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The Call to Humble Service: Discipleship Boot Camp Week 5
Opening reminder that the 10-week “Rooted” discipleship course begins tonight; next session begins in ~18 weeks. Session aim: expose our default instinct to protect personal status and contrast it …
Trust, Obedience & Submission in the Wilderness
Ice-breaker on favorite fast-food chains (Whataburger, Burger King, Portillo’s, Raising Canes, In-N-Out, Steak ’n Shake, etc.) highlighted convenience, taste, speed, and affordability—setting up the …
The group launched week 2 of an eight-week discipleship series that parallels Sunday sermons at Lake Pointe. Tonight’s focus: baptism—Is it something we do for God, or something God does for us?
It is finished: Trusting the Completed Work of Christ
The group mirrored Sunday’s sermon on John 19:30 (“It is finished”), asking: “If Jesus really finished the work, is my life showing that I believe it?” Big idea: “If Jesus truly finished the work, …
The facilitator has spent the entire week burdened by the word “hubris,” convinced it sits at the root of fear. Tonight’s aim: let James 5:1-6 expose hubris in both material and spiritual “wealth,” …
Leader opened with a real-life “home intruder” story to illustrate how one irreversible decision (pulling a trigger) parallels the permanent impact of spoken words. Group reflected on the gravity of …
The study opened with light conversation on New-Year resolutions, “trying” vs. “doing,” and how mere intention quickly fades. Tonight’s focus: James 2 : 14 - 26, presented as the “apex” of …
Recap of James 1: external trials require internal, Spirit-formed responses (“listen and do,” “quick to listen, slow to anger”). Transition: James now moves from the general (chapter 1) to specific …
Ice-breaker question: “Which is harder to deal with—trials or temptations?” The group used personal experience to compare the two and set the stage for studying James 1:12-15.
Initial brain-storm: participants named “faith,” “trials,” and practicality as hallmarks of James. Leader highlighted four biblical men named James and identified the letter’s author as “James the …