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Paul reminds the Colossians that growth in Christ does not come from spiritual add-ons. Believers deepen by returning to what they already received in Jesus: trust, dependence, surrender, fullness, …
Leader opened by rearranging chairs, asking how everyone felt entering an unfamiliar room. Purpose: create a micro-example of the tension we carry into relationships and to explore how Jesus’ …
Six-week series in Colossians entitled “Enough.” Week 1: “Jesus Is Enough to Save” – Col 1:11-14. Week 2 focus: Col 1:15-20 – “Jesus Is Enough to Sustain Us.” Purpose of Paul’s letter: counter “Jesus …
Opening conversation contrasted “avoiding bad” with “becoming good.” Group agreed true goodness is found only through deeper relationship with Jesus, not self-effort. Leader distributed a …
I Am the True Vine -- Concluding the Seven I Am Statements
Last of the seven “I Am” statements in John: “I am the True Vine.” To surface the longings Jesus satisfies, six groups analyzed popular songs from six decades, each identifying the “cultural crisis” …
Jesus -- "The Way, the Truth, and the Life"
Opened with an invitation to serve in North Dallas (Friday or Saturday options, car-pooling encouraged, lunch/hang-out afterward). Leader affirmed how much he learns from the group’s dialogue; …
I Am the Gate / I Am the Good Shepherd
Third session of a six-week series on the seven “I Am” statements in John. Setting: Men’s life-group Bible study; Leader: Mark. Ice-breaker: “If you were important enough to have a posse/entourage, …
Seven I AM Statements of Jesus
New spring series: the seven “I AM” statements in John, running through Easter. Leader: Caleb. Ice-breaker: each man completed “I am ___” (e.g., “cool dude,” “loved,” “so grateful,” “duck-hunter,” …
No Acceptable Loss in Jesus Economy
The leader opened with real-life examples of “acceptable loss”–a 2% inventory shrinkage in his retail business, underperforming investments, parental advice that “goes in one ear and out the other,” …
Stewardship and the Parable of the Minas
The group listened to the same passage that was preached in Sunday service and revisited it for deeper discussion. Conversation opened with a light-hearted “button” exercise about risk versus …