Storm Shelters Listening Guide (for sermon preached on 10/30/16)

For Sermon Preached on 10/30/16

1. The purpose of a storm shelter is to give protection and/or relief from a storm.

2. Is there _____________ for me?

3. Matthew 11:28: Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you ________. 

4. _____________ storms _______________________hurt because of the ________________ left behind. 

5. Will the storms and their damage ever _______?  ______. 

6. The hope for a better future rests in _____. 

7. "The assurance of ___________ is your shelter on _____."  -Talbot Davis

Key: 

2. shelter

3. rest

4. Past; presently; damage

5. end; Yes

6. God

7. heaven; earth

Storm Shelters Discussion Guide (The sermon, Storm Shelters, was preached on 10/30/16)

Discussion Guide

Week Two of The Storm Before The Calm

Storm Shelters
Storm Shelters sermon preached on 10/30/16

Sermon Snapshot: 

Life is not without storms.  During those storms, it is important for us to receive some protection and/or relief from the threat that exists.  Just as literal storms can be damaging, so can storms of life of all types.  These are storms that should move us toward shelter.  This sermon, “Storm Shelters,” will discuss the shelter that is the God of our worship as well as the shelter that exists for us as a hope in a better future.  Both depend on God, and both are fully legitimate ways that we find shelter in the midst of life’s storms.    

Scripture: 

Isaiah 25:1-8 (Sermon Scripture)

Matthew 11:28

Discussion Questions: 

1. When you think of the word “shelter” what comes to mind?
2. Have you ever been in the midst of a literal storm and sought shelter from the rain, wind, etc.?  What was that experience like?
3. Have you ever experienced a storm of any type and did not have shelter?  
4. When you find yourself in a life-storm, what is your response?  Do you find “shelter” anywhere in particular?  
5. Are there some shelters that are better than others?  Do all shelters help us get through the storms of life equally well?  
6. How can God be our shelter in a stormy season of life? 
7. Do you find that hope in a better future is or can become a shelter in the midst of storms?  How would you describe a better future?  (Please comment or have someone comment on what is meant by “better future” as used in the sermon.)    

Challenge: 

Over the next week, think about how your life might change if you felt more secure in the shelter that exists in God and the future that God will bring about.  Share your thoughts with someone in your Life Group before the next meeting and begin to live your life, if you do/have not already, in light of the sheltering that exists.    

The Never-Ending Storm Listening Guide

"The Never-Ending Storm" Acts 27:21-27, 33-44          11/06/2016

To download the Storm before the Calm Session 3 Discussion guide click here.

To survive:

1. You've Got to __________________ the Load.

Sometimes God ________ the storm to go on because there's some ________, some ________, some _____________, some __________ that's weighing you down.

Let us _________ off everything that __________ and the sin that so easily __________________. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us  (Hebrews 12:1)

2. You Need _________________________.

3. Know to Whom You ______________________.

For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I _________ and whom I _____________. Vs 23

"do not be ______________...keep up your ________________ and have ________________."

NOTES:

"The Storm Before the Calm" Listening Guide 10/23/2016

"The Storm Before the Calm" Luke 6:46-49          10/23/2016

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You just _______   ____________ a storm.  You are in the ___________ of a storm right now.  You are _________ toward a storm at some point in the ____________.

Prevailing over it can't be ______________ from _______________ for it.

But be ___________ of the word, and not merely __________ who deceive themselves.  James 1:22

What You _____________ For, You'll _____________ Over.

Preparation Means Following Jesus in _________ As Well As In _________.

1. Yield ____________ to Jesus as Lord.

2. Have a ___________ Quiet Time.

3. ______________.

4. Put the _____________ of Jesus into __________________.

Storms Seldom Happen Without ___________________.

Become Engaged: __________, ___________, and ___________.

NOTES:

"Money Matters: The Lifestyles of the Disciplined and Generous"

"Money Matters: The Lifestyles of the Disciplined and Generous"       10/09/2016

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Impulsive _________________ making can lead to bad ________________.

When you begin to live in ________ and panic, you will be _____________ to lose ___________________.

Lifestyle of Disciplined:

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When we are in ___________, all we see is the _________________.   

Financial freedom results from _______________ ourselves to all the spiritual principles of God, INCLUDING....______________ _____________.

WHEN WE GIVE TO GOD, IT ALWAYS ________________ GOD AND ____________________PEOPLE.

Generous Giving is an _________of ________________.   

Generosity is the ________________ of our _________ for God.

Generous Giving Is an Act of ___________________.

When you _________________ that you _____________ God, things start to happen.

NOTES:

Discussion Guide, Money Matters Session 2

Discussion Guide
Session Two of Money Matters  
What if?


Sermon Snapshot:
Freedom from the stress that money brings to our lives is a worthwhile goal for each person who feels shackled by “money-stress.” One important way that we can begin to gain freedom from “money-stress” is by relegating money to its rightful place in our lives. The more our perceived dependence on money, the greater its perceived importance in our lives. Perhaps, it is the case that folks exalt money above even God as the primary provider for our lives, causing our faith to be sorely misplaced. Freedom from “money-stress” is achievable when we acknowledge that God is the primary provider in our life, not money.


Scripture:
1 Kings 16:29-34
1 Kings 17:1-16 (sermon passage 1 Kings 17:7-16)
Exodus 20:3-5
Matthew 5:42


Discussion Questions:
1. What is your view of money?
2. How would you describe a healthy view of money?
3. Do you have a healthy or unhealthy view of money? Why is your
view the way it is?
4. How does an unhealthy view of money affect one’s life,
discipleship, and witness to God?
5. How does a healthy view of money affect one’s life, discipleship,
and witness to God?
6. What does freedom from “money-stress” look like to you?
7. What steps can you take to lower your “money-stress” level?


Challenge:
Live the next week as if money occupied an appropriate place in your life.

Sermon Listening Guide for Sermon Preached on 9/25/16

Sermon Listening Guide
09/25/16
There is a direct relationship between _______________________, _____________________, and ______________________.

People can inaccurately evaluate their ___________________ on money and fail to put their full faith in the One who can truly provide for our needs.

When people wrongly evaluate their dependence on money, there is a greater potential for “___________________.”

God is our ________________ provider and money is a resource that has great ______________.

_________ ___?


Key:
perceived dependence on money; its significance; "money-stress"
dependence
money-stress
unlimited; limitations
What if

"Money Matters: Steps to Debt Free Living" - Sermon Listening Guide

"Money Matters: Steps to Debt Free Living" Romans 13:8          10/02/2016

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What is the _____________ threat to our national _______________?

To be ______________ and _______________ with what God's given you, you must deal with your ___________.

The rich rule the ___________ and the ______________ is slave to the _____________________. Proverbs 22:7

Faith is ___________ focused and ________ ties our future to the _______.

SIX STEPS TO DEBT FREE LIVING

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Owe no one ____________, except to ____________ one another; for the one who loves another has ______________ the law.   Romans 13:8

NOTES:

Sermon Listening Guide Money Matters: A Faith-Filled Focus 9/18/16

"Money Matters: A Faith-Filled Focus" 

1 Timothy 6:17-19

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Think about how much of your ______________ and ____________ each week is tied in some way to ________________.

"You must gain ______________ over your _____________ or the lack of it will __________________ control you." - Dave Ramsey

1.  God Doesn't Want You to _______________ About ________________.

2. You Have a ______________ Parent Who Will ______________ for YOU.

And my God will _________ all your __________ according to the _______ of his glory in Christ Jesus.   Phil.  4:19

3. Financial Freedom is _______________ in __________________.

4. Financial Freedom _____________ Rightful _____________________.

5. God Is Going to ___________ Only What Is in Your _______________.

Jesus told the parable of the ____________ to illustrate that as we are _________________ with __  __________________, we will be given more.

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