by fmfb | Jun 9, 2021 | Small Groups
How to Read the Psalms Read Psalm 1.1-3 & Psalm 150.6 BIG IDEA : The book of Psalms is a book of prayers that blesses broken people. Psalms is a book with five books. Psalms moves us from lamentation to praise. Psalms helps us navigate sacred pathways. Psalms...
by fmfb | Jun 4, 2021 | Small Groups
Read Matthew 5.38-48 BIG IDEA : Treat others right and trust your King to make things right. Jesus knows the world is evil. Jesus helps his disciples change. Jesus humanizes haters and their hatred. Jesus calls us to fight the right battle. Jesus gives us small steps....
by fmfb | May 26, 2021 | Small Groups
How to Speak to Others Read Matthew 5.33-37 Followers of Jesus must speak truth like Jesus. THINK IT OVER Which words does Jesus address here? What does it mean to “swear an oath” truly or falsely? Why do you lie or tell partial truths? What underlying motivations...
by fmfb | May 21, 2021 | Small Groups
It’s a Matter of the Heart Read Matthew 5.21-30 Kingdom righteousness requires our whole heart and whole body devotion.. THINK IT OVER How has the heart rather than simply externals always been the crucial issue for God’s people? What would you advise a recent...
by fmfb | May 12, 2021 | Small Groups
Jesus and the Bible Read Matthew 5.17-20 Jesus pulls the Story of the Bible together. He is predicted in the Old Testament and proclaimed in the New Testament. He loved and he lived the Word. We can take the Bible more seriously if we simply lean into his example....
by fmfb | May 5, 2021 | Small Groups
READ Matthew 5.13-16 Matthew 5.13-16 forms a bridge between the Beatitudes (v3-12) and our behavior (v16-48). What’s Jesus plan to bring blessing to the real world? Like Jesus you are now salt in a decaying world. Like Jesus you are now light in a darkening world....
