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It didn’t happen overnight. I didn’t wake up on New Year’s Day to suddenly discover that I had gained 20 pounds since going to bed just after the ball dropped. Actually, this took a little while. It happened over the course of all of 2015. You know, you can go a little overboard at Taco Bell once, and not really notice ... Read More
Our youth group, THE VINE, returned from camp this past week. Our youth pastor, Jason Turner, shares a little of his vision with us about what he sees God doing in our youth ministry, and as a church, as we are becoming an ark for His Kingdom. Lifegroup discussion questions after the jump! Did you have a camp experience growing ... Read More
This series will really be transformative in your life. I hope you will make the effort to be part of it. Even if you aren’t local in Gilmer County, GA, you can get every single message in this series the minute it posts online by subscribing to our podcast via your favorite podcast listening app on your IOS or ... Read More
The Bengali people are on the shy side. They often won’t speak first, and they would generally prefer to stay in the background. Even if you are a hungry guest, it is considered only polite to refuse food the first couple of times someone offers it in their home. In my short experience here, I have found that they are actually ... Read More
On Sunday, we looked at Jesus’ promise that if we followed him, we would be persecuted. But, the good news is that our persecution means that we are serving a bigger, better kingdom that the tangible one around us. Here are some questions for your group: What is one idea that really stood out to you from Sunday? Why did ... Read More
For the first time in over 4 years, I stood before our congregation on Sunday with NO sermon prepared. We’ve been in this “Be The Family” series, and I had this week’s sermon all ready to go before the weekend started, but I really felt like I needed to share my heart with our group instead. So, here are my ... Read More
Lifegroup Discussion Questions BE The Family, part 2 On Sunday morning, Steve’s main thought was that “There is no purity without Christ.” Key Questions as you process: What is one idea from the message that really stood out to you? Why did this idea grab your attention? How would you describe the current state of your heart? What steps do ... Read More
If you missed Jamie Williams’ powerful testimony in our service from a few weeks ago, this message is definitely worth the listen. Jamie shared about his descent into addiction, the consequences it brought him, and the miracles that God has been working in his life. Jamie sent me this follow up email after that service… You can hear the message ... Read More
Guest post: Susan Farnham These LIfeGroup discussion questions are based on Sunday’s message, “Stupid Is As Stupid Does.” You can find the message audio below. You can also subscribe to our weekly message audio podcast on iTunes, or your favorite podcast app. The human mind is generally far more eager to praise and dispraise than to describe and to define. ... Read More
Susan Farnham guest posts our weekly lifegroup discussion questions. These questions are based on Sunday’s message called “Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates,” which can be heard at the link below. Ever have those moments, days, hours, weeks, where it just becomes too much? One thing after another. Frustration mounts and you just want to give up? Much like ... Read More