October 13, 2024
The Story | Does God Ask Too Much? | Chapter 6
Beginnings: How God Got Things Started, A Chosen People.
This was Israel’s big day! Everything had been pointing towards this. Everyone was excited and when the moment came, they blew it! Totally dropped the ball. Trusted leaders turtled and turned the people of God against God’s good (and challenging) plan. God still got done what needed to be done—it just took 40 extra years and made for one long camping trip for an entire generation.
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Chapter 6: Numbers 13:26-33
- Were you ever given a job that seemed like it was too much for you? Tell that story and how it played out.
- What excuses have you used (or still use) when God asks you to do something that seems like more than you want to do?
- What do you think made Caleb different? How hard is it for you when you have to stand against the crowd?
- What mission has God given to us, his Church? Are you responding like Caleb or like the others? Explain.
- “We seemed like grasshoppers to ourselves and to them.” Is there a place in your life right now where you feel tiny or inadequate? What’s your plan (or God’s plan) for working that through?
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Recent Sermons
Mark 1:35 - Jesus modelled a life of restraint and rhythm, showing us how to live with peace and purpose even amid urgency through the practices he shared.
Luke 6:39-49 - Jesus reminds us that we all have teachers shaping us. Some lead us astray, but when we follow him, we learn to live as we were truly meant to.
Romans 12:1-2 - Jesus’ invitation is to follow him: to be with him, become like him, and do what he did. We surrender control to Jesus, resist the pattern of the world that shapes us, and rely on the power of the Holy Spirit for transformation.
Mark 1:16-18 -We begin our series on Practicing the Way—exploring how Jesus’ rhythms of prayer, fasting, solitude, and Sabbath invite ordinary people to grow in grace and intimacy with God
Acts 17:16-34 -Paul shares the hope of Jesus in everyday language, guiding seekers toward truth and showing where their search for God had gone astray.
Acts 13:1-5 -The first Christians had small groups! They knew, because Jesus modelled it, that we’re much better in groups than we are as individuals. The group that gathered in Antioch was diverse, zoned in on Jesus and figuring out how to be outward-facing. Your own group will want all that and more!
