Posts with the category “uncomfortable-s2”

IntroductionThanksgiving is always a great time to get together and think about what God has done for you in the past, now, and future. We know that God will remain faithful, and we want our faithfuln...  Read More

This Thanksgiving week has been an opportunity to share, so remember to thank and eat. I don’t want you to spend time with this study I want you to spend time with family, having fun with friends, and...  Read More

Living a life of gratitude to God is a profound and transformative way that transcends mere lists of blessings. It is a holistic and all-encompassing approach to life that shapes our attitudes, action...  Read More

Gratitude is a transformative attitude that has the power to impact our lives, shaping our character and perspective profoundly. From a biblical standpoint, gratitude is not merely a pleasant disposit...  Read More

Daniel, a figure known for his unwavering faith and adherence to his beliefs despite the prevailing culture. Daniel's life in the Babylonian exile is a powerful illustration of living counterculturall...  Read More

IntroductionWelcome to our small group study on unity as depicted in the Bible. Unity is a profound and transformative theme that runs through the entirety of Scripture, revealing its significance to ...  Read More

Hope in unity in Christ is a profound and inspiring aspect of the Christian faith. It represents the belief that through shared faith in Jesus Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, believers can...  Read More

The discomfort of unity in Christ is a paradoxical aspect of the Christian faith that highlights the challenges and sacrifices often associated with pursuing a harmonious community of believers. While...  Read More

1 Corinthians 1:10, is a powerful and instructive statement made by the apostle Paul to the Christian community in Corinth. This verse reads: "I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our...  Read More

INTRODUCTION"How do you believe diversity within the body of Christ enriches our faith and our understanding of God?"This question encourages participants to reflect on the positive aspects of diversi...  Read More

When Jesus came to Israel, it was at a particular place and a particular time, to a particular group of people and to a particular religious expression. However, does this mean that God wasn’t working...  Read More

in the book of Revelation we see a temple scene that holds a great multitude of people who are praising God forever, singing the same refrain over and over. This multitude is said to come from every t...  Read More

While many ethnic groups appear in scripture, one distinct group repeatedly appears. The Cushites occur in the Hebrew Bible more than 50 different times. In English translations, it is often translate...  Read More

We have many examples of diversity within the stories and characters of the Old and New Testaments. As it has always been, the world then was multi-ethnic, and the biblical characters reflected that.W...  Read More

All people were created in God’s image. It is really that simple. The story of creation gives us an understanding that everyone who God has created has been imbued with God’s own image, and that image...  Read More

The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things....  Read More

24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”Let’s sit on this phrase momentarily: I will not s...  Read More

22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take whatever he wishes and offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. 23 Your Majesty...  Read More

21. Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”“To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so I can build an altar to the Lord, that the plague on the people may be stopped.” A f...  Read More

2 Samuel 24:18 On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up, as the Lord had commanded thro...  Read More

The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things....  Read More

Genesis 29:14 . . . After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month, 15 Laban said to him, “You shouldn’t work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how much your wages should ...  Read More

Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. 2 I will make a covenant with you,...  Read More

John 13: 18 “I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.’ 19 I tell you this ...  Read More

The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) 19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth....  Read More

The church is filled with weird and crazy people. We can admit this to one another. It doesn’t sound like the most excellent thing to say about church people. But we are all a little crazy at times.Ha...  Read More

Welcome back to our Uncomfortable series. As you know, we are packing some of our series into two different packages. Getting to the second half of the year, we will see some familiar series come back...  Read More