"Love One Another Deeply" Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/love-one-another-deeply Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) Why do you think Scriptures call us to love one another deeply and daily? 2.) What do you think that might look for you to obey that more faithfully this week? 3.) Toward the end of the message, Pastor Jim outlined several different groups that may be present within the church. What group might you be apart of? Are there any steps of faith and obedience that you need to take?

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Love One Another Deeply

"Love Your Enemy" Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/love-your-enemy 1.) How is the example of God sending rain on the righteous and the unrighteous a powerful example of loving one's enemy (Matthew 5)? 2.) If it's true that we tend to hate (or strongly dislike/distrust) people in "groups", what are some groups that Evangelical Christians tend to consider their "enemy"? What groups tend to view Evangelicals as their enemy? 3.) Who are some people within your sphere of influence that may be categorized as belonging to one of these enemy "groups"? What would it look to intentionally pray for them, bless them, befriend them? 4.) Who is an "enemy" that you don't even know personally? How can you love them and pray for them still? 5.) This week, in addition to praying for the Church in Afghanistan, consider praying for the Taliban.

Love Your Enemy

Love the Overlooked and Outcast Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/love-the-overlooked-outcast 1.) Why do you think God's people are called to love mercy and do justice? (See Micah 6:8) 2.)  What does it reveal about our God that He took such special interest in the poor, the widow, the fatherless, and the foreigner?   3.) In what ways do we see ministry to these four groups repeated in the New Testament?  What are some of the other groups that are highlighted in the New Testament?   4.) Take time to write down some actual names or categories of people in the Overlooked and Outcast section of your "Expanding My Circle of Relationships" CHART .  Think about contemporary examples of these biblical categories.  Be as specific as possible and begin PRAYING that God would expand your heart with a love for them and show you how you might begin to reach them.  5.) Email a leader at our church and let them know what you're thinking!!!

Love the Overlooked and Outcast

Sermon Title: Loving Your Neighbor-Neighbor Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/love-your-neighbor-neighbor Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) Why do you think it's a human tendency to be friends with people who are just like us? 2.) What is the danger of having our Lego-block completely full of family and church family? What might you do if you realize that's you right now? 3.) Take time to write down some names of your "neighbor-neighbors". That is, those who are physically close to you where you live, work, study or play. Using the "Expanding My Circle of Relationships" CHART , write down their names on the second concentric circle and begin PRAYING over them, asking God to show you how you might better reach them. 4.) What are some practical steps you might begin to take THIS WEEK to put into practice at least one of the relationship principles outlined in this sermon?

Loving Your Neighbor-Neighbor

"The Call to Compassion" Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/the-call-to-compassion Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) Why is true compassion (meaning to "suffer with someone") so difficult for us? 2.) How does physical and emotional distance from the poor, the stranger, the widow, the fatherless, our enemies, etc. make it more difficult to even feel, let alone demonstrate compassion to them? 3.) What might it look like for our church to begin demonstrating compassion to those in need within our community? 4.) What might it look like for YOU to do the same?

The Call to Compassion

"Live Upside Down" Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/live-upside-down Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) What are some of the principles of this world that at first glance might seem to make sense, but we know are wrong? 2.) Review the "Blessed" statements in Matthew 5. Why are these statements seemingly so "upside down" to our ears as humans? 3.) Which are these statements are most difficult for you to grasp or to walk out on a daily basis? 4.) What steps can you take to grow in that specific area this week?

Live Upside Down

A Call to Good Citizenship Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/a-call-to-good-citizenship Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) Why are we to live very, very carefully before an unbelieving world? 2.) What is some of the ignorant talk of foolish people? What are some of the misconceptions that the world has against us? 3.) What is the good that we can intentionally do to silence this ignorant talk? 4.) Spend some time praying through 1 Peter 2:17--Honor everyone, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the government.

A Call to Good Citizenship

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/be-beautiful Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1) Why do you think that Peter tied the idea of living good (beautiful) lives among the pagans with good deeds? 2.) How does our status as "foreigners" and "exiles" impact the importance of this command? 3.) What happens when believers are NOT rich in good deeds? 4.) Are YOU currently performing your good deeds in a way that is obvious to unbelievers? What unbelievers are your directly impacting? 5.) In what way(s) can you more strategically and intentionally do good deeds "among" unbelievers?

Be Beautiful

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/the-passing-pleasures-of-sin Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1) Do you actually believe that the Reproaches of Christ are greater than all the world has to offer? Take a moment to deeply think, are you living in a way where you are being reproached and suffering like Jesus? If not, what are ways God wants you to change your lifestyle to live in a way for Him that reproaches might happen to you? 2) Since sin is a Passing pleasure, what can you focus on the next time sin tries to allure you? What can you shift your focus to, bring to remembrance, to show that sin is a passing pleasure and the riches of God are eternal and fulfilling pleasures? 3) Do you believe that you've been spiritually eating the "fullness" of what God has for you? Or do you believe that you've only been eating the peel? What does the Lord want you to walk in to experience His fullness?

The Passing Pleasures of Sin

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/the-harvest-is-past Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1) What did the Holy Spirit speak to you personally from this message? 2) When you share the faith, do you share Christ in a similar way as this message or different? How so if different? 3) What most stood out to you about how the Gospel was shared? 4) Is there anyone the Lord wants you to share the gospel with?

The Harvest is Past

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/we-are-at-war Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) How should the fact that our flesh is "waging war" against our soul (1 Peter 2:11) impact our daily spiritual habits and practices?  2.) How should the fact that our flesh IS (present tense) being corrupted by its deceitful desires (Ephesians 4:22) impact our daily mindset? 3.) What did Peter mean by the idea that we are "foreigners and exiles" in this world and what ways does this impact our pursuit of holy living? 4.) In practical terms, what might it look like to "abstain" from our fleshly desires? 5.)  What do you need to STOP?  What do you need to START?

We Are At War

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/the-sacrifice-of-giving Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) It was suggested that tithing is not taught in the New Testament.  Do you agree?  Disagree?  How would you support your position? 2.) Instead of the tithe, what seems to be the pervading principle found in the New Testament? 3.) What principles from 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 stood out to the most and why? 4.) What practical "next step" will you take in light of this message?  5.) Who can you ask to keep you lovingly accountable to follow through on this step?

The Sacrifice of GIVING

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/train-up-a-child Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) In what sense is dedicating our children up to God as "spiritual sacrifice"? 2.) Why do you think God called us to both love and fear Him? 3.) What might "systematic training" for our children/youth look like? 4.) What do we mean by "teachable moments"? How might we become more aware of these? 5.) What practical ways can we seek to make our homes a godly environment for our children to grow up in? 6.) Ask the Lord to show you what areas of your life may need to be addressed in order to be a more godly example to your children, grandchildren, etc.

Train Up a Child

Digital Bulletin--https://mailchi.mp/alliancechurch/the-sacrifice-of-prayer Personal Reflection/Discussion Questions 1.) How is prayer a "priestly duty" before the Lord? 2.) What aspect(s) of prayer do you find easy for you? Which aspect(s) are harder for you? Why do you think? 3.) What are some of the specific kinds of prayer we may pray? Which ones do you find yourself praying more often? Which ones might you begin to pray more intentionally? 4.) What are some of your "how long O Lord" prayers? How do you handle disappointment when God seemingly is not answering these prayers? 5.) How is Revelation 8:3-5 a comfort to the Church?

The Sacrifice of PRAYER

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