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Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Genesis 32:22-31 The One Thing: Disciples trust God to bless Reflection questions: 01 Do you want the blessing of God? 02 If in fact you DO want to be blessed by God, do you feel that you need to wrestle it out of God? 03 Are you willing to trust God and His word on this matter?

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Jeremiah 29:1,4-7 The One Thing: Disciples settle down without settling Growgroup Discussion Starters [Please note, Dan said that if your “exile” is an abusive situation or a place where you feel unsafe, our passage today doesn’t mean “just stay there and wait it out”. Don’t remain in this abusive situation. Get somewhere safe. Get help.] Know K1 When there is bad news, are you someone who would prefer to be told “straight” or would you rather someone keeps the truth from you (or at least gives you a sunny version of the truth)? Can you think of an example? Grow G1 Dan used the word exile to mean “being in a place or situation that you wish you were not”. In what way are you in exile right now? G2 Jeremiah said the ex

FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (focus on vv 6-7) The One Thing Disciples take self-encouragement seriously Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Dan’s Great-Grandma told her evacuee daughter Joan, to have “pluck”? What word would we use today instead of pluck? Why is this such an important attribute? Grow G1 Read Psalm 42:5-6. How does this Psalm support the idea that disciples take self-encouragement seriously? G2 2 Timothy 1:5 | RECALL YOUR FAITH | Who is in your faith lineage? (NB: It doesn’t have to be a blood relation). What qualities did you see in these people? G3 2 Timothy 1:5 | RECALL YOUR FAITH | If you are older in years (parent / grandparent), who is in your “future faith lineage”? (Who are you passing YOUR faith on to?). How is this going for you? What might be one thing you can do to improve?

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage 1 Timothy 6:6-19 The One Thing Disciples combine godliness with contentment Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Timbiebs. Your opinion: good or bad? Grow G1 1 Timothy 6:7-10 | How is developing contentment like “clearing the ground”? G2 1 Timothy 6:11-16 | How is godliness like building a house? What are the four walls of this house? (note the action commands in verse 11 and 12). G3 | 1 Timothy 6:11-16 | Which of the four walls is God calling you to obey Him in building right now? G4 1 Timothy 6:11-16 | What are the 6 windows in the “Wall of Pursue”? (verse 11). In what way can these 6 characteristics act like windows in our lives? G5 1 Timothy 6:11-16 | Which of these 6 windows have become dirty in your life? Speak to God

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage Luke 16:1-12 The One Thing How Disciples Live: Disciples use money as a stepping stone. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Can you think of any villains or notorious real-life people that can still teach us worthwhile lessons? Grow G1 Have you ever thought about what is the purpose of wealth? How would you answer the question? G2 Dan said that wealth is like a video game’s “temporary platform” – it fulfils a purpose for a moment and then it is gone. How can “using our wealth” help us get to heaven? (verse 9) In what way does wealth’s “purpose” eventually run out? G3 Verse 9: what do you think Jesus means by “make friends for yourself” using worldly wealth? How can you do this? G4 Verse 11 contrasts “worldly wealth” with “what

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 15:1-10 The One Thing: Disciples gather close to Jesus. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What have you recently lost that caused you to panic? Did you find it in the end? If so, what was your emotion at that moment? If you didn’t, how did you feel? Grow G1 In your mind lay alongside Jesus’ discipleship call in Luke 14:26-27 to “’hate’ your father and mother” and in Luke 15:1 that all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering into Jesus. Pray and see how Luke 15:1 might shine a different light on Luke 14:26-27. G2 What is something you could imagine yourself muttering about or complaining to others about God? How might this be keeping you from intimacy with Jesus? G3 “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them”. L

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 14:25-33 The One Thing: Disciples do a cost analysis Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever done a cost analysis (weighed up the pros and cons) before doing something? What did you learn through the exercise? Grow G1 What struck you about Pastor Li’s story? How can passages like Luke 14:25-33 result in dangerous or unhealthy consequences if not dealt with wisely? What verses in the Bible can bring balance to Luke 14? G2 How do the twin passages of Luke 14:28 and Matthew 10:37 fill in the gaps left by the other passage? What are the differences? Similarities? G3 What is the difference between “explaining” a text and “explaining away” a text? Why is it valuable to sit with difficult passages and not move on too q

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 14:1,7-14 The One Thing: Having faith that God sees us, inspires us to live the life God calls us A Call to Humility When we grasp at honour, we end up demoted. When we take the lowest place, we end up elevated. When we give to get, we get repaid. When we give to give, we get rewarded. A Call to an Upside-down Life Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything, that he had come from God and was returning to God. – John 13:3 So he got up from the table… - John 13:4 A Call to Faith Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said “You are the God Who Sees Me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?” So that well was named “well of the Living One w

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowerc... FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowerco... The Passage: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 The One Thing: Jesus - pioneer and perfecter Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 We often think of peer pressure as being bad. Can you think of any current examples of when peer pressure is good or beneficial? Grow G1 12:1 What is your response to the idea that a group of historic saints / martyrs is watching you, surrounding you as you “run the race of life”? How might this image be encouraging? Disconcerting? G2 What is it necessary to run WITH ENDURANCE the race marked out for us? What does it mean to endure? Do you think in general we’ve grown in our ability to endure? G3 Why might accounts of suffering and enduring be more important to hear than stories of success? Read Hebrews 11:35-38 out loud. How do you respond to

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 The One Thing God: Architect and Builder Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Camping – yes or no? Explain why. Grow G1 “Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen”. How does faith differ from wishful thinking or “hoping for the best”? G2 What does it mean for God’s city to have foundations? G3 When heaven comes to earth, will it feel strange or familiar? Why do you think that? G4 Engage your imagination and try to wrap your head / heart around the fact that God is the architect and builder of the heavenly city with foundations. Why does the author of Hebrews specify both: “ARCHITECT” and “BUILDER”? G5 In what way is this life like a campground? How would it cha

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage Luke 12:13-21 The One Thing: Watch out! Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Think of a time you regretted buying something. When is the last time you said no to buying something you wanted? Grow G1 “Be on your guard against ALL KINDS of greed”. What kinds of greed can you think of? G2 Why are Jesus words so STRONG: “Watch out! Be on your guard…”. What image is He painting of greed in using these words? If greed was an animal or a creature or a person, what might it look like? G3 “life does not consist in the abundance of possessions”. Why is Jesus’ statement here so counter-cultural? In what ways are we trading in our LIVES for our “abundance of possessions”? G4 Visit worldhope.ca and see how a small Kingdom investment can make a

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 11:1-13 The One Thing: Action Required - The God of "how much more" Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What was the worst or least present gift you ever received? Grow G1 What is one prayer that you are glad God did not answer? G2 What encouragement do you see in Luke 11:1-13 to “Keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking”? G3 In what was does Jesus use absurdity to argue His point in our passage? What point is He trying to make? G4 The Lord’s prayer (both in Luke 11:2-4 and Matt 6:9-13) ends with “lead us not into temptation”. It does not have “for yours is the kingdom, the power…”. This was added later by other people. What might be the advantage to ending the Lord’s prayer with “lead us not into temptation”?

FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 10:38-40 The One Thing: Simplify Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 If you had one day to pack a “grab and go” backpack ready for the apocalypse, what would you pack? Remember you can only pack what you can carry! Grow G1 What are the many things that you are worried about? One the handout or in a notebook write out the many things you are worried or concerned about as if it is a prayer to Jesus. G2 Jesus says in Luke 10:42: “few things are necessary”. What few things might he be talking about? G3 He narrows is down to “indeed, only one”? What is He getting at? What is the “one thing”? Why did Jesus not spell out specifically what the “one thing” is? G4 Think about your life – where are your priorities either in line with or out of whack with Jesus’ “many things, few things and one thi

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 10:25-37 The One Thing: Action Required: Go and do likewise  Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever had a moment when you felt God was calling you to do something and you “passed by on the other side”? Grow G1 Is faith alone required for salvation or is works required too? Compare Ephesians 2:8-10 with James 2:26. G2 Luke 10:25 | The lawyer was trying to “test” Jesus. The same word is used in Luke 4:12 and 1 Cor. 10:9. What does this word “test” tell us about the motivation / heart of the lawyer? G3 Luke 10:29 | The lawyer wanted to “justify” himself. Read the verse before (28), and try to figure out what he was wanting to justify himself about? G4 Why is justifying ourselves a waste of time? Read Romans 3:28, 5:1

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: 2 Kings 5:1-14 The One Thing: God intervenes by humbling us. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What are your plans for Canada Day this weekend? Grow G1 Who in our passage today had true power? Rank and compare the relative power of each person. G2 2 Kings 5:11 I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. (NIV). | What are the dangers of bringing our assumptions to God particularly when dealing with our own hardships? G3 2 Kings 5:13 Naaman's servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be clean

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Luke 9:51-62 The One Thing: God intervenes in and through His street team. Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever been in a street team or fan club? If your answer is no, whose fan club would you like to be in? Grow G1 The word “Angelos” (which means “messengers” refers almost exclusively in the NT to angels (angelic beings). What is the significance of it being used to refer to humans in Luke 9:52? G2 What did you make of the responses to Jesus in vv58-62? Were they valid? Why did Jesus respond the way He did? What attitudes might he have been responding to in each case? G3 Dan said that Jesus specifically recruited people who were the “least” and were even hostile to Him (the Samaritans). Should this be encouraging to us or

Speaker: Kevin Gay FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/   INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/   FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ Passage: Luke 8:26-38 Know K1 What are some of the strange Bible stories that you have heard or remember hearing? What kinds of questions did they leave you with? Grow  Have some discussion/reflection around the three perspectives and questions surrounding the demonic possession of the pigs: G1. The demons wish to get as far away from Jesus as possible • If Jesus interrupts our comfort or to see His kingdom costs us something, will we follow? Or will we push Him away? G2. To illustrate that the demonic realm can only have control over people when we become like swine. • Are there ways that I am currently living more like an animal, than as an image bearing child of God? • What does this leave me vulnerable to? G3. The demons thought that it would secure a victory over Jesus in this region.

FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowerc... FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowerco... The Passage: Romans 5:1-5 The One Thing: The Greatest Intervention of all time and you want me to do what? Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 What am I known for boasting about? Without telling anyone, pick one thing you boast about (if you were to boast) - i.e favourite sports team, car, grandkids, cottage, church, spouse. Have the people in the room try to guess what it is. Then reveal your answer after everyone has had a guess. For example, Pastor Dan might boast about being from Wales. He silently picks that one bragging point and then you go around the room and try to guess what his answer might be. At the end of everyone having a guess - reveal your answer. See who can guess the most correct answers. Grow G1 Read Romans 5:1-5 What makes the gospel the greatest intervention of all time? G2 According to Paul, why do

Weekly teaching from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ The Passage: Acts 16:16-34 The One Thing: The Surprising God of Backfiring Plans Growgroup Discussion Starters Know K1 Have you ever had a plan backfire on you? What were the consequences? Grow G1 Read through Acts 6:16-34 and note where you see various people’s plans backfiring G2 Why did the demon preach the gospel (Acts 16:17)? G3 Which of the following is more accurate: “God INTENDED and PLANNED for series of plans to backfire so that the jailer would come to faith” or “God REDEEMED these backfired plans which ultimately led to the jailer coming to faith”? What is the difference between the two statements? Why does it matter? G4 What was the significance / purpose of the earthquake and the doors opening if no one escaped the prison? G5 Acts 6:

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowerc... FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowerco... The Passage  Acts 16:6-15  The One Thing  A Surprising Game of Hot and Cold  Growgroup Discussion Starters  Know  K1 Did you ever play the game of hot and cold? What was your favourite childhood game?  Grow  G1 Is following God more like Simon Says or Hot and Cold? Explain your answer.   G2 Acts 16:6-7 | How did the Holy Spirit “STOP” Paul and his companions? Could they have pushed through regardless? What might the consequences have been if they had?  G3 Dan said that when God says “COLD” to us, it’s not a condemnation. He’s merely wanting to move us to where He wants us. In day to day life, what form might God’s pronouncement of “COLD” take? How might it look?  G4 Acts 16:9-10 | Have you ever received a burden for a person, people group or situation? Might this be G