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Pastor Tim Richards continues his series "In Him--Paul's Letter to the Ephesians," looking this week at Ephesians 3:1-21.    SERMON QUESTIONS:   1. The first words of Ephesians 3 are “For this reason…” What reason is that (hint: look at Ephesians 2:11-22)

2. Note that Paul departs from his train of thought in verse one and doesn’t pick it up again until verse 14. What gets him sidetracked? Why do you think he took this narrative de...

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series entitled "In Him--Paul's Letter to the Ephesians," looking this week at Ephesians 2:1-22. 

SERMON QUESTIONS : 

1. Have you ever been stranded? How did it happen? Were you able to fix the problem yourself or did someone else have to help you?

2.  In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul says we all were at one time stranded, stuck in a course of life ruled by “the prince of the power of the air”. What does P...

Pastor Tim Richards continues a series entitled "In Him--Paul's Letter to the Ephesians." 

SERMON QUESTIONS:   1. Have you ever undertaken a restoration project? What was it? How long did it take? How did it turn out? How did you feel when the project was done?

2. Read Ephesians 1:11-13. Note Paul refers to “we” and then “you also”. Is there any significance to that? Is he addressing more than one group of people? If so, who?

3. In...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be starting a 12-week series entitled "In Him--Paul's Letter to the Ephesians." 

SERMON QUESTIONS    1.  When Paul wrote to the believers at Ephesus, he was writing to people he had spent significant time with previously. Read Acts 19:1-20:1. What memories do you imagine were running through Paul’s mind as he wrote to his friends?

2.  One of the themes Paul returns to again and again in Ephesia...

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be wrapping up a 4-part series entitled, "Lose to Win", focusing this week on "Surrendering Your Thinking".   SERMON QUESTIONS    1. In addition to the 8 questions Pew used in their poll, are there any others you would ask?   2. What kinds of questions does a worldview seek to answer? 3. Does it surprise you that only 4% of Americans hold a biblical worldview? Why or why not? 4. How does think...

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be continuing a 4-part series entitled, "Lose to Win", focusing this week on "Surrendering Your Trust".

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. How is trust a learned behavior? What has strengthened your trust in God?

2. Have you ever placed your faith in the wrong direction or object? What happened?

3. Why is it a faulty plan to reduce everything we know about God to our five senses?

4. How do you recognize that...

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be continuing a 4-part series entitled, "Lose to Win", focusing this week on "Surrendering Your Time."

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. How do you evaluate the time you spend on activities, work, kids, etc? Is there room in that schedule for discipleship and service?

2. How do love and faithfulness tie together?

3. How do we cultivate an attitude of sincere love for God in every aspect of our lives?

4. What...

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be starting a 4-part series entitled, "Losing to Win," focusing this week on "The Blessing of Surrender".

 

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. How does the world define success? What evidence is there in the US for how success is defined?

2. How does the Bible define success? What are the differences?

3. Have you faced a time in your life where you chose to retreat?

4. What does surrender mean to you? How do ...

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series, "Consider the Star." This week's sermon is entitled "Too Many Kings."

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

 

1. Read Matthew 2:1-16. Thinking about Jesus & Herod, how many points of comparison and contrast can you find?

2. Considering Herod’s claim that he too wanted to worship the new king, why do you think he met with the Wise Men in secret with his request (Matthew 2:7)?

3. What other historical examp...

Pastor Tim Richards will begins a 4-week Advent series called "Consider the Star." This week's sermon is entitled "Christmas for Pagans".

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. Have you ever been someplace where you had a really good view of the Milky Way? Where were you and what was it like?

2. Does it surprise you that God orchestrated the universe in such a way that the Magi from the East were able to determine Christ had been born by studyin...

Pastor Tim Richards completes the series "Long Journey Home", focusing this week on "Life in the Promised Land". 

SERMON QUESTIONS:   1. Joshua 21:43-45 is a description of Israel settled in the promised land. What images come to mind when you hear the term “Promised Land”?

2. In what ways do you think Israel’s experience in the Promised Land does or does not compare to our idea of heaven?

3. It appears that life in the Promised L...

Pastor Tim Richards will continue the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Caleb.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. Have you ever met someone who struck you as incredibly impressive? What made them seem special?

2. Read Numbers 13:1-2, 6, 25-30. How many impressive traits can you detect in Caleb from this account?

3. Read Deuteronomy 1:36 and Joshua 14:7-14. What character trait of Caleb is repeatedl...

Pastor Lance Lewis continues the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Jericho. 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. Have you seen areas where contentment has crept into your life? How do we prevent that from happening to us spiritually?

2. Put yourself in Joshua's sandals. How would you have approached the challenge of Jericho? What reservations might you have? How have you experienced the power of God in yo...

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Joshua. 

SERMON QUESTIONS:   1. Was there a dream or goal you had as a youth that you worked toward? What was it and what did you do?

2. Read Numbers 11:28, Exodus 24:12-13 and 33:7-11. Pay special attention to what is said about Joshua. What do you learn about him from these passages? How do you think this impacted and pr...

 Pastor Tim Richards will continue the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Kadesh Barnea. 

Sermon Notes:

1. Have you made any  big geographical moves? How did you prepare for the move? What excited or intimidated you about the move?

2. Read Deuteronomy 1:22 & 28. What was the difference between what the spies were supposed to do vs what they actually did?

3. Read Deuteronomy 1:26, 34-35 ...

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will continue the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on the Golden Calf. 

 

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. In your opinion, what makes an idol?

2. What do you think about Calvin's quote that “the human heart is a perpetual idol factory?”

3. Which of the surface idols do you/have you struggled with? What about the deeper idols in our hearts?

4. What do you think of the rem...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards continues the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Amalek.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. Has there ever been something you assumed to be true only to find out later it wasn’t what you thought? If so, what was it, and what changed your mind?

2. Carefully read the account of Israel’s battle against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:8-16) What do you think was the significance ...

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Water From a Rock.

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. Read Exodus 17:1-7. Massah & Merebah mean Test & Argue in Hebrew. Why do you think Moses named the place in recognition of the people’s arguing  rather than the Lord’s miracle? Where are the places in your life where you tend to argue or complain?

2. Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-4...

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will continue the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness", focusing this week on Manna.

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. What was something you ate often growing up? Did you love it, hate it or other?

2. Read Exodus 16:17-18. What lessons do you learn from the equal shares of manna all received?

3. Why do you think some people tried to keep manna left-overs (Exodus 16:19-20) or collect it on t...