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Daring to give our best away

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What did you think of the service on Sunday?  What did you agree with?  What did you disagree with? What is the most valuable thing [...]

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Turn Around

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What did you think of the service on Sunday?  What did you agree with?  What did you disagree with? What does it mean to you [...]

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Tell Me, Are You Free?

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What did you think of the sermon on Sunday?  What did you agree with?  What did you disagree with? What is freedom?  What are you [...]

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He is Risen Indeed

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion. (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What did you think of the sermon on Sunday? What did you agree with? What did you disagree with? What does it mean to you [...]

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Shutting Up the Accuser

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion. (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What did you think of the sermon on Sunday? What did you agree with? What did you disagree with? In what way have you dealt [...]

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The Restoration of Peter

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What do you expect Jesus to say when you confess? What does He say? Our Study:  The Restoration of Peter “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who [...]

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Ms. Fringe-Grabber

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) How do you define faith? What is the object of your faith? Our Study:  Ms. Fringe-grabber “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the [...]

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Return to sender

Icebreakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) How do you feel about paying taxes? To what extent should we obey the governmental authorities? Our study: Return to sender “For you have been [...]

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Unity in the Body

Ice Breakers Use one of the following questions to open up discussion.  (If you have first-time guests, be sure to have people give their names as they answer the icebreaker question.) What makes a family? What are some concrete ways we can improve our small group family?  How can we improve our Godsearch family? Our [...]

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Blessed Assurance

Originally written for FM 502 – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship, Fall 2008 The concluding thesis of Luther’s famous ninety-five theses reads, “…And thus be confident of entering into heaven rather through many tribulations, than through the assurance of peace.” It could be said that Luther’s impetus for reformation was the seeking of that assurance of [...]

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