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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.

Praying by faith (part 1)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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Passage: Psalm 46, Revelation 5:6-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:18
The One Thing: Put faith back into prayer
1. What did the Holy Spirit say to you through Josh's message?
2. What are the obstacles / mindsets that most stop us from praying?
3. Josh said that having a high view of God installs in us faith to pray. Why is reminding ourselves of God's greatness such an important part of praying by faith?
4. Josh talked about the prayer bowl in Revelation 5:8 (read it). What does it signify to you that your prayers are PRESERVED in a GOLDEN BOWL right in front of the THRONE?
5. Share your thoughts with your group about Josh's testimony.
6. What's your one wish, the one prayer you wish God would grant?

Let God speak louder than your doubts (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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Passage: Mark 9:17-29, Matthew 7:14-20 
The One Thing: Let God speak louder than your doubts
(Optional Icebreaker: What's going to be your first holiday after Covid?) 
Review from last week: Did you send a card? How did it go?  
What did the Holy Spirit say to you from the message or Sarah's story? 
Where are you on the continuum between "Lord I believe" and "Help my unbelief" 
Read Mark 9:22-24. What do you make of this prayer that Jesus said cast out the demon? How would you grade it (out of 10)? How can this encourage you?  
Read Matthew 17:20-21. What is the difference between LITTLE faith and SMALL faith?  
What’s something you doubt about God or that He can do? Pray anyways. Tell God your situation and your doubts.  

Living by faith (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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Church 414 Discussion Starters
1. What did the Holy Spirit say to you through Jeff and Julie’s testimony or Dan’s message?
2. How is God calling you to live by faith?
3. Read 1 Thessalonians 1:3: “We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ”. Ask yourselves what work, labour and endurance look like without faith, hope and love. Look at the verbs: “produced, prompted and inspired”. Why are these so vital?
4. Go to your local post office and choose a PO box. Remember the box number. Write a card to them as God leads you, including in that card whatever the Spirit prompts you to. Put a stamp on that card and mail it to “The occupants” with PO Box and the address. Include your contact info or not, it’s up to you. And pray for the recipient. Tell your church 414 group when you’ve done it.
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God was faithful first (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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The Passage: Hebrews 10:23-25, Lamentations 3:19-24
The One Thing: God was faithful first. 
What did the Holy Spirit say to you through the message or Sharon’s story? 
Read Lamentations 3:19-24. Identify the turning point in this passage. What does it mean to "call to mind"?  
Share one story of God's faithfulness, either in cleansing you, keeping you or commissioning you. 
Scheme one thing to do to “spur someone you know on to love and good deeds”. Be creative. 

What is faith? (Faith series)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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The Passage: Hebrews 11:1
The One Thing: What is faith? 
How would you define faith? 
Would you say that your faith right now is healthy or is it suffering? 
Share one short story from your personal library of faith.  

Remnant: Daniel

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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Guest speaker: Rev Emily Hines
Pastor Emily Hines serves as Discipleship and First Impressions Pastor at Brookhaven Wesleyan Church, Indiana. She savors faith and theology discussions over coffee. Her calling is to shepherd, equip, innovate, and lead. Pastor Emily loves doing life and ministry alongside her husband, Pastor Dave Hines, whom she married May 2015. Together, they enjoy theological and biblical discussions, hiking, photography, and playing board games. Pastor Emily graduated in 2014 from Indiana Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Christian Ministry and Biblical Literature. In 2019, she earned her M.Div. from Wesley Seminary.  Pastor Emily joined the staff in 2015.
 

The Weary World Rejoices - Love (Advent 4)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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The Passage: John 3:1-21
The One Thing: True belief induces new birth 
What words can you think of that have “lost their meaning” through overuse in the church (known as “semantic satiation”)? What are the consequences of this? 
Imagine telling someone who’s never heard of Jesus the idea of being born again. How would you explain it to them? What objections might they raise? 
Regarding being “born again”, Dan said that “the shock and absurdity of the physical image is supposed to reflect the shock and absurdity of the spiritual image”. How did being “born again” change from being a radical / offensive idea to being so boring? Was there any way to avoid this? 
Ask God to show you if you’ve been born again. If not, ask Him to give you this new birth.
 

The Weary World Rejoices - Joy (Advent 3)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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The Passage: Isaiah 40:1-6
The One Thing: Joy transforms praise into proclamation
Why do you think so many of us are afraid of “proclaiming” Jesus to others? 
How might joy be the missing component in transforming us from loving God IN HERE (privately) to loving others OUT THERE (publicly)? 
Should we share the gospel if duty or guilt it our only motivation? (Use scriptures to support your answer) 
Have you ever had an experience of God that has led to you not caring what others think of you? If so, share what that was like? 
Look at the “evangelistic message” of the woman at the well in John 4:29 (“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”) How does this differ from the stereotypical evangelistic message? Why do you her message was compelling?
If you were to take this message as a template for you, how would you complete it: “Come, see a man who told me / showed me (fill in the blank). Could this be (fill in the blank)?” How could you see yourself using this “Come / could” model in your own context? 
 

The Weary World Rejoices - Peace (Advent 2)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario. 
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The Passage: Romans 5:1-8
The One Thing: Look back. Look down. Look ahead. 
G1 Romans 5:1 talks about having “peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”. If Jesus is our route to peace with God, what is our status with God outside of Jesus Christ?  Why do we need peace with God? What is peace with God? 
G2 Rom 5:2-3 “And we kauchaomai (boast) in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also “kauchaomai” (glory / boast) in our sufferings”. The same word (kauchaomai or “boast”) is used to describe how we respond to the “hope of the glory of God” and how we respond to “suffering”. How can this be? G3 Rom 5:3-4: “suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope”. In the context of this verse, imagine a world without suffering? What would that world look like? How can these verses be a solid encouragement for someone who is suffering?  
G4 Why is the Holy Spirit such a key part to us having a “hope that does not put us to shame” (v 5) 
G5 We look back at the peace Jesus won for us. We stand in the grace of a right relationship with God. And we move forward in hope of glory. “Look back at peace; stand in grace; move forward in hope”. Ask God to show you which of these He wants to make real in your life at this moment.