Getting Started Main Idea: If we want to see God as our father, it helps to see God through our fathers. Introduction: Most of us desire a happy home, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a “holy” home. Think about the way your father (or father figure) or the lack of a father has influenced your faith. […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Church is a tie that binds us together as a family for a greater purpose. Introduction: There are believers and nonbelievers alike who feel that the church is part of the problem, not a family. Discussion Starter: Have you ever run in a “sack race” where your leg is connected to someone else’s leg […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Making room for God in your life and your home should help others belong. Introduction: God has called His people to care for those who don’t have someone to care for them. When we make room for God in our lives, He will help us make proactive choices and help others belong. Discussion […]
Getting Started Main Idea: No one can bring peace home like God. Introduction: The expression of God’s love starts in you, then your home, then others. Only God can bring peace and love to your relationships. Discussion Starter: How busy is your family’s calendar? Encounter God Primary Scriptures: Psalm 90:17, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 3:14-15 Discussion Questions: How often do […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Emotions want to control and Satan uses this door for access. However, through God, we have the choice for an abundant life. Introduction: We can all go from the mountain tops of victory to the valleys of the shadow of death and depression in an instant. God is with you in both places. […]
Getting Started Main Idea: What do we need more—faith or fear? That question seems like a no-brainer. But what do we need more of? Faith in God or fear of God? Introduction: We began to learn last week that emotional immaturity is a sign of spiritual immaturity. This week we look at fear and faith. […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Through complete submission and surrender to God, we can refuse to let all the feels have all the power. Introduction: Emotional immaturity is a sign of spiritual immaturity. Emotions make us feel all over the place, but we can avoid handing over control to our emotions by living in step with the […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Real Love requires a response. Introduction: This week we celebrate Easter and remember God’s great love for us and Jesus’ amazing resurrection. How do we respond to such great love? Discussion Starter: What is your favorite love story? Encounter God Primary Scriptures: Matthew 28:1-10, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:15-16 Discussion Questions: Read […]
Getting Started Main Idea: “Winners of souls must first be weepers of souls.” —Charles Spurgeon Introduction: Lamplighters should be burdened for those far from God. Do you remember the moment you were saved? It’s easy to forget sometimes how miraculous that moment was for each of us. As Christ-followers, we were all dead in sin and […]
Getting Started Main Idea: Wake up sleeper, you have a purpose, you are a lamplighter. Introduction: For Christians, there is a common thread in all our stories. Christ called us disciples and regardless of what our day-to-day walk looks like, we are ALL called to be His lamplighters. Discussion Starter: Have you wondered what’s out there for you? […]
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