Sermon Discussion Guide 1.) Have you ever had someone tear a strip off you, behave rudely, or act disrespectfully towards you? How did you react to that? Read James 3:1-12 2.) Do you hold leaders, supervisors, or teachers in your life to a higher standard in what they say? Do

Sermon Discussion Guide 1.) Share with the group a time when you functioned totally on autopilot.   Read James 2:14-15   2.) In James’ illustration, there are two kinds of faith, faith with actions and faith without actions, and the faith without actions doesn’t do any good to either person

Sermon Discussion Guide Have you ever made a decision that shaped your life? Have you ever made a decision you came to regret in some way? Read James 2:1-13 Has there been a time when you played favorites or discriminated against someone? Have you observed discrimination recently?  When we look

Sermon Discussion Guide 1.) Have you ever faced a challenge, in that moment you spoke what was on your mind, and by doing that you made the situation worse instead of better?   Read James 1:19-27   2.) If you want to become the person you were created to be,

Sermon Discussion Guide Have you ever been faced with a challenge and you didn’t know what to do? Did your actions create the challenge or was the challenge created by situations around you? Read James 1:2-4 What is your approach to challenges? What do you think about James’s encouragement to

Sermon Discussion Time What did you want to be when you grew up?   Was there someone who inspired you and you wanted to be like them? What about them inspired you?   In the sermon this week Kirk discussed the difference between knowing and believing. How would you describe

Sermon Discussion Time When was the last time you were angry? Growing up, what shaped your view of anger? Was anger something that you weren’t supposed to feel? Were there people in your life that you would classify as angry? What made them seem angry to you?   Read Ephesians

Sermon Discussion Time If you could name three things you are afraid of, what are they? Can you remember when that fear began? People often deal with fear in three ways. They try to control things, they become an ostrich and avoid the situation, or their fear comes out as

Sermon Discussion Time When people look at you, what do they see? Are you a glass half full or half empty type of person? Are you joyful? Realistic? Sarcastic? If you’re not sure, ask the group how they see you. Read Revelation 5:11-14 These verses tell us about the universal

Sermon Discussion Time When you think of the title of this series ‘Honest to God’ what resonates within you? Do you find it difficult to be honest with God? Why or why not? Take a moment and think about situations or times in your lives where you felt heartbroken. Maybe

Sermon Discussion Time Share a story with the group about a time when you ran out of gas, literally or metaphorically. Read Luke 8:40-55 Although he is fully God, we see in this story that Jesus understood and was aware of his capacity and margins as a fully-human person. He

Sermon Discussion Time As you think back on this sermon series, is there a recurring thought that you’ve been experiencing? Maybe it’s about your load, margins in your life, or something in your circumstances. Take some time to share with the group ideas that have been forming in your head