Episodes
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
20231029 Enemies of Gratitude - Living Through Loss
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Music: Soaking in His Presence (1 Hour) By William Augusto. Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube etc
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 Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did God say to you through today’s meditation? Grow G1 What kinds of loss have you experienced / are you going through? G2 Do you think our culture (church culture or Canadian culture) deals with loss well? Why do you think this? G3 How is loss an enemy of gratitude? Do you think it always HAS to be? Share your thoughts. G4 Which of Dan’s four points did you find most meaningful? o Loss is unexpected. o Loss is a part of life. o Loss does not stop God’s purposes. o Things will never be the same (and that’s OK) G5 How helpful were the times of silence / meditation? Do you think you leave enough room for silent prayer / listening in your life? G6 Jesus was a man of sorrows and acquainted with suffering. Also, everyone has gone through loss at some point. How can you include others in your journey of grief and loss? Show S1 How might written prayers or liturgy help you process your loss? A great resource is “Every Moment Holy (Vol. 2)”. It is on Amazon.
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
20231022 Enemies of Gratitude - The Freedom of Boundaries
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
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: Matthew 22:15-22 The One Thing: The Freedom of Boundaries. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did God say to you through today’s teaching? Grow G1 Why do you think two enemies (Pharisees and Herodians) came together to trick Jesus? What was it about Jesus that threatened both of these (very different) groups? G2 What might be an issue from today’s world / culture where Christians might feel “caught between a rock and a hard place”? G3 “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s”. What does being a good citizen mean to today’s Christians (particularly in Canada)? G4 22:20 | Jesus said that the “image and description” of the denarius gave clues as to WHO the coin belonged to. In what way do you have God’s “image and inscription” that shows that you are his? G5 How is Romans 13:1-7 helpful in considering what our duties are to the state / province? Focus on verse 7 and verse 8 – what would Canada look like if we truly tried to live this out? G6 1 Cor 3:21-23 | What does Paul MEAN when he says “Everything is yours. You belong to Christ. Christ belongs to God”. Show S1 Imagine your life is represented by a 3 circle Venn diagram labelled “God’s, Government’s and mine”. When you look at your resources / finance, how LARGE are each circle? Ask God how you could bring more balance to this image.
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
20231015 Enemies of Gratitude - Trading worries for peace through prayer
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
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: Philippians 4:1-9
The One Thing: Trading worries for peace through prayer.
Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 What did the Holy Spirit highlight to you in this morning’s teaching?
Grow
G1 4:4-5 | How is your balance of joy and gentleness? Why do you think Paul emphasises both? Why do they need each other? Which are you strongest in?
G2 Think about the image of worry being like a “full and unflushed toilet”, prayer being the flush and God’s peace being the clean water that fills back in. Did you appreciate this picture? Why or why not? Can you think of a different analogy?
G3 What are you most worried about? Verbalize it to God. Don’t worry about how it sounds or what you say. Just tell him.
G4 God / the Lord is mentioned 4 times between verse 4 and 7. In what ways are these verses all about God?
G5 Totality words are used 5 times between v 4-7. What are they? Why do they matter?
G6 In what ways did Jesus in his suffering hold on to (a) joy (b) gentleness (c) prayer instead of worrying (d) God’s peace? How can his example give you hope.
Show
S1 Take a phrase from Philippians 4:1-9 and carry it in your heart. Meditate on it regularly over the course of a day. Then choose a different phrase and do the same. What do you hear?
For further study / meditation:
Joy passages: Luke 6:23, Luke 10:209, Luke 15:5-6. Acts 5:41, John 14:28, 1 Peter 1:8-9, 2 Cor. 6:10
Gentleness passages: Titus 3:1-2, 1 Tim 4:2-3, James 3:16-18
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
20231008 Enemies of Gratitude - Amnesia erases God from our lives
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
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: Deuteronomy 8:7-18 The One Thing: Amnesia erases God from our livesGrowgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did the Holy Spirit highlight to you in this morning’s teaching? Grow G1 How much is enough? G2 I How did you feel when you received your first paycheque? G3 Are you in the Good Land (Deut. 8:10) right now? Or the Great and Terrible Wilderness (v15)? What leads you to this conclusion? G4 What is God teaching you during this time? G5 What are the dangers / blessings of being either in the “Great and Terrible Wilderness” or in the “Good Land”? G6 How do you respond to the idea of money being a “training ground for eternity”? G7 Wesley lived by the philosophy “Gain all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.”. Did any of these surprise you? Do you agree with him? How are you doing on each of these? Show S1 Whether you are in the Great and Terrible Wilderness, or in the Good Land, take time to pray to God and commit your finances to him, place your trust in him and respond in obedience as he leads you.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
20231001 Enemies of Gratitude - Nostalgia robs our past, present and future
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
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 The One Thing: Nostalgia robs our past, present and future. Growgroup questions Know K1 What struck you about today’s message? Grow G1 Which era are you most nostalgic for? Why do you think this is? G2 How can nostalgia lead to grumbling and ingratitude (read Exodus 16:3 and Numbers 11:4-6)? G3 How would you define nostalgia? Is nostalgia ALWAYS negative / dangerous? G4 How might nostalgia distort the past? An example? G5 How might nostalgia deconsecrate the present? An example? G6 How might nostalgia destroy the future? An example? G7 As you get older, are you getting more or less nostalgic? Why is this? Show S1 Think of Evelyn’s story: what encouraged you about what she said? How can you encourage yourself / others to be more grateful?
Friday Oct 13, 2023
20230924 NO FAIR! Forgiven as we forgive
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
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: Matthew 18:21-35 The One Thing: Forgiven as we forgive. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What struck you about today’s message? Grow G1 Do you think Jesus demand re: forgiveness is realistic? What about war crimes? Rape? Murder? G2 Where are you in the story? Who do you identify with? G3 Why did Jesus use such absurdly HIGH numbers when answering Peter about forgiveness: 490 times to forgive someone? The servant owed $6 Billion Dollars? Why didn’t Jesus make it a bit more realistic? G4 Did anything strike you about Hadassah’s story? (You can read it in full here -kellyrbaker.com/free-from-bitterness-and-resentment/ G5 Imagine being the servant forgiven of a $6 Billion debt. What are your feelings? What would possess you to go to a fellow servant and punish them for owing you peanuts in comparison? G6 Matthew 18:34. The King (God) was motivated by his anger. How does this jive with the idea of God that you have in your mind / heart? G7 If you aren't showing mercy to others, how might that be an indication that you are not being shaped by the gospel? * Show S1 Consider someone you’re struggling to forgive. What is the cost of forgiving them? What is the cost of not forgiving them? Create a cost-benefit analysis (pros and cons) to help you prayerfully process this. * G7 Matthew 18:21 (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
20230917 NO FAIR! Jesus knows you’re broken. Come to him anyways.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
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 John 1:5-2:1 The One Thing: Jesus knows you’re broken. Come to Him anyways. Growgroup questions Know K1 If someone were new in town and asked you why they should go to Cornerstone, what would you say? Grow G1 Can you think of a time when someone was lying, you knew that they were lying and yet still they maintained that lie? Have you ever done this? G2 What does John mean when he’s talks about a) light b) darkness? How might be his understanding of light and darkness surprise us? G3 Read v7: How does being honest about our sins / brokenness lead to fellowship with each other? Wouldn’t it alienate us from each other? G4 Most of us would never claim that we’ve not sinned. But what are some of the ways we live that seems to say we’re better than we are? Think about how we live, how we portray ourselves, what we choose to let others know etc. G5 Read v 10: What does John mean that we make God out to be a liar? What does it mean that His word is not in us? Show S1 Considering what we’ve heard and read this week, are you walking in the light? (That’s not to say we should share our deepest darkest with everyone. But what would it take for you to walk in the light with someone you trust? This week, make that phone call, send that email.)
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
20230910 POST PENTECOST Don’t win over them. Win them over.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
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: Matthew 18:15-20 The One Thing: Don’t win over them. Win them over. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you about during the teaching? Grow G1 What are positive ways that society today tells or teaches us to deal with hurts or wounds we’ve received? Negative? G2 What are some effective ways you’ve found to address hurts or conflicts in your personal or professional life? G3 What do you think about Jesus’ advice regarding approaching people who have hurt you in Matthew 18:15-20? G4 When dealing with hurt, are you more likely to ghost the person who hurt you (sweep it under the rug) or blast them (tell everyone you know)? G5 In cases of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional, power) how could Matthew 18:15—17 be weaponized or misused? G6 18:19 | Knowing the context, what do you think Jesus meant by binding or loosing things on earth and in heaven? G7 | 18:20 | How does the context of these verses help us understand verse 20 (“where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst”)? In what ways have we misunderstood this verse? Show S1 Is there someone that God is prompting you to talk to? Listen to his gracious “prods” and trust him in taking the first step.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
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 Guest Worship Leader: Ryan King Guest Speaker: Outreach Team from Teen Challenge Renfrew
Watch the full service here - https://youtu.be/4xtv5jOG6TE
PLEASE NOTE: The Teen Challenge speakers have been anonymized for their own privacy and protection.
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
20230827 | POST PENTECOST | God Is Not Far From Any Of Us
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
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: Acts 17:16-27The One Thing: God is Not Far From Any Of Us
Today we have a guest speaker, Dan Noel. He is sharing about how the Lighthouse Cafe is sharing Good News For Tough Times with the people of Smiths Falls, Ontario.
https://thelighthousecafe.ca/
Cornerstone Church
We are a community of Jesus-followers who gather in North Gower, located in the national capital region of Canada. Hope drives us, grace has changed us. As followers of Jesus Christ we want to share God’s extravagant love with you. Together we will explore what it means to be made new.
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