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CrossWay Community Church | Bristol, WI
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CrossWay exists to glorify God through the transformation of lives by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our hope is that all people find their satisfaction in God alone.
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What Faith Makes Possible
Nov 900:39:20Tap to summarizeDiscussion QuestionsSermon Overview The whole Christian life is enabled by faith in Christ.Digging Deeper Read Luke 17:1-191. Faith in Christ gives us a sort of superpower to do things that are really hard (some would say impossible). From the passage or the sermon, what kinds of things does faith enable?2. After all the hard things Jesus has been calling the disciples to, they feel that they need an increase of faith (vs. 5). Why do you think they ask for more faith, instead of more of something else?3. What is or may be an area you have freedom to pursue that you intentionally don’t because you want the spiritual good of someone weaker in the faith?4. Christians are commanded to reconcile wrongs with others. What makes it difficult to be reconciled with someone who has wronged us (or make amends to someone whom we have wronged)?5. Where do you need to go and be reconciled? Consider both relationships in which you need to forgive, and relationships in which you need forgiveness.6. Have you ever experienced a surprising ability to serve God (through increased grace for others, stamina in ministry, resistance to sin, etc.)? Where did this come from, according to Luke 17? 7. In the sermon, it was said that faith enables us to receive God’s mercy. Is it ever hard for you to receive mercy from others? What about from God? 8. Where in your life do you need to have faith in God right now and ask him to move? Do you trust Him to do what you’re asking? Be specific. Prayer
Transcribe →A Great Reversal
Nov 200:36:18Tap to summarizeDiscussion QuestionsSermon Overview Because death reverses the wrongs of life, the living should hear God now and respond.Digging Deeper Read Luke 16:19-311. Money is a recurring theme in Luke 16. What does Jesus say about money? Why do you think he talks about it so much?2. When you think about someone spending an eternity without God, do you struggle with whether it is just? Why, or why not?3. Real people go to a real hell. What difference should this reality make in our lives now?4. It can be easy to feel like we have to get it all right in this life so we don’t end up like the rich man in the parable. What helps us avoid thinking we can earn our way to heaven due to a fear of hell?5. The great news of the gospel is that if we are in Christ, we are beneficiaries of a second reversal, greater than that of death. What was that reversal, and what does it mean for believers?6. What brokenness in our world now might we joyfully anticipate being reversed in eternity later?7. How do you do justice and show mercy in your everyday life? If you struggle with this, how can you grow in showing mercy? 8. In the sermon, we heard that part of responding to the reversal that is death is “to be generous and prepare.” What are some needs around us that we can anticipate and meet as a community? 9. How do we share this truth of the gospel - this reversal of right and wrong - to someone who doesn’t believe there is anything other than this life?Prayer
Transcribe →Righteousness from the Heart
Oct 2600:39:28Tap to summarizeDiscussion QuestionsSermon Overview Pursue a God-pleasing righteousness from the heart, including in your marriageI. The righteousness God seeks is from the heart (vv. 14-15)II. The kingdom Jesus brings fulfills the law but does not relax righteousness (vv. 16-17)III. God's enduring desire for righteousness is shown in his enduring instruction about marriage (v. 18)Digging Deeper Read Luke 16:14-181. In the sermon, righteousness is “being right, doing right, before God.” The righteousness God is seeking is righteousness from the heart. What’s the difference between being righteous just on the outside (like the Pharisees) and being righteous from the heart?2. Have you ever found yourself resisting a teaching in the Bible, only to later realize (or experience a sense of conviction from the Holy Spirit) that it is a truth that was pressing on something you were loving as a rival to God? Please share.3. If you were to be honest, is there an area of your life where you are settling for outward conformity (a merely external righteousness)? What might be a good step toward pursuing change in this area of your life?4. After hearing this sermon, how might you respond to someone who thinks they can live however they want because Jesus counts us as righteous through trust in him?5. Jesus didn’t come to make righteousness unnecessary, but rather to make it possible. What does that mean? Do you find this truth encouraging? How so? MARRIAGEIn our culture, the starting point for thinking about marriage is often self-fulfillment: my wants, my needs, my goals. It’s easy to miss God’s design for marriage, which is a covenant to which we must be faithful, a union that is only broken with great trauma, and a picture of God’s love and faithfulness. It is, therefore, not surprising that so many fail to see the grievousness of divorce as God does. 6. How can we speak and act about marriage so that those around us are pointed toward God’s good design of marriage?7. This passage urges us to “Pursue a God-pleasing righteousness from the heart, including in (our) marriages.” If you’re married, what would this practically look like?8. Given your marital situation and background, what was one takeaway from this sermon God might want you to remember in the days ahead? Prayer
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The Greatness of God our King
Aug 18, 2024Tap to summarizeDiscussion QuestionsSermon Overview: When the world is out of control, trust in God, our supreme king.1. What authority does God have? God permanently governs over his world. 2. How strong is God's authority? God is stronger than all he has made—he is greater than the things that are greater than us. 3. How has God used his authority for our good? God has come near and spoken for us to enjoy the never-ending goodness of his rule.Digging Deeper: Read Psalm 931. From the passage, what did you pick up about God’s ruling authority over the world?2. Kyle explained that God permanently governs over his world. What is going really bad, out of control, crazy in this world and how can you personally apply this truth? 3. What difference does it make that God is greater than the things that are greater than us in this world?4. What in our lives makes us “forget God” and the truth that He is stronger than all He has made?5. What uncertainties, fears, and anxieties do you experience when you forget God’s ruling authority?6. How has God used his authority for our good? Clue: Think of a nation without any ruling authority. 7. How does the depiction of God’s authority in this Psalm connect to the New Testament understanding of Jesus’ kingship?8. What are the hard things you are experiencing now in your life? If it’s about someone else’s situation, how does this situation affect you? What is hard for you?9. Who around you is struggling with fear and anxiety? How can we help you articulate encouragement from this passage for that person?Prayer
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