Opening challenge: (Optional, for fun and to get you thinking "generationally") Match these names for the generations with their birth dates. *Extra Credit—Give a cultural distinction or key historical event…
Read MoreThe background for 1 Chronicles 12 is that King Saul had rebelled against God and had taken his own life. David, God's chosen King was now gathering support from the…
Read More3.1.24 Discussion Guide Determinism is the idea that what we believe to be a choice is an illusion. The outcomes of our lives are fixed by factors mostly or completely…
Read MoreExodus 34:5–8 Discussion Guide Discuss (option 1): We have likely encountered popular misconceptions about God suggesting that the God of the Old Testament is mean, angry, and full of violence…
Read MoreDiscuss: How do you see the "negativity bias" at play in your life? Consider your words, your thoughts, your responses to others. Consider how you read Scripture. Be honest, try…
Read MoreRead: John 1:1-18 Chiastic Structure of the prologue a.1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God…
Read MoreRead: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through…
Read MoreOpening Discussion: It has been said that the most dangerous way to get off course is one inch at a time. The story of Korean Airlines Flight 007 exemplifies this…
Read MoreRead: Daniel was taken to Babylon in his teens and was an old man when the Persians took over. By the time Babylon had fallen the people had been in…
Read MoreQ1: Describe a time when suffering has caused you to either doubt God's goodness or to grow in confidence in God's goodness. Q2: What has God promised us? Q3: What…
Read MoreQ1: What is your plan for Scripture intake this year? How is it different from last year? What has worked well, and what hasn't this past year? Q2: How can…
Read MoreRiver Mission Fair Discussion Guide If you have had personal experience volunteering with one of River’s mission partners, share about your experience volunteering. Was there one of the partners that…
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