Open: What is a “disputable matter?” What role does humility and pride play in disputable matters? Think back to Terry’s sermon… Why do we have good cause to be humble?…
Read MoreOpen: Disputable matters. It can be exasperating when something that seems to be vitally important to you is just not that important to someone else...especially if that someone else is…
Read MoreRomans 13:8-14 Open: A lot of different folks have an opinion on what faith is/looks like. But, James summarizes neatly what "real faith" looks like in real life: “Religion that…
Read MoreOpen: When humans interact, a government of some kind will form...it will be relatively benevolent or terribly wicked...but it will form. Since this is true, how are we to live…
Read MoreOpen: Terry began his sermon by asking: What do you want? Essentially he was asking, why are you here in church today; why do you keep coming back each week;…
Read MoreOpen: Read our passage for today. Think about humility (teachability), how would you describe it? In the context of our passage, what role does teachability play in community? Objective: Our…
Read MoreOpen: What does it mean to have knowledge? Why is it important to believe what is true? Objective: Our Objective is to understand that we can choose to offer ourselves…
Read MoreOpen: Does information alone lead to transformation? Explain your answer. How does Biblical truth become transformation (growing in Christlikeness) when applied in a life lived in the realm of the…
Read MoreOpen: Is sin inevitable? Now bring it a little closer to home: Is your sin inevitable, the sin you just committed, and then the next one, and the next one?…
Read MoreOpen: Why do you think obedience to God is so hard? Why is it not automatic for believers? Objective: The objective is to understand that absolute freedom is an illusion;…
Read MoreOpen: Many people misunderstand the grace of God and somehow see our newfound freedom in Christ as making the law into a “license to do whatever they wanted and then…
Read MoreOpen: Define certitude? How is Science limited in giving us complete certitude? Why can Christ followers live with great certitude? Why can we live with absolute confidence? What role does…
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