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20231001 Enemies of Gratitude - Nostalgia robs our past, present and future

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?

20230924 NO FAIR! Forgiven as we forgive

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)

20230917 NO FAIR! Jesus knows you’re broken. Come to him anyways.

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.)

20230910 POST PENTECOST Don’t win over them. Win them over.

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.

20230903 POST PENTECOST - BROKEN Goods News for Tough Times In Addiction [Teen Challenge Renfrew]

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.

20230827 | POST PENTECOST | God Is Not Far From Any Of Us

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/ 

20230820 | POST PENTECOST | Being Right With God Is Closer Than You Think

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: Romans 10:4-15 The One Thing: Being right with God is closer than you think. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you about during the teaching? Grow G1 Have you ever tried something new and enjoyed it (like Dan with Sushi) based on the recommendation of someone else? Share your story. G2 Romans 10:4-5. What does Paul mean when he says “Christ is the END of the law for everyone who believes”? G3 Romans 10:6-7: in what ways are we tempted to save ourselves by our own effort? In these verses how is Paul communicating that Jesus (a) cares enough to save and (b) is powerful to save? G4 Romans 10:6-7, 9 Why is belief in the INCARNATION and the RESURRECTION so important to true saving faith? G5 Romans 10:13 What does it mean to “call on the name of the Lord”? Have YOU called on the name of the Lord? G6 Romans 10:14-15 What is the responsibility of every believer in helping others “call on the name of the Lord”? Is anyone exempted? How are you either “sending” or “preaching”? Show S1 Draft a 1-minute story / testimony about how you “called on the name of the Lord” (using that phrase) and how he saved you. Pray for the opportunity to share this story with one person this week.

20230813 | POST PENTECOST | The Choice Is Yours (Rev Miranda Valentini)

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 Speaker: Rev Miranda Valentini The One Thing: The Choice Is Yours The Passage: Romans 9 (focusing on 9:22-33)

20230806 | POST PENTECOST | God is way ahead of us

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 One Thing: God is way ahead of us The Passage: Romans 8:26-39 (focusing on Romans 8:26-30) Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did the Holy Spirit reveal to you during today’s teaching? Grow G1 Do you believe that God is “way ahead of you”? Do you trust him? G2 Romans 8:28 In what ways might we take this verse out of context? G3 Romans 8:27 Think about this name for God: the Searcher of Hearts. How does your heart respond to this title for God? What is God searching for according to this verse? G4 Romans 8:26 What is the Spirit’s role in God searching our hearts? G5 Romans 8:29-30 What does it mean for God to foreknow us? What is the order that we see in this verse stemming from that foreknowledge? How can this ENCOURAGE our hearts? G6 How can Romans 8:29-30 give us wisdom when faced with issues like MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying)? Show S1 God is way ahead of you in prayer (vv26-27) God is way ahead of you in planning (vv29-30). Knowing this, and that all things work together for your good, what might God be calling you to do with this knowledge?

20230730 | POST PENTECOST | Fully adopted but not yet home

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 One Thing: Full Adopted But Not Yet Home The Passage: Romans 8:12-25 Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What did the Holy Spirit reveal to you during today’s teaching? Grow G1 Why is adoption such a powerful image of spiritual transformation? G2 What struck you about Krista and Michael’s testimony of adoption? G3 Even though God has adopted us, why do we struggle to live like it? How do you think this makes Father God feel? G4 Rom 8:14-17 | In what way do these verses highlight the truth that as adopted children of God, the worst is behind us? G5 Dan said that God is not just interested in getting us into his family, but about getting his family (values, priorities) into us. How does he do this and how are we changed as a result? G6 Rom 8:18-19 | What is Paul trying to achieve by comparing the sufferings of this world with the glories awaiting us in the next? G7 Romans 8:20-25 | What images or tools does Paul use to encourage us to remain faithful while we are waiting? How does the image of an airport help us maintain the posture of waiting? Show S1 If God is your Father, place your certificate of adoption (handed out in the service) in a place you can regularly see it (on your mirror, in your Bible etc). Take time each time you see it to thank God for adopting. If he has not yet, why not invite him to?