Cbc Of Savannah

1) Can you remember a time that God disciplined you due to pride or arrogance? 2) Matt talked about sanctification, which means growing more into conformity to Christ. Would you say you have grown spiritually since a year ago? If so, how? If not, why not?

Daniel 4 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Daniel 3 (Stege Wheeler) by CBC of Savannah

1) What is one area in your life that you need to stop “spazzing”? 2) What would it take to help you stop “spazzing” about things in our world? 3) Describe something you need to “get busy” doing out of responsibility, without knowing the outcome?

1) Do you trust that God is in total control? 2) Are there things that occur in our world today that cause you to question God’s sovereignty? 3) Can you share a time when you refused to compromise your christian values, regardless of the outcome? 4) How are you living in community?

1) In what ways are you more like Martha or Mary? 2) What are some distractions in your life that prevent you from spending time with Jesus in His Word? 3) How do you spend time with Jesus? 4) How would people that you most spend time with describe you….joyful, moody, angry, compassionate, etc? 5) If you serve at CBC, what is your motivation to serve? If you don’t serve, what are some reasons why you aren’t?

1) Can you recall a time in your life when you realized that you are a sinner, or had a sin nature? 2) Could you describe a time in your life (pre or post conversion) where you were living more by law instead of by grace (ie:if I do all these good deeds, God will overlook all the bad)? 3) Is there a “neighbor” in your life that you need to love and extend mercy to, but haven’t?

1) How would you describe your prayer life? 2) Can you share a time that you experienced an answered prayer? 3) Is there something that you are clinging to in your life that is causing you to be bitter and angry? How can you begin to deal with this?

1) In regard to serving the Lord, are there (or have there been) things in your life (ie:material things, job, people) that have prevented you from serving Him? 2) Would you be characterized by saying, “when I have time I will___________? And you fill in the blank, do devotions with my family, serve at church, join a community group, etc. Is it really about “time”? 3) Can you think of a time in your life that you realized the Lord had put you in a particular place to tell someone about Him? 4) How do you respond to those who reject Christ and/or attack the Bible?

1) Share some of your spiritual disciplines that help you to keep a correct and fresh perspective of who Jesus is? 2) Jesus was regularly being followed and interrupted to help others. How do you respond to interruptions in your schedule? 3) How are you intentionally caring for others who may be in need?

1) What part do spiritual experiences have in the life of faith? Should we seek such experiences? 2) Can you share a specific “spiritual experience”? 3) Martin Lloyd-Jones used to say that the main problem of the church today is that we do not really know God. What are you doing specifically to grow in your knowledge and intimacy with God? 4) Last week we discussed denying self and taking up our cross daily. Does this mean never having fun or enjoying life? Can you describe what joy means to you through living a life of obedience to Christ?

1) In Luke 9:20, Jesus asked, “who do you say I am”? Can you think of a time when you had the opportunity to tell someone “who Jesus is”? 2) What does it mean for you personally to deny yourself and take up the cross? 3) What does it mean, “whoever loses his life for My sake”? What are some examples in your life that show that you are “losing” your life for Jesus sake? Are there areas in your life that you are unwilling to let go of that prevent you from serving or obeying Christ….ie: time, a certain career, status, income level, retirement, a relationship, etc?

1) Jesus sends out the twelve, but tells them not to take anything. Can you think of a time in your life when you had to be dependent on God to supply a need? Can you think of a time when God may have withheld something so you would be dependent on Him, or trust Him? 2) In our text, Jesus tells His disciples, “you give them something to eat!” Did the disciples trust that He would help them fulfill this need? Can you think of a time when you were not willing to do something (ie: lead, serve, share the gospel, confront)? What prevented you (or prevents) you from taking that next step? 3) When the crowds followed Jesus, He welcomed them, served them, spoke with them and brought physical healing. How do you typically respond to people or things that interrupt your schedule?

1) Can you think of a time in your life when you felt utterly hopeless? Where did you turn for help? 2) In our text, the man healed by a demon was told by Jesus, “return home and tell how much God has done for you”. Do you intentionally cultivate relationships in your spheres of influence to tell others about Christ? If not, how can you begin to do this? 3) Sickness, suffering, and death are a result of sin and a reality in our fallen world. What are some ways that you are practically building trust and dependence on Christ?

1) What does it mean to believe in the Word of God? 2) How do you typically respond to the “challenges and trials” of life? 3) What “soil” best characterizes your life? 4) Should all believers produce fruit?

1) We all sin and fall short of God’s glory. Do you tend to elevate the sins of others, but look at your sins as less? 2) How would you define “worship”? 3) Are there things that you “worship” that take the place of God….ie; time, work, hobbies, media, etc? 4) The “women” in our text was forgiven much, and therefore "loved much". Would people who know you well say that you have been forgiven much? If not, why not?

1) Name a time in your life when you doubted God. What was it that you were doubting? 2) During times of doubt or the unknown, where have you turned for help? 3) How have you, or how could you encourage/help those who are struggling with doubt? 4) What are you doing today to build trust in Christ with everything in your life?

1) Can you think of a time when you judged or were quick to assume someone’s motives before talking with them? What was the outcome? 2) Is there someone you need to reconcile with, or show forgiveness to, but haven’t? If so, why haven’t you? 3) If you spent a whole day with a complete stranger, would they hear or see the Gospel lived out? 4) Can you think of a time that you went through a trial? How did you show that your house is built upon the Rock?

-What does it mean for the beatitudes to be evidence of grace instead of a way in? -If the beatitudes are God's plan for Christian life, why might it be difficult for believers to live them out? -How can we be counter-cultural without being weird? -Who is your enemy? What's the real cost of forgiving them? -How much of your thinking is biblical and how much of it is American? -What would it look like for you to obey Christ when it's not fair.

-People often think Christians are killjoys. Why? -What would it look like for you to invite people to feast with Jesus? -What are ways you can cultivate rest? -Are there types of people you don't think don't deserve God's grace? -Are there places in your life where you have assumed your cultural rituals have made you holiness?