Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - GROUP GUIDE
on October 4th, 2025
INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN QUESTIONSAs you gather with your group or study partner, take some time to reflect on how you experienced God this past week. Share b... Read More
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Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - FRI
on October 3rd, 2025
(Matthew 21:22) “You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”Let’s take a moment and parse this statement by Jesus.First, Jesus says…“You can pray for anything…”The Psalms is a manual on prayer and if you take the time to read through the whole thing you can see that there is truly nothing you can’t pray for. There are prayers for forgiveness, renovation, restoration, an... Read More
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Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - THU
on October 2nd, 2025
(Matthew 21:21) Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.”Did Jesus really mean this? I know on its face it’s a silly question. I have never known Jesus to say something that wasn’t true. In Mark 9 he made a pretty b... Read More
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Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - WED
on October 1st, 2025
(Matthew 21:20) The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”The response of the disciples to the withering of the tree shows that they had never seen anything like this before. Jesus, with just one phrase, made a fig tree wither. In an instant Jesus demonstrated his power.The speed of God’s actions is a mystery to me. There are times when it see... Read More
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Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - TUE
on September 30th, 2025
(Matthew 21:19) …and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.Expectations are everything. Whenever you go into a situation, your expectations will determine whether or not that situation is positive or negative. If all goes according ... Read More
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Belonging (S2) : WK 4 - MON
on September 29th, 2025
(Matthew 21:18) In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry…The debate on the nature of Christ has been around since the first century. The question of whether or not Jesus was human or divine has been asked for a long time. For hundreds of years after Jesus’ ascension the church wrestled with these questions and formed councils to give answers to the church at that time.Aft... Read More
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