Category: TEACHING

Questions December 3 rd :

1. How has God been working in your life this week, how has he been using you?
2. What Questions were raised for you today, what does the teaching today have you
   wrestling with?
3. Jewish scholars ask this question, If Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy of the birth of Jesus why
   was Joseph a man who would have known the scriptures surprised instead of elated that
   he was part of scriptures fulfillment?
4. King Ahaz said he did not want to test God when God asked him to ask for a sign….Do
   you see asking God for a sign as a test of God? Why or why not?
5. How does the explanation of Isaiah’s son being the “sign” for King Ahaz sit with you?
6. Next week we are going to look at Matthew’s use of this promise as an explanation of
   Jesus birth. Does Matthews use of Isaiah 7:14 raise any Questions for you?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?
   Isaiah 7:14
   Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a
   son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Questions for November 26 th : 

1. How have you heard God speak to you this week? How did he use you?
2. What questions were brought up from the teaching today for you?
3. What type of preparations do you usually make during this Advent Season?
4. Scott shared that Emanuel is only used 4x in the Bible as opposed to Faith (336x) Joy (88x)
   and Love (310x) What makes this infrequently used Word important?
5. What does the word Emmanuel, “God with us” mean to you actually/practically?
6. Scott asked in the teaching ” If we believe that God is actually with us, why do we spend so
   much time trying to figure out what he wants us to do/be? As if he is far off or absent” What
   might be needed in our lives to truly live in this reality?
7. How can we be praying for YOU this week?

Questions for November 26 th : 

1. How have you heard God speak to you this week? How did he use you?
2. What questions were brought up from the teaching today for you?
3. What type of preparations do you usually make during this Advent Season?
4. Scott shared that Emanuel is only used 4x in the Bible as opposed to Faith (336x) Joy (88x)
   and Love (310x) What makes this infrequently used Word important?
5. What does the word Emmanuel, “God with us” mean to you actually/practically?
6. Scott asked in the teaching ” If we believe that God is actually with us, why do we spend so
   much time trying to figure out what he wants us to do/be? As if he is far off or absent” What
   might be needed in our lives to truly live in this reality?
7. How can we be praying for YOU this week?

Questions for November 12 th , 2023:

1. Where have you seen God working through and around you this week?
2. What questions came up for you today with the scripture and teaching?
3. If someone were to ask you why God wants us to take a sabbath? How would you answer
   this?
4. Keeping the sabbath is one of the 10 Commandments. We seem to hold the
   commandments about not committing murder or adultery as more important than the
   commandment about Sabbath? Why is that?
5. What did Jesus mean in Mark 2:27when he said “the sabbath was made for Man not Man
   for the sabbath“?
6. How has Sabbath been a part of your spiritual journey? What has worked well? What
   changes do you need to make?
7. How can we be praying for you today?

Questions for November 5 th :

1. How have you felt most used by God this week?
2. What Questions came up for you from the Video, teaching and or scriptures?
3. Since we have evidence that Jesus celebrated the Feast of Lights or
   Hanukkah why do you think it never made its way into “Christian
   tradition?”
4. When you think about the story of the Maccabees fighting for their temple,
   does it teach us anything about todays present conflict?
5. Contrast what you see as the main reasons Christmas is celebrated as
   opposed to the main reasons Hanukkah is celebrated?
6. What are some ways you might incorporate Hanukkah into your Holiday
   Traditions?
7. How can we be praying for you specifically this week?