Sermons from June 2020

Application Questions   ​ Look back over the past week and share any ways that you were connected with God.  Share any experiences have you had with fasting.   Read the following passages in which people were fasting.  2 Chronicles 20:1-4 & 12, Acts 13:1-3 Answer these questions for each passage: Why were people fasting?  What was their focus?  How can that be applied to our lives today?   Read Matthew 6:16-18.  What commands does Jesus give regarding fasting?  Why?    Reread Romans 12:1-2.  How can we apply this to our life?    What action steps do you…

Application Questions    Look back over the past week and share any results from “Praying your pain”?    What are your general thoughts/feelings with God as Father?   Did any of the ways Pastor Ryan described God THE Father stand out to you personally?  Read Psalm 103:13-14. How does God deal with us?  What is His motivation?  Share any experiences you’ve had with God’s compassion.  Read John 6:40.  What is the Father’s will?  What does that teach us about God the Father?  What is God leading you to do in response to today’s…

Application Questions    Look back over the past week and share any results from “Praying Down the Ladder”?   Have you experienced any negative impacts in your life from hurts in your past?  If your comfortable, share your experience.  Read Psalm 10:1. Can you relate to the Psalmist cry?  How would you feel about expressing your pain and hurt to God?    Read Ephesians 6:12. What experience have you had with spiritual warfare?  How can that inform our prayers?  Read Psalm…

Application Questions    Look back over the past week and share any results from pastor Nate Hettinga’s applications?  What stood out to you from today’s message?   Read the Lord’s prayer, Matthew 6:9-13.  What has been your experience with this prayer in the past?  What parts are most helpful?  Most challenging?   Reread Psalm 103:8-13.  How does that passage help us approach God as Father in prayer?   Read John 17:1-3.  How does this passage help us understand what a prayer life is…