Sermon Discussion

1/11/25

Psalm 19:7-11

"God's Word"
Dustin Willis, Seed Company

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• What stood out to you today from The Seed Company’s message?

• Why is communication so important for relationships?

• Why is the Bible so crucial to our relationship with God? How has Gods word changed your relationship with Him?

• How has Gods word brought life to your life?

• How has Gods word been proved trustworthy to you?

• What is something new you’ve learned recently from Gods word?

• How has Gods word been a treasure to you and your family?

12/7/25

"Opened Up for Us, pt. 2: Peace"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• What comes to your mind when you think about “peace”?

• How does peace point to the heart of God?

• How do you make the connection between Jesus and Cities of Refuge being places of safety from wrath?

• Talk through the element of the death of the High Priest (Numbers 35:25) and the freedom of the accused.

• How does hearing Jesus described as an Avenger of Blood make you feel?  What does it mean for our relationship with Christ?

• Jesus brought peace through victory over injustice. Is there any connection for us in our lives based on this truth? In other words, how can we bring about peace in different situations and relationships in our own lives?

11/30/25

"Opened Up for Us, pt. 1: Hope"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• What has been your experience with hopelessness? What did God teach you through these moments?

• What does it mean to you that Christ is your Hope?

• What is the connection of hope at the end of Ruth’s story and genealogy? (Ruth 4:18-22) What can we learn from this?

• Because of Jesus, our lives are eternally significant. What does that mean to you?

11/16/25

1 Timothy 2:5-6
"The Middle Man"
Pastor Aaron Crawford

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• Before we get into the 3 functions of Christ from this week’s message, what are some other functions or roles that Christ performs that are encouraging to you?

• Christ acts as our mediator between us and a holy, and righteous God. Talk through why Jesus was so unique in His ability to serve in this capacity. Why is this such an important factor in our spiritual walk?

• Aaron mentioned that, generally speaking, we have a higher view of ourselves and a lower view of God’s holiness, especially in light of our sin. What did he mean by this? How have you interacted with this way of thinking?

• Aaron focused on the fact that we are saved BY God and FROM God’s wrath (Romans 5:6-11). How does that make you feel? Have you really wrestled with the reality of God’s wrath on sin before?

• How encouraging is it to you to know that Christ “lives to make intercession” for you, even in times of our own prayerful negligence? (Hebrews 7:23-25)

• What’s the difference between Jesus being our intercessor and our advocate? Why is it important to distinctly separate all three of these titles and functions?

11/9/25

Ruth 2:20, Hebrews 2:6-15
"Divine Conspiracy, pt. 8: Kinsman"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• Redeem means to rescue and restore. Have you had any experience where someone in your family was a redeemer for you?

• Have you had the opportunity to do that for someone in your family? What did you learn in those instances?

• The terms Father, Husband, Brother and Friends are relational terms used in scripture to describe our relationship with the God-head. Talk through each one of these, what they mean for our walk and what stands out to you about each of them. 

• What is the significance of Jesus being our brother / kinsman? (See Hebrews 2:9-15)

• What does “being in Gods family” mean to you? What blessings and responsibilities come from this?

11/2/25

Ruth 2:1
"Divine Conspiracy, pt. 7: Character—Boaz"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• How does pursuing Christ reflect on our character development? Where have you seen personal growth in your own life through this?

• How is reputation different from character? Read 3 John 3-6. What stands out to you in these verses?

• How do you or how can you make your “job” (in the world or at home) more Christ-centered like Boaz?

• How is our character developed through following or submitting to the will of God?

• How does God model generosity to you? Where have you learned or grown in your own generosity to those around you?

• Character over time = impact. Talk about this and what it could look like within your group, family and personal life 

10/26/25

Ruth 3:11
"Divine Conspiracy, pt. 6: Character—Ruth"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• How do you define character?

• What are the character traits of Christ that we are called to model?

• How or what can we do to grow in some of these areas?

• Tom said that God builds through process and pressure. What does this mean and how have you experienced this in your own life?

• How do we parent towards godly character? What are practical things you are doing or have done to teach and model these things for your children?

• Why is working hard such an important character trait? Have you seen the downfall of laziness in your life or others around you? What can we learn from that?

10/19/25

Ruth 2:1-3:5
"Divine Conspiracy, pt. 5: Waiting for the Lord"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• What are some things that you or your family have had to wait for the Lord with? What was the outcome of that waiting?

• How has God provided for you recently?

• What does it look like to live in a continual attitude of waiting for the Lord?

• Tom talked about seeking God through prayer but intensely and consistently. Do you find this easy or difficult? Why is this so important to waiting on the Lord?

• How do we balance “acting” with “waiting”?

• Where have you acted and God closed a door in the process? What did you learn from that?

• How has God changed you throughout these experiences of waiting on Him?

10/12/25

Ruth 1:19-2:20
"Divine Conspiracy, pt. 4"
Pastor Tom Gray

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• Reaping and sowing are biblical truths. So is hope. Where have you seen God working or had hope through “bad sowing”?

• How did Tom define grace? How do grace and faith work together in our relationship with God?

• We often think of Jesus taking on our sins at the cross. Tom added another layer to it today by saying that Jesus reaped the consequences of our sinful sowing at the cross. Discuss this idea as a group. Does it help you see the cross a little more clearly?

• Why do you think we focus more on the consequences of our actions, more than being grateful for the mercy and grace we are shown?

• Discuss this phrase: “Blessings follow obedience.” What does this mean? How do we navigate this truth without falling into the false prosperity gospel teachings?

10/5/25

"Israel, the Nations, the Assembly of Messiah"
David HaLevy​​