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Double Oak Community Church Chelsea 1-23-2022 2 Samuel 9:1-13 /// God gives protection, provision, and position!
John 1:1-18 Colossians 1:15-20 Songs: Glorious Day, Living Hope, King of Kings, Only a Holy God, This I believe
Double Oak Community Church Chelsea Advent Week two
Main Scriptures: Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 2:8-14
Additional Scriptures: 1 Kings 9:25 Exodus 22:5-6 Proverbs 16:7 Romans 5:1 Ephesians 2:11-17 Colossians 1:19-20 Colossians 3:15
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Week 1 of Advent
Main Scripture Passage: Romans 8:18-25
Other Scripture references: Genesis 3:15 Psalms 72:17 Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 John 1:1-5, 14
Double Oak Community Church Chelsea 11/14/2021
How can we build up others in prayer?
In prayer, we: 1. confess and believe the Gospel not only individually but together 2. recognize we live in the reality of the Gospel, as brothers and sisters who have a heavenly Father 3. we are encouraged by fellow believers and are compelled to love and good works for our neighbors: we live out the Gospel
Application: pray for and with someone this week!
Double Oak Community Chelsea November 7, 2021
Why We Pray: 1. Because God has first spoken to us *Hebrews 10:19-23, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Psalm 121: 1-4 * Prayer is us responding to God * Prayer is the act of asking God to do what he has already promised to do
- Because God is with us
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Matthew 6:9, Colossians 3:1-4
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Because we are utterly dependent on God
- James 1:17, Colossians 1:17, Philippians 4:6-7, Ephesians 1:3
- We are approaching God the Father with trepidation - we can RUN toward him!
Double Oak Community Church Chelsea October 31, 2021. Hebrews 10:19-21. We have authority and access to speak to God because of Jesus. We can experience communion with God.
Double Oak Community Church Chelsea on October 24, 2021. We look at the importance and significance of life. We are partnering with the ministry of Love Life, and we will fast and pray to see a love awakening within our church, community, and the greater Birmingham area. The prayer walk is Saturday (October 30) at 9am at Planned Parenthood in downtime. We want to see you there!
Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9, Romans 8:1, Genesis 1:21-31, Genesis 9:6, Jeremiah 1:4-5, Psalm 139:13-16, James 1:27, Matthew 25:34-40, Nehemiah 1:1-4, Nehemiah 2:1
Double Oak Community Church Chelsea - October 3, 2021 1 John 4:7-21 1. God is love. 2. When we abide in God’s love, it confirms our faith for now and the future. 3. God’s love overflows to our brothers and sisters, putting on display for the world to see.
1 John 3:11-24
"Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them, but they start talking to you, they bring back the problems of yesterday,. Somebody is talking ... Your self is talking to you. Now this man's treatment was this: instead of allowing this self to talk to him, he starts talking to himself. " - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1 John 3:1-10
We are who God says we are. When we place our trust in Him, we are His children. When you follow Him, you will be like Him.
The hope we have in Jesus is a confident expectation of what is to come. This hope leads to a life of love and purity.
Sin is rebellion against God. Those who live a life primarily characterized by sin do not know God, but there is restoration in Jesus.
The Gospel yields a response. Do you believe the Gospel? Have you trusted in Jesus Christ?
- We have probably had many people in many different ways encourage us during this pandemic. How many of those people encouraged us by pointing us back to Jesus and all He has done for us?
- Has there been a moment during the quarantine where God has encouraged us while reading his word, singing a song, or in a time of prayer? Could you share that moment? It could be a specific verse, a specific word or phrase, or song lyric?
- During quarantine, how have you had to relearn and experience God’s love for you anew? What did this experience look like?
- How does God’s love move us to love others who have a differing opinion than us on the coronavirus?
- How do we put other’s needs and interests before our own?
- What area of your life do you need Jesus to set you free from fear, worry, or anxiety?
- Of the questions listed below that Jesus asks in this passage, which one is easiest for you trust him for? Why is that one easy for you? Which one is the hardest to trust him for and why?
- Is life not more than food and the body more than clothing? (v. 25) Purpose question; Is it easy to trust Jesus with the purpose for your life?
- Are you not more valuable than the birds of the air? (v.26) Worth/Identity question; Is it easy for you to trust Jesus to find you worth and identity in him?
- And which of you being anxious can add a single hour to your life? (v. 27) Control question; Is it easy for you to trust that God is in control and sovereign over your life?
- Will God not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (v.30) Question of Allegiance or faith; Is it easy for you to trust that God will give you the faith to believe and trust in him?
- What do you need that only Jesus can give you to satisfy the deepest desires of your soul? Is it the living waters of Holy Spirit? Is it the spiritual food of his word? Or is it living as one who is clothed in his righteousness?
- How can trusting Jesus for these deep spiritual needs lead you to better trust him for your everyday physical needs?
- How can we seek the kingdom of God over the kingdom of self?
- How does seeking the kingdom of God help us deal with fear, worry, and anxiety?
- All of us have had plans that have changed, things we have lost, and events we were looking forward to that we had to cancel. Have we had a chance to properly lament the loss of those things? How could not lamenting hold us back from moving forward?
- How can we rejoice during this season of quarantine?
- What is something God has given you or brought your way that you didn’t expect during this seasons that has been positive or encouraging?
- What serving opportunities has God brought your way during the quarantine?
- How do we find joy in Christ during hard circumstances?
- What do you miss the most about physically worshipping together with our church family?
- Read Psalm 42. What verse or verses resonate with you right now and why?
- Are we being honest with ourselves and others about how we are really feeling right now? If so, how has this helped us navigate our new normal? If not, what is stopping us from processing our disappointment and negative emotions?
- Are we being honest with God about how we are really feeling right now? If so, how has this helped us navigate our new normal? If not, what is stopping us from being honest with God?
- God’s character and attributes are vast. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Is there a particular aspect of who God is that is bringing you encouragement in these days? Why is that particular one encouraging to you?
- How can we “preach the gospel to ourselves?” How can we “preach the gospel to others?”
The Psalms are such a gift from God. They let us see how we can be honest with God about how we feel, and yet simultaneously trust in Him, His character, and His promises. This week, use one of the Psalms as a template to write your own Psalm to God that expresses how you really feel and how at the same time you are trusting Him, His faithfulness, and His never-ending love.
- Share a memorable Easter moment from our lives. What makes it so memorable?
- What is bringing us joy in this hard season?
- As we reflect on who Jesus is and all he has done for us, what kind of emotions are stirred up in us?
- How has Jesus rising from the grave conquering death changed our lives?
- How as this quarantine revealed to us that we are not in control of our lives? How has this impacted us personally?
- How has the reality of the gospel comforted you in this season?
Discussion Questions1. Why does Mark tell this story (like many others in his gospel) with imagery that points us back to the Old Testament? 2. This story points to Jesus being the coming king. In our lives, do we see Jesus as our king? If so, how? If not, why not? 3. In a time that has slowed down and it seems like not much is happening, what do we find ourselves missing? Why do we miss them? 4. We know the truth of scripture tells us that God is with us. How have we experienced this truth in a real and personal way over the last few weeks? 5. How can we see and experience God in the ordinary and seemingly mundane things of life? What meaning does this give to the things we do every day? 6. What anxiety or fears are we holding on to that we need to cast on the Lord because he cares for us (1 Peter 5:7)?