this I will give you, if you kneel down and worship me. Jesus answered, Go away… scripture says, Worship God and serve only him! Matthew 4:1-11 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 4:1-11. What does this story tell you about the humanity of Jesus? What lessons...
No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat. Matthew 9:16-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 9:16-17. How do these parables relate to your faith? In what ways did your identity...
He saw a tax collector, Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him. Mark 2:13-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Mark 2:13-17. Read the same story in Luke 5:27-32. Can you place yourself in the role of...