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20230402 LENT Boot Camp For The Soul - A Life-Giving Routine

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: Psalm 118:19-29 The One Thing: A Life-Giving Routine Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What kind of things are you best at remembering? What are you the worst at remembering? Grow G1 Psalm 118:24-25 | What do you make of the tension between these two verses? Do you think that society or culture today helps or hinders our ability to hold truths in tension? G2 Another word for tension is “paradox”. What is the difference between a paradox and a contradiction? If you’re not sure, google it. G3 Dan said that Psalm 118:19-29 is an architecture of prayer. What are the four components to this structure (it starts with “gates” in verse 20)? G4 Dan said that “The more unpredictable your life is, the more important it is that your connection to God is predictable. Boring even. I am a strong proponent of a boringly predictable connection to God. Not that God is boringly predictable. But your means of connecting TO God should be” What did he mean by this? Do you agree? G5 Dan talked at the end about using timers on his watch and a prayer bracelet / Anglican Rosary to help him remember to connect with God. If you want to know more about it, talk to Dan or watch this video: https://youtu.be/40bo4YBGDU4. What did you think about this idea of using prayer beads? G6 Why is an architecture of prayer so important, according to Dan? What architecture can you give your prayers (the A.C.T.S. prayer, the P.R.A.Y., the A.L.T.A.R. prayer?) To find out more, google “Acronym Prayers” for ideas? Show S1 If you want to find out more about the prayer bracelet or other ideas for praying, why not take Dan out for a coffee 😊

20230326 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Let Hope Come Alive

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: Ezekiel 37:1-14 The One Thing: Let Hope Come Alive Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever had a vision that you believe was from God? How does God primarily communicate to you or relate to you? Grow G1 Do you relate more to the prophet calling the dead bones to rise, or to the dead bones themselves? Share your thoughts. G2 Do you think its true that we everyone has a “skeleton in their closet”? G3 In what was is Lent a good time to engage with our skeletons / struggles? G4 Ezekiel 37:11 | The bones in the valley wasn’t just a vision or an analogy. It represented how the people of Israel actually felt at that moment. Why is a valley of bones a good picture for a nation who are in exile? G5 Ezekiel 37:11 | “Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off”. How would translate these words to make sense nowadays? Do you think people are more hopeless now than ever, or less? What is the reason do you think? G6 What is the hope that the gospel / the Kingdom message of Jesus has to offer to the hopeless nowadays? Show S1 Think of a skeleton in your closet (by this, I mean a person you know who you might consider to be a “hopeless case” - it could even be you). Take some time to bring this person to God again and listen.

20230319 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Get Your Eyes Checked

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (esp. v7); John 9:1-41 The One Thing: Get your eyes checked. |Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 1 Sam 16:7 | How can verse 17 be received as a comfort? A warning? Grow G1 Why is blindness so often used in the Bible as a picture for what’s in a person’s heart? G2 The Amsler grid is an objective measurement to measure your subjective vision against. How can the Bible act as an Amsler grid in the life of a Christian? G3 John 9:1-2 | How can a simplistic view of sin=sickness affect how we view each other? Have you ever judged anyone’s spiritual life based on their physical reality? Why are Jesus’ words in verse 3 helpful to us understanding this? G4 John 9:16 | Can our cultural or religious upbringing limit what we believe God can do (see Matthew 13:58)? Do you have any examples? G5 John 9:19-23 | What social pressure do you think the man’s parents might have been under in this moment? How would you have responded if you were them? G6 John 9 | Trace the blind man’s journey with Jesus. How did his knowledge increase? What led to the moment of his salvation? G7 John 9:34 | What was the cause of the Pharisees’ pride? Why were they so stubborn in ignoring this miracle of healing? What (if anything) could have convinced them? Show S1 How is your trust in Jesus? Can you bring your doubts to Jesus and still affirm him as your healer and saviour (John 9:25)? Take some time this week to reaffirm your belief in Jesus and worship him (John 9:35-38).

20230312 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Get The Name Right

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95 The One Thing: Get the name right. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What do you need to learn from the lesson of the water? Grow G1 Dan had an epiphany on the loo. Have you ever had an epiphany in an unusual place? G2 When do you grumble, and why? What does it say about your view of, and faith in, God? How seriously do you take it? Exodus 17:1 ( taken from God's Word for You) G3 What do you make of the change of name of this place from “Rephidim” (Resting Place) to “Massah (Temptation) + Meribah (”Strife”)? Could it have gone differently? G4 Don’t present your requests to God through prayer and thanksgiving. Instead worry about everything (Philippians 4:6) What are your thoughts on the inverted Philippians 4:6? Does it change how you view the actual Phil 4:6? G5 To the casual observer , Moses’ crying out to God (17:4-5) might have resembled the people’s grumbling (17:2-3). What was the difference between them? G6 Think about the season of life you are in. What adjective / name would you give this season? What name would you like it to have? What will it take to make the change? G7 Dan had an epiphany on the loo. Have you ever had an epiphany in an unusual place? Show S1 Think about where you spend a lot of your time (work, family, school, church, sports etc). Are the people in that place complainers and grumblers? What could you do to change the atmosphere in this place.

20230305 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Reset Forwards

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: Genesis 12:1-4 The One Thing: Reset forward Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Is there anything you would say “no” to, if God asked you to do it? What would that be? Grow G1 Do you think that your life need to “reset forward”? Why or why not? G2 What is the difference between a mid-life crisis and an Abraham-style “reset forward”? G3 Gen 11:31-32 | Why do you think Terah (Abram’s dad) stopped at Haran instead of continuing to Canaan? G4 Gen 12:1 | How might Terah’s example have been influential in Abram listening to God’s call to leave and go? G5 What examples have you received from previous generations that have made you the person you are today? How can you acknowledge these influences? G6 Gen 12:4-5 | Why might it be significant that Abram took Lot with him to Canaan, just as Terah took Abram with him when he moved to Haran? G7 What does it mean to live your life in Jesus in reference to both the generation before come before and the generation after? Show S1 Think of one thing you can do to bless someone else. And when you go do it, bring someone along with you as your “partner in crime”

20230226 LENT Bootcamp For The Soul - Joy Following Sin

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Psalm 32 (Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11) The One Thing: Boot Camp for the Soul | Joy Following Sin Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever done Boot Camp - what was it like? If not, what is the most physically tough thing you’ve ever done? Grow G1 We’ve heard about the temptation that comes before sin. Dan mentioned a temptation that comes after sin. What was he referring to? G2 Psalm 32:2-3 | How is keeping silent (3) a form of deceit (2)? G3 Psalm 32:4 | Why is David so descriptive with the physical manifestations of keeping silent? What implications does this have on how we understand confession? G4 Psalm 32:6 | There’s a real sense of urgency in this verse. How so? In what way does this verse encourage us to widen our understanding of what “faithfulness” means? G5 Psalm 32:7 | What impression do you get of God from this verse? G6 Psalm 32: 9 | In what ways is the person who refuses to be honest about their sin like a mule or a horse? Show S1 Psalm 32:5-6 | If you have unconfessed sin, don’t delay – get right with God (be specific) and experience the joy of a clear conscience.

20230219 EPIPHANY No one Except Jesus Alone (Transfiguration Sunday)

The Passage: 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9
The One Thing
No one except Jesus alone
Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 Have you ever had a mountain-top experience with Jesus? Share about it with your group and what impact it has had on your life?
Grow
G1 2 Peter 1:17 | What is Peter referring to when he talks about “The Majestic Glory”. What images does this phrase bring to your mind? What emotional response do you have to it?
G2 2 Peter 2:16 | Why does Peter make a point of saying they were eyewitnesses? Why does this matter in the context of the verse?
G3 2 Peter 2:19 | The “prophetic word” is Scripture (see verse 20). What does it mean that the word is “strongly confirmed”? How has the truth of the Bible been a “lamp shining in a dark place” for you and your life?
G4 Why does it matter that the mountain top experience of Matthew 17:1-9 is bookended by a call to self-denial / sacrifice (Matt 16:24-28) and a failure in ministry due to lack of faith (Matt 17:14-20)?
G5 Matthew 17:9 | Put yourself in the place of the disciples as you walk back down the mountain with Jesus. What is going through your mind or heart at that moment? What questions might you have?
G6 Lent starts this coming Wednesday (Ash Wednesday). Are you adding anything into your life or taking it away (fasting) to give God more space in your life?
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S1 Matthew 1:8 | What circumstance are you currently in that concerns you / frightens you? What does it mean for you to look up from that concern / fear and “see no one except Jesus alone”? Take some time in quiet to still your heart. Then repeat to yourself, and God “I see no one except you, Jesus”.

20230212 EPIPHANY Choose Life

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The Passage 
Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 119:1-8 
The One Thing 
Choose Life 
Growgroup Discussion Starters 
Know 
K1 What spoke to you about the life that Brittany and Matthew have chosen, and the road they took to get there? Would you choose to be a dairy farmer? Why or why not? (https://youtu.be/VBU95DaW7n8). 
Grow 
G1 Deut. 30:15-16 | Why does Moses connect loving God, walking in his ways and keeping his commands with “choosing life”? In this example, what would then be “choosing death”? 
G2 Deut. 30:17-18 | Today we hear a lot about “your truth” or “my truth”. How do Moses words challenge this way of thinking? 
G3 Deut. 30:17-18 | What are some of the “other gods” we’re tempted to worship today? If they lead to death, then why do we so often choose them? 
G4 Psalm 119:1-3 | HOW HAPPY | What is the tone of voice of the Psalmist in these verses? What is it that leads to happiness according to these verses? 
G5 Psalm 119: 4-6 | IF ONLY | What is the Psalmist’s state of mind in these verses? Do you hear hope or despair? Explain your answer.  
G6 Psalm 119:7-8 | I WILL |  What does it take to move from “If only” to “I will”. Think about a time you decided to do something new. What helped you make that decision? How can Philippians 2:12-13 encourage you to move from “If only” to “I will”.  
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S1 Think of a situation which you are still struggling in. Write this word on the top of a piece of paper. Create three columns called “How happy…”, “If only…” and “I will…”.  In conversation with God, fill in the columns in the following way:  
“How happy” – What would be the benefits of choosing God’s ways in this situation? 
“If only…” – What is holding you back from giving this situation fully to God? 
“I will…” – With whatever faith you have, choose to follow God in this and write it down.  

20230205 EPIPHANY New Year. Same Promises - We Make the Invisible God Visible

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Matthew 5:13-20 The One Thing: We Make The Invisible God Visible
Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Would you rather live in a world without salt or artificial light? How would either change your life? Grow G1 Dan mentioned some scientific impossibilities (attaining absolute zero, travelling faster than the speed of light etc). Can you think of any other impossibilities? G2 5:13 | If salt cannot lose its flavour (because sodium chloride is a stable compound), what does Jesus means when he says that we can lose our saltiness? G3 5:13 | What does Jesus means when he says “You are the salt of the earth”? G4 5:14 | What about “You are the light of the world?” G5 5:15 | What would motivate someone to hide their lamp under a basket? What is the spiritual application of this? G6 5:16 | What is the connection between shining the light and doing good works and glorifying God? G7 5:17-18 | What are “the law and the prophets”? In what way did Jesus fulfil (rather than abolish) the law and the prophets? Show S1 If we do not make the invisible God visible to others, how else can they see him? Do you feel this responsibility? Why or why not? With the Holy Spirit, decide on one thing you can do this week to let your light shine.

20230129 EPIPHANY New Year. Same Promises - When you realize you are not enough, God is .

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Matthew 5:1-12 The One Thing: When you realize you are not enough, God is. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did you feel God saying to you during the message / worship service? Grow G1 “When you realize you are not enough, God becomes enough”. Flip this around: if you don’t realize you’re “not enough”, will you still experience the enough-ness of God? Why or why not? G2 What do you think Dan meant when differentiated between “longing for something” and having “something to long for?” Why might having “something to long for” be an step up from “longing for something”? G3 What are the benefits of body positivity? Dangers? Why is spirit poverty a better foundation for life than body positivity? G4 Why might being “poor in spirit” (verse 3) ultimately lead to being “persecuted because of righteousness” (verse 10)? G5 Why is it important that the Beatitudes are “bookended” by “the Kingdom of heaven is yours”? What even IS the Kingdom of heaven? (This video might help - https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/gospel-kingdom/) Show S1 Where are you on the continuum of blessing? (http://bit.ly/3R9JXik). Pray about how God might help you move to the “next level”?