Crossbridge Weekend Messages: Recent Episodes
Crossbridge Christian Church
Check out this podcast for the audio from each weekend's messages at Crossbridge Christian Church in Tallahassee!
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Grief is the feeling that accompanies all loss in life, whether big or small. We may think that as the Son of God, Jesus somehow floats above grief or is immune to grief. Wes explains that because Jesus has gone through and experienced grief, he can give us a game plan for how to handle it and the strength needed to make it through.
It's impossible to know everything there is to know about discipleship. But if we will live with a simple posture toward Jesus, we will never lack the ability to see the areas in our lives that need to be discipled to Jesus.
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We've spent a whole summer talking about discipleship. What do you think is your greatest takeaway from this summer?
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Why do you think we struggle so much to see Jesus as the source of life, despite him giving and doing so much for us?
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Where are areas in your life where you struggle to make Jesus the hub, not a spoke? What will you do to address that? How can this group help?
You have a unique, one-of-a-kind superpower that God has given you to make a difference in the world. Finding out what that is and putting it to use is one of the greatest avenues we have for communicating the love of Jesus and learning to love like Jesus.
Take the five-fold gift assessment at crossbridgechristian.com/gifts.
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Describe a time in your life when you felt or sensed that God was using you to do something. What was that like?
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Did you take the gift assessment? Are you surprised at your findings?
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What are some ways you think you could potentially put your spiritual gifts into action?
Not many of us wake up thinking critically about discipleship. But it's more important than we think. The future of our lives and the church is at stake - and it hinges on our willingness to apprentice ourselves to Jesus.
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How would you define the word “disciple?” Have you gotten to know some great disciples of Jesus? How did they impact you?
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Wes talked about how God uses the Holy Spirit, hardships, and spiritual disciplines to grow us. Have you seen one of those at work in your life to grow you as a disciple? How?
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Of the four C’s (Cultivate, Contribute, Connect, Care), which one do you feel like you excel in? Where do you feel like you struggle?
The three little words "I need help" can do a great deal of good when it comes to finding connection with others.
FOMO is a constant force running in the background of our lives, and it causes us to do some ridiculous things. A man named David points us toward the tricks FOMO plays on us and also toward solutions that we can utilize so we aren't driven to doin' too much out of our fear of missing out.
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Have you ever overextended yourself because you were afraid you were going to miss out on something if you didn’t? What’d you do? What happened?
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Do you feel like you suffer with FOMO? Why or why not?
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What are ways you feel like we can develop a deeper trust in God’s provision?
Many of us are guilty of doin’ too much; too much at work, too much at home, too much for our image, too much at school, and the weight of feeling like we need to do it all is crushing us. Change is possible, but it will only begin when we recognize an observation that Jesus made about our lives two thousand years ago.
Discussion Questions:
-Talk about some stuff you’ve done in the past to try and change yourself, whether big or small. What’d you do? How’d it go?
-What fruit do you feel like your life is bearing right now?
-What are ways you think we can invite the transformational power of God to come and change us?
We've all been victims of "grace unfairness," the feeling you get when you feel like someone around you gets more grace and generosity than you feel like you do. Jesus' goal with grace isn't to apply it evenly, it's to be generous, giving us all what we need. Our self-righteousness is to blame for why we struggle to be grateful for the grace we receive in all its forms.
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Talk about a time when you saw someone else receive grace you feel like they didn’t deserve. How did you feel? Why?
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Why do you think we are so obsessed with the “fairness” of God’s grace… even while acknowledging that part of the nature of grace is that it’s undeserved and unfair?
Our culture avoids denial like the plague. Jesus says that self-deprivation is the pathway to eventual glorification.
A rule of life is a great idea, but until we commit it to paper it'll always be just that: an idea. James, the brother of Jesus, tells us that we experience God's blessing in our doing. We hope this series of short messages lead you to craft your own rule of life. (You can access all of our rule of life resources online at crossbridgechristian.com/rule.)
If we are going to spend one-quarter of our lives at work, it makes sense that we'd give careful thought to how we do it. When we see work as an act of worship to God, it shapes the work and leadership we provide to be honoring to God and great for the world around us.
God tells us that Scripture is profitable; it informs, corrects, guides, and encourages. Wes paints a vision for why engaging Scripture is important and outlines some ideas on how to help you engage God's Word in a more consistent way.