May 11 – James 1:9-18

Back to all discussion guides → May 11 – James 1:9-18 Process of Temptation We learn a lot regarding the place of the rich and the poor before God in verses 9-12. Both poverty and riches bring enormous pressure on a person to focus on the world rather than on...

May 4 – James 1:1-8

Back to all discussion guides → May 4 – James 1:1-8 The Testing of Faith Trials are designed to produce spiritual maturity in us and should therefore be counted as joy. Trials test faith. Trials exist for our spiritual formation to become more like Jesus and are...

April 27 – John 20:24-29

Back to all discussion guides → April 27 – John 20:24-29 Main focus: Believe in the King Typically we start a new sermon series after Easter, but we’ll keep at our Easter series for one more week to discuss how we respond to Jesus the King through belief. In...

April 20 – John 20:1-18

Back to all discussion guides → April 20 – John 20:1-18 Main Focus: The risen king who knows your name. Every year it’s all too easy for the big holidays like Easter to become old hat. Like many other things about our faith, overwhelming familiarity can make us...

April 13 – John 12:12-19

Back to all discussion guides → April 13 – John 12:12-19 Main Focus: The King who came to die. This week begins our three-week Easter series in the Gospel of John, with texts that match Palm Sunday this week and Resurrection Sunday next week, followed by a...

April 6 – Exodus Week 14

Back to all discussion guides → April 6 – Exodus Week 14 Main Focus: As we follow God, we behold, share in, and enter into the glory of God. This week, our final week in Exodus, is all about God’s glory, and in the book’s finale we see God arrive to make his...