Going Deeper… (Psalm 23)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Psalm 23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… The superscription indicates that David wrote (and prayed) this Psalm. David was the great shepherd-king himself, praying to his shepherd, Yahweh. The greater Son of David, the Shepherd-King Jesus, also would have… Read more »

Going Deeper… (Mark 5:1-20)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Mark 5:1-20), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-5] The “man with an unclean spirit” was uncontrollable, frightening, and dangerous to himself and others. Society had no place for the man. Whose fault was that: society’s, the man’s, or… Read more »

Going Deeper… (Psalm 22)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Psalm 22), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1] Have you ever felt forsaken by God? If so, under what circumstances? How would you describe that feeling? Has God actually forsaken you? (Why do you believe what you believe… Read more »

Going Deeper… (Psalm 19)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Psalm 19), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-6] (Read Genesis 1:6-8, 14-19.) What do the heavens and the sun declare about the God who made them? What does that matter to you? (Read Romans 1:18-23.) Why do we… Read more »

Going Deeper… (Psalm 16)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Psalm 16), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-2] Would you say that you “have no good apart from” the Lord? Do you always live like that’s true? What “good” do we seek apart from God? If it’s sought… Read more »

Men’s Breakfast: “God Spoke All These Words”

Join us at the Costa home at 7:30am Sat., Jan. 5 for our monthly men’s breakfast as we begin a new series of discussions on the Ten Commandments. Click here to read some thoughts to kickstart our conversation. Please bring a dish to share, and invite a friend to join us! RSVP to Eric.

Going Deeper… (Luke 2:8-20)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Luke 2:8-20), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [8, 11-12] Bethlehem is “the city of David.” God had chosen David, a lowly shepherd boy, to be king. And now God had chosen to announce the humble birth of the… Read more »

Going Deeper… (Matthew 22:1-14)

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 22:1-14), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-2] When you think about the kingdom of heaven, the reality where God is king, do you imagine it “compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son”?… Read more »