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Sermon Discussion

Below you'll find the pastor's presentations associated with each sermon along with discussion questions for your Life Group to use in response to each week's sermon.

7/19/26

Genesis 8:1-9:7
"Origins, pt. 22: Salvation and Goodness"

Pastor Tom Gray

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  • What does it mean that “God remembered”? How does this encourage you today?

  • How would you define “faithfulness”?

  • How does faithfulness tie into our worship of God?

  • What stands out to you about Gods “oath” that He makes with Himself? (V. 21)

    • See also Hebrews 6:13-19 and 2 Timothy 2:13

  • What are some examples of common grace blessings that we have in our lives? How often do we think and thank God for them?

  • What stands out to you about Gods blessing on this new round of humanity? (9:1-7)

7/12/26

Hebrews 10:24-25

"Retell. Remember. Respond."

Pastor Matt Russell

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  • The definition of Christian Worship given on Sunday was “The embodied response of reverence, submission and allegiance to Yahweh expressed through obedience, sacrifice and praise for who He is and what he has done.”  What aspect of worship grabbed your attention in a new way?  How is this different than the way many Christians use the term worship?

  • Can you relate to finding yourself going through the motions in Sunday morning gatherings without meaningfully engaging your mind? What do you believe can be done to create more mindfulness in our corporate worship services?

  • Psalm 115:8 is clear that we become what we worship.  In what ways can you see the truth of this principle in modern life and idolatry?

  • How can calling the elements of the gospel to mind serve to inform and form us in our daily experiences?

  • Matt discussed 6 gospel-centered elements that have been present in Christian corporate worship from the beginning.  1. Adoration, 2. Confession, 3. Assurance of God’s Grace, 4. Thanksgiving and Offering,  5. The Word, 6.Benediction / Commission.  Take a look at Isaiah 6:1-8 and see if you can identify these elements in Isaiah’s worship.

7/5/26

Genesis 7
"Origins, pt. 21: Judgement Waters"

Pastor Aaron Crawford

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  • Aaron talked about God being both a Righteous Judge and a Merciful Savior. Other than Genesis 7, where else do we see this play out in Scripture? What can we learn from these examples?

  • Why do you think Christians tend to shy away from talking about God’s judgment or wrath today? Do you think it is an important part of the gospel message? Why or why not?

  • Aaron made an emphasis to focus on all the theological elements of Genesis 7 including, judgment of sin, creation / de-creation, and the salvation of a remnant. Which one of these stood out to you the most and why? 

  • What is the theological significance of the remnant that is spared from judgment in this chapter? Can you think of other examples of remnants in Scripture? What do we learn from all of these?

  • Righteousness has been an underlying theme the past few weeks from Abel, to Enoch, and now Noah. How would you define righteousness and what does it look like today? Why is righteousness such an important factor in Scripture?

6/7/26

Genesis 5:1-2, Psalm 145:3-7
"Origins, pt. 17: Generations"

Pastor Tom Gray

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  • How far back can you go back in your family line? What spiritual significance do you see in your own book of generations?

  • What traditions or things have been passed down through your family generations? What spiritual things have been passed down?

  • How have you been involved cross-generationally at Mars Hill? What have you learned through those interactions?

  • How does generational activity impact discipleship and spiritual growth?

5/17/26

Matthew 20:20-28

Dr. Stephen George

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  • How do you define “greatness?"

  • Jesus definition of greatness involves humility, faith and the way of the cross. Why do people have a such a hard time understanding this definition?

  • What does the phrase “the path of greatness lies through the cross” mean to you? What does it look like?

  • Suffering is a part of every humans life, and especially for the Christian. How does suffering tie into the idea of greatness?

  • Why do you think Jesus highlights serving as the model of greatness? What does that mean for us today?

5/10/26

Genesis 4:1-7
"Origins, pt. 14: Outside the Garden"

Pastor Aaron Crawford

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  • Appropriately with this being Mother’s Day weekend, we start with the birth of two boys.  What is significant about Eve’s response to becoming a mother? Why are children such a blessing from the Lord?

  • What do you make of Cain and Abel presenting offerings to the Lord before offerings were a specified part of worship?

  • How does Abels offering of “the best” correlate to how we should approach God in our lives? What does this look like for us?

  • Why do you think there is such an emphasis on “the heart” and “faith” being the key components in Abel’s sacrifice being accepted?

  • How is God’s mercy shown to Cain through the conversation they have? What do you think God wanted Cain to understand?

  • Aaron reminded us that our moments of failure and sin are not permanent. How does this play into our process of sanctification as Christians?

  • How would you describe sin? What types or forms of sin have you seen it take within your own life?

  • Do you think people typically underestimate their sinfulness? Why or why not?

  • God tells Cain that he can rule over the temptation to sin. How do we practically do that in our lives?

5/3/26

Genesis 3:20-24
"Origins, pt. 13: By Contrast"

Pastor Tom Gray

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  • What are some of the mysteries of Scripture that you wish the Bible gave more details about?

  • What’s the difference in Adam and Eve having “academic knowledge” vs experiential knowledge of Gods command with the tree?

  • The enemy presents sin as “appearing to be good.” Why does that work so well? What has been your experience with this?

  • Since the theme of this week was “contrast,” take some time and read John 10:7-15. What contrasts does Jesus make in this passage?

  • How does this passage connect with Genesis 3 and everything we’ve studied so far?

  • How are Gods restrictions actually a means of grace? Why do you think people typically have a hard time seeing it that way?

4/26/26

Genesis 3:12-19, 1 Peter 3:3-7
"Origins, pt. 12: Consequences and Confessions"

Pastor Tom Gray

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  • Tom started by talking about the Law of Sowing and Reaping. What are some examples in your life were you’ve seen this play out positively? Where have you seen it play out negatively (with consequences for your actions)?

  • How does Gods mercy overlap with the law of sowing and reaping? How do we reconcile both being true at the same time?

  • What is significant about both men and women’s consequences being fulfilling their purposes through pain?

  • Gods design of marriage and the marriage relationship is deeply affected now by sin. How do the laws of sowing/reaping and Gods love/mercy play into the marriage relationship?

  • What stands out to you about Gods curse on the serpent?

4/19/26

Genesis 3:1-6
"Origins, pt. 11: The Anatomy of Temptation"

Pastor Matt Russell

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  • When the serpent first approaches Eve, there is a shift from Yahweh Elohim to just Elohim.  Do you believe this shift from is significant? Why or why not? How does this possibly set the stage for successfully tempting Adam and Eve to rebellion?

  • We briefly looked at the grammatical difference between what Yahweh said would absolutely occur if they disobeyed and what Eve said to the serpent. How is this subtle shift significant when thinking about overcoming temptation in our own lives?

  • When have you been tempted to doubt Yahweh’s motives toward you? What do you believe would strengthen your resolve that Yahweh is good and loving in all things regardless of circumstances?

  • James identifies a progression of sin in 1:13-17. Take a look at that progression and see if you can overlay the progression we discussed from Genesis 3:1-7. (Deception, Desires, Reframe, Act, and Death)

  •  In James 4:7 we are exhorted to resist the devil.  What specific resistance do you think James might have in mind? Try to think about the first few tactics before action.

3/29/26

Genesis 2:22-25
"Origins, pt. 8: Marriage (It's Not About You)"

Pastor Tom Gray

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  • Tom started by saying “marriage is not about you.” Where or how have you had to learn this in your marriage?

  • What are some of those independent identities do people pursue over marriage? What about now? What are some of the things that we are tempted to find identity in outside of the marriage God has blessed us with?

  • What have you learned about God and your spouse in the last year of your marriage?

  • Why do so many people expect Gods favor when they don’t practice Gods ways correctly? (Inside and outside of marriage)

  • Do you feel like you and your spouse have “leaved and cleaved” well to one another? How do you handle the extended “family dynamics” while balance your stewardship of your marriage and family?

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