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How has fear kept you from doing something you know you needed to do?
What (through prayer) is something you sense God is calling you to do, in spite of how scary it might be?
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How can you comfort others that God has placed in your life?
What painful experiences have you had that you’ve seen God redeem through the ability to comfort others?
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Who are people in your life that you “have authority” over?
What is an act of humble service you could show toward them?
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What things make you sad? Do you think Jesus is sad about those things too?
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Describe a time you made a sacrifice to help someone else? How did you feel?
Think of a time someone sacrificed to help you? How did you respond to that person?
For older kids, have fun with math. If a kernel of wheat produces a head of 50 kernels, which are then planted and each produce a head of 50 kernels, how many kernels of wheat could be harvested after the second planting?
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Describe a time when you were in the dark and a flashlight helped you.
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The Holy Spirit is God’s personal presence. Can you remember a time when you felt led or prompted by God’s spirit?
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Think of a time when you depended on God even when it didn’t make sense. What happened as a result?
Who in the Bible showed great dependence on God and what was the outcome?
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What is something you found difficult to believe but had to put your faith in?
In what area of your life, can you ask God to give you faith to trust him more and more?
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When was a time that you felt that God wanted you to do something that seemed impractical but you knew it was the right thing to do? Did you do it? If so, what was the result?
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Tell about a time you thought something was bad but God used it for good.
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If someone in your family has been baptized, have that person share about the experience. Who was there? What did you wear? Where did it take place? Why did you decide to be baptized?
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Have you ever been rejected or treated differently for being a Christian? How did it make you feel?
How can we be encouraged by what Christ says about rejection?
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Has Christ ever asked you to do something or give something up for Him and you ignored Him?
Why do you think it is important to promptly listen and obey when the Lord speaks to you?
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Are you always in agreement with your mom and dad?
What is one example of a situation when you didn’t agree with your parents?
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What is your favorite promise from God?
Who is someone you trust to keep their promise?
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Has someone ever done something that you didn’t expect them to do?
Is there a rule in your family that you don’t understand why it’s there?
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Talk about one of your favorite meals.
You can probably remember at least a few occasions on which you have eaten a big dinner and feel very full—perhaps uncomfortably full. Yet the very next day, you find yourself hungry all over again! Jesus says that he is the bread of life and that if you believe in him, you will never be hungry again. What do you think he means by this?
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Stories hold great power over us. Why do you think stories are so good at helping us to learn something?
Can you think of an example of something you’ve learned from a story?
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Imagine that you were lost in a big shopping center and could not find your mother or your father. How would you feel if you suddenly heard your parents’ voices calling you?
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Have you ever wanted to do something for someone that you couldn’t possibly do without help?
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God Calls us to love others. What is an example of when it was hard for you to love someone?
How can you love this person like Jesus does?
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Why do parents discipline their children?
In what ways have your parents disciplined you?
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Describe how you know if something is ripe.
How do you know when it is a good time to have a hard conversation with someone?
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Define worship.
What are things in our lives that drive us towards and away from true worship?
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When you have good news, who do you want to share it with first?
Is there someone you should tell about what Jesus has done in your life?
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What do people know about and think about Jesus because of your words and actions?
In what ways are we hiding the light of Christ from those who don’t know him?
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How can you get to heaven?
Why do we often make it more complicated than it is in the Bible?
In each day’s devotion we have provided a Conversation Starter. These questions are intended to be used with those you love, regardless of age or spiritual maturity. We encourage you to use these questions at a regular time each day and to share what you are learning and reading in your personal study of Scripture. We hope this is a tool that helps you to embrace the slowness Lent brings and take a moment to truly listen to the people you love.
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What do you risk by telling everyone you know about Jesus?
Has there been a time where you were judged because you defended your belief in Jesus?
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Have you ever made up your mind that you don’t like a food, without even trying it, just because of the way it looks?
How could someone do that with Jesus?
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Do you like to know what you’re doing beforehand, or do you like to be surprised along the way?
Do you think Jesus is okay with us having some questions about him? Why or why not?
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What is something you would like to be great at?
Why do you think John the Baptist’s opinion of Jesus was important to the Israelite leaders?
In each day’s devotion we have provided a Conversation Starter. These questions are intended to be used with those you love, regardless of age or spiritual maturity. We encourage you to use these questions at a regular time each day and to share what you are learning and reading in your personal study of Scripture. We hope this is a tool that helps you to embrace the slowness Lent brings and take a moment to truly listen to the people you love.
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What does it mean to be a member of our family?
How does thinking about our family help us understand the family of God?
Continuing in our year-long sermon series, The Whole Story, we now begin to follow the story arch of the family of Abraham-the Israelites. We begin with the story of Joseph and how a dream given to him as a young boy comes to fruition against all odds.
This weekend we started our sermon series – The Whole Story. We’ll be going through the whole Bible thematically and explore what the Bible says about who God is and our relationship with him.
Devotional readings from this week: Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Psalm 8, Genesis 3, Genesis 5 and John 1.
Pastor Randy Singer preaches at Neptune's Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just days after the tragic events on Friday, May 31st, 2019.
This was a special teaching recorded for all of the international campuses of Trinity Church
Please excuse the low quality of the audio for the first nine minutes of this video. There were some technical issues that caused the audio to be very low. We apologize, and want you to feel free to jump ahead to 00:09:00 when the audio issue was resolved.
"Is Christianity on Life Support?" In the start of our new series, Chronicles of the Christ, Teaching Pastor Randy Singer explores the foundation upon which Jesus is building His Church.
Teaching Pastor, Randy Singer talks about the power of words and their ability to build up and tear down