Lament

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Lament

Psalm 51

July 23, 2023

Conversation Starters

╬ We are better at deflecting blame and minimizing our sin than we are at contrition, confession, and repentance. Admitting wrong is often hard to do. Do you believe that God’s mercy and forgiveness is readily available to you? Or do you secretly believe that your sin is unforgivable? Ask God the Spirit to lead you to reconciliation with God.

╬ Fear is often at the core of our resistance to confession. Children and adults alike are afraid of “getting in trouble,” so we learn to lie and to deny and to deflect. The give and take of forgiveness among those we love can be complicated. The approach to forgiveness described above requires honesty, humility, and authentic conversation. Would you give this approach a try? Ask the Lord to lead you to forgiveness and reconciliation with those you love.

10 Reasons: #7 Changed Lives, #8 Holy Spirit Encounters

May 5, 2024 • Wade Pursell

Conversation Starters ╬ How do you read the Bible? Is it like a novel with a gripping story or like non-fiction that gives good information to know? “Eating” the Bible involves a meditative, slow, submissive process with interest in both knowing more and, more importantly, becoming more. In the companionship of the Spirit, will you seek to increase your “becoming-more” reading of the Word? ╬ Who do you know who “walks in the counsel of the world, stands with sinners, or sits with scoffers”? Pray for them! May God the Spirit create in them a great hunger for God’s Word who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

10 Reasons: #6 Jesus Claims it is True, and Lives It

April 28, 2024 • Kirk Roberts

Conversation Starters ╬ Jesus is the Word that became flesh. How does Jesus’ incarnation, his life, death and resurrection give you reason to trust the Bible? ╬ Jesus is our teacher who gave us an example of a true servant leader. How did Jesus choose to be known as a leader? Consider Jesus’ leadership example from John 13-14 as you ask yourself, “What Would Jesus Do?”

10 Reasons: #4 Unified Message and #5 Archeology

Brad Strait

Conversation Starters ╬ Do you think of the Bible as one great, cohesive message of salvation? Ask the Holy Spirit to draw you into this message, guiding you into all the truth. ╬ How does this unified message of salvation bring you encouragement and comfort?