Getting Started: Do you believe that the Vikings will win a Super Bowl in the next 20 years? What is the foundation of that belief or unbelief? Digging Deeper: Read Mark 9:14-29 Read the story again, looking for the things that surprise you. Vs. 15- What caused the people to be...
Getting Started: Have you ever had the “wind knocked out of you?” When? How did it feel? What are some examples of things that have spiritually “knocked the wind out” of you or those you know? When tough times come our way, what are some of the emotions that come to...
Getting Started: What is one scientific discovery in the last 10-20 years that you consider to be HUGE? Digging In: Read the following passages and discuss how they relate to scientific inquiry: Read Psalm 19:1-4. What do the heavens declare about God? What “knowledge” do...
Getting Started: Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? What are they? Which ones have you already broken? Digging In: Read Matthew 11:1-6 What are some reasons why John the Baptist should have had no doubt about the identity of Jesus? Luke 1:39-44, Matthew 3:13-17...
Getting Started: How does the phrase, “I love you” make you feel when you hear it? What is your favorite love song? Digging In: Read 1 John 4:7-8; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 4:9-10 Since love comes from God, how does that change how we are to love one another? If the way you...
Getting Started: What are some of the differences between saying, “Thank you” and “I’m thankful for you”? When was the last time you told someone, “I am thankful for you”? Who should you say this to more often? Digging In: Read Romans...
Getting Started: When was the last time you said, “I forgive you”? When was the last time you asked someone else for forgiveness? Digging In: Read Colossians Chapter 3Why do you think Paul wrote, “set your minds on things above”? (v1-3) How could this...
Getting Started What are the first words you spoke this morning? When are you so intentional with your words that you actually remember them? If fire would come out of your mouth every time you spoke sinfully, how would that change your speech? Digging In: Read James...
GETTING STARTED The Truman Show is a movie about a guy who grew up in on a TV set without knowing it. Everyone he met was an actor and every part of his life was on camera for the whole world to see. He was living in a false world for someone else’s financial gain. How would you feel if...
GETTING STARTED How does your day-to-day life look different because Jesus rose from the dead? DIGGING IN Read 1 Peter 1:1-12 Verse 1: When do you most feel like a stranger/alien in the world? Verse 3: How is living hope different than ordinary hope? Verse 4: How does hearing “you...