Posts with the category “groups-discipleship-tools”

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONDescribe the best gift you have ever received. What made the gift so special?CONTEXTHoly Week is the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus and, three days later,...  Read More

A significant theme of Scripture - especially the Prophets - is that the people who receive the grace of God and are used by God are the people who are spiritually prepared. “Prepared for the Lord” ac...  Read More

A significant theme of Scripture - especially the Prophets - is that the people who receive the grace of God and are used by God are the people who are spiritually prepared. “Prepared for the Lord” ac...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

This Proverbs miniseries introduces a biblical view of relationships. We will focus on topics such as the formative power of relationships, the nature of friendship, how parents and children should re...  Read More

In Jesus’ day, “sinner” was a title for people who were considered irreligious, corrupt, compromised, and far from God. “Sinners” were people like tax collectors who betrayed their nation to get rich,...  Read More

In Jesus’ day, “sinner” was a title for people who were considered irreligious, corrupt, compromised, and far from God. “Sinners” were people like tax collectors who betrayed their nation to get rich,...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

This Proverbs mini-series is focused on developing a biblical anthropology of “the heart.” In the first three weeks, we will ask: What is the heart? How is it shaped? And how does it become wise? In t...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

Our Fall Vision Series aims to explain Fellowship Denver Church's mission—helping people discover and follow the original Jesus—in a way that invites new people to discover or join the mission and equ...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONSome sociologists today claim that we live in a meaning vacuum (Meaning of Life). Ben Sixsmith - writer and Journalist in Poland, says that “we now live in a philosoph...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONMany people agonize over God's will for their lives. What career should I pursue? Who should I marry? Should I buy this house or that house? They look for signs, open ...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONWe all have people who inspire us to live better lives. Some inspire us to get in better shape, pursue a dream we have been putting off, or be better friends, spouses,...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONIn 2017, Tim Farron, the leader of the British Liberal Democrats, resigned from public office for a reason he deemed “discrimination against him as a result of his Chr...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONThis week, we are breaking away from our series in 1 Thessalonians to celebrate Easter Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus points to the final victory that all humans de...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONThis week, we are breaking away from our series in 1 Thessalonians to prepare our hearts for Easter Sunday. But before we can celebrate the resurrection of Jesus in al...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONOver the last several years, the media has highlighted the scandalous fall of high-profile evangelical pastors and ministries. Through chart-topping podcasts and well-...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONOne of the most common experiences of the Christian life is that we tend to doubt God when specific circumstances arise. For example, sin can make us question our stan...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONAmong the more difficult teachings of the Christian faith is the doctrine of predestination. According to this biblical doctrine, all people are born into this world d...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONAccording to recent surveys, between 70-80% of Americans say they believe in God. And yet well over half of these people also believe that “all roads” lead to God and ...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONIn recent years, National Geographic has produced a show entitled “Doomsday Preppers.” A prepper believes that a catastrophic event that could end civilization will li...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONIn today's passage, Jesus describes the church as a family. What do you think it means to call the church a family? Read Mark 10:17-31 aloud. In this passage, a very w...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONDescribe a time when you felt weak, needy, or vulnerable. What was going...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONIn his timeless book Knowing God, J. I. Packer says, “Adoption is the hi...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONIn the movie Castaway, Tom Hanks plays a character named Chuck Nolan.  N...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONIn the beginning chapter of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we meet ...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONSome people think in very black-and-white terms, and others have a high ...  Read More