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Prayer (Keeping company with God)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Revelation 2:4-5
The One Thing: Prayer (Keeping Company with God)
1. Someone with no faith background asks you to define prayer. What do you say?
2. What do you think of the tagline of the series: "Keeping company with God"?
3. Matthew 13:22 – why is it noteworthy that the two things mentioned that can choke the God's word in our lives are (a) the worries of this life and (b) the deceitfulness of wealth
4. Romans 12:2 In what was can prayer be part of renewing our minds? Share your thoughts about how our souls / minds need an oil change.
5. Revelation 2:4-5 Share with the group your experience of being guided through this listening to God exercise. Was there a section of the exercise that God particularly spoke to you through?
6. Why is listening prayer so vital? Why is it so difficult? What percentage of your prayer life is spent listening to God? Think of one way to grow in this area.

Satisfied Jesus (Isaiah 53:11-12) Easter Sunday

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Isaiah 53:11-12
The One Thing: Satisfied Jesus

Crushed Jesus (Isaiah 53:10)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Isaiah 53:10
The One Thing: Crushed Jesus

Cancelled Jesus (Isaiah 53:7-9)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Isaiah 53:7-9
The One Thing: Cancelled Jesus
Discussion Questions
1. What are your thoughts of cancel culture and outrage culture? Why are these so prevalent at the moment?
2. Jesus was cancelled through His own silence (verse 7). Why did it seem so important to Isaiah that the Isaiah 53 Messiah figure did not open His mouth or say anything? What point is Isaiah trying to make?
3. Jesus was cancelled through others' silence (verse 8). Think of all the peope who saw Jesus' mistreatment, SHOULD have said something and didn't. What does this add to the Passion story?
4. Jesus was cancelled through the silence of the grave (verse 9). Pretend you don't know the end of the story. Thinka bout someone you've lost. What is it about the silence of the grave that is so poignant?
5. Jesus endured his silencing because He trusted God 1 Peter 2:23. What should we take away from this?
6. Jesus endured his silence because He knew His mission. What was His mission (Isaiah 42:1-3)? How can knowing our mission help us endure in the face of suffering? What is your mission?
7. The prophecy of Isaiah 53:7-9 was described as "the good news of Jesus" in Acts 8:35. What does it say to us that this prophecy from Isaiah led an Ethiopian official to faith in Jesus 700 years later? What was it that convinced you to follow Jesus?

Fall guy Jesus (Isaiah 53.4-6)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Isaiah 53:4-6
The One Thing: Fall guy Jesus
Is your faith more of a simple faith (like the blind man in John 9:25 who said "One thing I know, I was blind but now I see") or are you someone who likes to look under the hood of the faith and try to figure out out how it all works?
Which "Theory of atonement" resonates the most with you: Moral Influence Theory (Jesus is our example, 1 Peter 2:21), Ransom Theory (Jesus is our ransom, 1 Tim 2:25), Christus Victor (Jesus is our hero / victor, Heb. 2:14) or Penal Substitution (Jesus is our substitute, Isaiah 53:6)?  Is there one you struggle with?
Why do you think there are so many ways in scripture of understanding what went on at the cross? Wouldn't it be easier just to have ONE?
Scot McKnight talks about how each theory is like a golf club in a golf bag - each with its own use. Can you think of a situation or scenario in which you would emphasize one Atonement Theory over another?
Stephen Morrison says "“Thankfully, at the end of the day we aren’t saved by theories. We’re saved by Jesus! How that happens may be fun to discuss and theorize about, but only in sight of the fact that it’s the WHO that matters far more!”.  Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
 
Resources reference in the sermon:
7 Theories of the Atonement (Stephen D Morrison)
https://www.sdmorrison.org/7-theories-of-the-atonement-summarized/
Sacrifice and Atonement (video from Bible Project)
https://youtu.be/G_OlRWGLdnw
The Day the Revolution Began (book by NT Wright)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29587429-the-day-the-revolution-began
A Community Called Atonement (book by Scot McKnight)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037862.A_Community_Called_Atonement

Next door Jesus (Isaiah 53.1-3)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Passage: Isaiah 53:1-3
The One Thing: Next door Jesus
What did God say to you through the sermon or the communion? 
Dan shared about how the voice of Bart Simpson is a 63 year old woman. Have you ever had a moment where someone didn't look how you imagined they'd look? Why was this? 
Talk about the idea that the Cross is the linchpin that connects faith and prayer? Explain why the cross is so vital to (a) faith and (b) prayer? Think about what prayer or faith would look like without the cross? 
Does your theology of God have room for an ugly Jesus, or at least an unforgettable Jesus? 
Why did Jesus keep His glory under wraps (except for the rare occasion like the transfiguration)? 

Enduring by faith (Faith series)

Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
The One Thing: Enduring by faith
Church 414 Discussion starters
1. Why is endurance so important to the Christian life?
2. What is at stake if you don't endure?
3. Out of these four "truths to endure on" from 2 Cor 1:8-11, which one is most important to you right now? * Life is hard * Heaven is real * God is good * I am not alone.
4. Read 2 Corinthians 4:16​. How could Paul call the sufferings he endured (see 2 Cor 1:8 and 2 Cor 11:23​-27) "light and momentary troubles"? How would you have referred to them?
5. Reflect on Henk and Irene's testimony. What struck you? What might God be saying to you through them?
6. In what way has this series on faith challenged you, grown you or encouraged you?

Going by Faith (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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The One Thing: Giving by faith
Share your thoughts on the following phrase: "Going by faith happens when God relocates us from our normal for the sake of the gospel" 
Reflect on your life, when have you been "relocated from your normal for the sake of the gospel"? Maybe it was a mission trip, or a conversation, or an act of kindness. Share about it with the others.  
We are all naturally fearful in sharing about Jesus. What enables us to march past this fear and do what God is calling us to? 
Share your thoughts the interviews: with Matt + Nary, and with Kelsey.  
Imagine God told you 100% clearly to serve overseas for Him, given your skillset, what kind of work do you think you would do? 
What does living life on mission mean? 
This week consecrate your home for the kingdom of God. Here is a suggested script: ““Jesus we dedicate this home to you. This is your space. We acknowledge that this home is now an outpost of the Kingdom of God, set apart for Your purposes. And each morning, as we go out of our front door, we are going into frontier missions to do your work. Maybe no one will notice anything different but inside we know that we are cross cultural missionaries doing the hard but important work of always praying for people and telling people about Jesus whenever feel the nudge from you. Amen” Post this on the fridge.  

Giving by Faith (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Guest speaker: Josh Wallis 
Passage: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
The One Thing: Giving by faith
In heaven, who will you thank for giving that helped you in your journey to Jesus or with Jesus?  
Read 2 Corinthians 9:6. What might the "reaping" look like?
What did you make of Julianna's story? Share your thoughts.
Read 2 Corinthians 9:7. In light of this verse, do you think we should ever give through obligation or a sense of duty?
Read 2 Corinthians 9:8. Dan talked about God's "Septuple God blessing". What characteristics of God are coming through in this verse? How does this verse make you feel?
Take some time this week by yourself or with your spouse or family, read 2 Cor. 9:6-12 and ask God "What would you have us give by faith and where would you have us give it?" 

Praying by faith (part 2)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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Guest speaker: Josh Wallis 
Passage: James 5:17; Matthew 14:23; Acts 6:4, 2:42​, 16:25​-26; Hebrews 11:6; 2 Chronicles 7:14
The One Thing: Put faith back into prayer
1. What did they Holy Spirit impress on you or speak to you through the sermon?
2. George Mueller recorded over 50,000 answers to prayer in his journal. What do you make of that?
3. Process a little the DL Moody story about Marianne Adlard's prayers transforming an ordinary sermon into a sermon that transformed 400 lives.
4. Why aren't we seeing Mueller or Moody answers to prayer?
5. As we head into Lent this week, what do you sense God telling us that we need to do differently as a church? Set up a time with Dan to tell him what you sense the Spirit is saying to us.
6. Before you go, take time to pray together for God to move in and through our community.