03.06.2022 The Contradiction - Randy Rohrick

Message: The Contradiction

Scriptures: Galatians 4: 8-20
Speaker: Pastor Randy Rohrick


Scripture passages for further study

* Philippians 4:12,13
* I Timothy 6:6
* Ephesians 2:8-10


Questions for Thought & Discussions:

1. How do our good works fit in to our faith?
2. Why do we sometimes rely on our own plan instead of relying on God’s plan?
3. What brings you the most contentment in life?
4. Do you have a purpose for your life that could be easily stated to another? If not, why not?!


This Week's Application Activity

Spend time with God and maybe a few trusted others and discover where your contentment in Christ factor is. (use the 1-10 scale if that helps for a point of reference)


Remember:

“God is most glorified in me when I am satisfied in him” - John Piper


02.27.2022 Adoption Into God’s Family - Randy Rohrick

Message: Adoption Into God’s Family

Scriptures: Galatians 4: 1-7

Speaker: Pastor Randy Rohrick

Scripture passages for further study

*Ephesians 1

Questions for Discussions:

1. What is your understanding of adoption?

2. What does it mean to you to be adopted into God’s forever family?

3. How does the possibility of being adopted into God’s family influence your view of others,

both believers and those who have not crossed the line of faith in Christ?

This Week's Application Activity

Begin each day giving thanks that God is your good father and he is with you every moment!

Remember:

If God is for us, who can be against us?!

02.20.2022 The Reality - Calvin Sun

Message: The Reality

Scriptures: Galatians 3: 19-29
Speaker: Pastor Calvin Sun

Scripture Passages for Further Study
Romans 3:20, 5:20-21, 7:7-8,13

Reflection:
- What can we learn about God from the Law? (i.e. the Ten Commandments)
- What does it mean to “belong to Christ”?
- How does belonging to Christ bring us freedom?

This Week's Activity
Faith and obedience go hand in hand for all those who belong to Christ. In your fellowship or life group, share one thing you struggle with in obeying or submitting to God. (if your group has difficulty sharing struggles, discuss why and what is stopping each other from authenticity and the sharpening of each other's life.)


02.13.2022 The History - Pastor Calvin Sun

Message: The History

Scriptures: Galatians 3:15-18
Speaker: Pastor Calvin Sun

Scripture Passages for Further Study
* Romans 4
* Genesis 15

Reflection:
- Do you truly believe in the promises of God? What aspect of my life reflects God's promises?
- Do you live from the inheritance God has given to you? Or are you still living by your work?

This Week's Activity / Study
As part of your daily scripture reading (in any book of the Bible), record or take note of how God works out His promises (refer to Gen 12:2-3, 13:14-17, 15:1-6, 17:1-8 for what God promised Abraham).


06.02.2022 The Rebuke - Randy Rohrick

Message: The Rebuke

Scriptures: Galatians 3:1-14

Speaker：Pastor Randy Rohrick


Scripture Passages for Further Study

*Ephesian 2:1-10
*Romans 8
*Genesis 15:1-6


Questions for thought & Discussion
1. Why do you think God insists that it is by faith in Jesus alone we are justified before him?

2. What role do God works play in our relationship with Jesus?

3. Why might Paul be so upset that the Galatians might choose to be circumcised as well as placing their faith in Christ? Why not just let it slide?

This Week's Application Activity
Everyday celebrate God’s amazing grace by prayer, song, writing a letter or poem, memorizing a new passage of scripture that pronounces God’s grace and mercy, sharing this truth with another or simply by kneeling before his throne in silence and awe!

Remember
We will never win when we play the “if…then” game with God!


01.30.2022 The Confrontation - Adriel Lui

Message: The Confrontation

Scriptures: Galatians 2:11-21

Speaker: Pastor Adriel Lui

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* 1 Peter 4:12-5:10

*Acts 10:9-16

Questions for thought & Discussion
1. Write down a list of 10 Words that encompass the Gospel (ie. 1. Freedom, 2... 3... etc.). 

2. Are these words consistent with the way your life is witness to the Gospel? 

3. If someone were to be a Paul in your life today, would there be any inconsistencies to the truth of the Gospel that he might confront you about? 

Remember:

God's love and forgiveness are always available to you. Because Christ lives in you, may everything we do point to truth of the Gospel!


01.23.2022 The Set Up / The Foundation - Calvin Sun

Message: The Set Up / The Foundation

Scriptures: Galatians 2:1-10

Speaker：Pastor Calvin Sun

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Acts 9:26-30,

* Ephesians 2:19-22,

* 1 Cor. 3:10-15

Questions for Thought & Discussion

1 a. How would you in a few sentences explain the heart of the gospel message?

1 b. What are some verses in the Bible that speak to the core truth of the gospel; verses that

speak to the exclusivity of Jesus?

2. What are some social or cultural elements we may have added to the gospel message?

3. Who are those in our community or city that we need to love like Jesus?

This week’s application activity

Find a brother or sister in your fellowship or life group and spend a moment sharing your

testimony with each other. Practice telling and refining your story and help each other hold true

to the heart of the gospel message.

01.16.2022 The Difference Maker - Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Romans 8
* Colossians 1:1-14
* I Peter 1:1-9

Questions for thought & Discussion
1. What would your life be like without Christ?
2. What difference is Christ making in your life in your current chapter of life?
3. What is unique about your story in regard to your walk with Jesus? How could this part of your story help others if they were aware of it?

This week’s application activity
Let someone know about the difference Christ has made in your life.

Remember:
Faith comes by hearing.

01.09.2022 Frustrated By a Fake - Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* I Corinthians 15:3-8
* Romans 5:1-8
* John 3:16-21

Questions for thought & Discussion
1. How has the gospel been perverted in our day?

2. Why can mercy be hard to receive and even harder to extend to another?

3. Is your tendency more to abuse God’s grace or add rules to God’s free gift to us? How do you show this and why do you think this is your tendency?

This week’s application activity
Memorize Romans 5:1,6-8 (NIV)

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Remember:
The only action in being given a gift is to receive it!

01.02.2022 New Beginnings: Fact or Fiction? Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* II CORINTHIANS 5
* JOHN 21
* GALATIANS 5

Questions for thought & Discussion
1. Do I sense I need a fresh start in my walk with Jesus? Why or why not?

2. If I feel I need a fresh start, do I want/desire a fresh start? Why or why not?

3. What disciplines will feed God’s grace into my life to keep me going in the right direction?

This week’s application activity
Talk with another follower of Jesus about what a fresh start with Jesus may look like.

Remember:
Our main goal is to “KNOW” the love of Christ that “surpasses knowledge”.
Ephesians 3:16-19

12.26.2021 “Boxing” Day - Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study
Philippians 3:10-14 NIV
“I want to know Christ—Yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

Questions for Thought & Discussion
1. What do you need to “box up” from 2021 that only can hold you back from pressing on to a deeper relationship with Jesus? Regrets? Good intentions? Bitterness? Other?

This week’s Application Activity
Ask the Lord to reveal to you what needs to be “boxed up” and seek his wisdom and strength to put these hindrances away for good!

Remember:
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”

12.12.2021 A People Prepared to Move - Calvin Sun

Scriptures: John 1:14, John 1:1-5

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Psalm 67
* Genesis 12:1-3

Questions & Activity
1. In what ways can I (or with my life groups) grow my connections with the other congregations and or generational groups (i.e.children/youth/elders)?

2. Devotions: As part of the Christmas season, reflect on Psalm 67. How has God blessed us? What do you see when you read verse 4, “Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,…”?

3. Prayer Challenge: Ask God for an opportunity this Christmas season to reach out to someone who is not like yourself (i.e. ethnicity, economic class, generations). Whether it is a coworker for coffee, a chance encounters to pray for a stranger or an invitation to a fellowship gathering. See what door God wants you to open this Christmas.

12.05.2021 A People Prepared - Adriel Lui

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Luke 1:39-80
* Luke 3:1-20
* Isaiah 40:1-5

Questions for thought & Discussion

– In what ways does your life reflect a preparation for God’s Kingdom to come? Do your priorities, your resources, your character reflect this?

– How can Advent be a time of preparation for you this year? What are some ways that you and other believers can encourage one another towards being a people prepared?

Remember:

Advent reminds us of the incarnation, prepares us for the coming King, and it positions followers of Jesus within the tension of the already and the not yet. You and I are called to be Advent people.


11.28.2021 Ecclesiastes Seven: Now That All Has Been Heard - Randy Rohrick

Scriptures：Ecclesiastes 12
Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Ecclesiastes 12:13,14
* Matthew 11:28
* I John 5:3
* Galatians 5:22,23

Questions for thought & Discussion

1. Why do you think God calls his directives for living “commandments” and not “suggestions”? How do you feel about that?!

2. Both Jesus and John infer that God’s commands or ways are not a burden but rather light and free. Has this been your experience? Why or why not?

3. We are taught in the scriptures that the Holy Spirit who lives in us equips us to live for the lord. how do you know that you are keeping in step with the spirit of God?

This week’s application activity

– Think of the 10 commandments (Deuteronomy 5 and Exodus 20).
– Think about the opposite of these commandments.
– How is our world influenced when God’s ways are ignored?
– How is our own life influenced when we ignore god’s ways?

Remember:

Trusting God and obeying His commandments are always for our own good!

11.14.2021 Ecclesiastes Five: A Listening Perspective - Calvin Sun

Scriptures：Ecclesiastes 5: 1-7
Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Matthew 6: 7-8
* Psalm 46: 10
* Deuteronomy 5: 27, 23: 21-23

Questions for thought & Discussion

1. Do you have a designated time of silence and solitude during the week or day where you are offline and quiet before God?

2. Reflection: Why do we want to fill our time and space with distractions the noises and voices—from media or others? What are we looking to hear? Why do we want to be heard?

3. How can we help our fellowship—the church—reflect a transcendent reality led by our God, creator, and saviour?

11.07.2021 Ecclesiastes Four: Friendship - Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Samuel 18-20
* Galatians 5:22,23
* John 15

Questions for thought & Discussion

1. Read I Samuel ch.18-20 and write down what made David and Jonathan’s friendship so strong.

2. From Galatians 5:22,23 think of examples of how the fruit of the Spirit can play a part in good friendships.

3. Think about what being a friend of Jesus looks like (John 15). How does it play out in your everyday life?

This week’s application activity

Be a friend of substance to someone who is off their game these days!

Remember:

To have a friend we need to be a friend.

10.31.2021 Ecclesiastes Three: The Right Time is God’s Time - Calvin Sun

Scriptures：Ecclesiastes 3
Speaker：Pastor Calvin Sun

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Romans 5:6
* 2 Corinthians 6:2
* Ephesians 2:10

Activity & Discussion

1. What does this chapter reveal about us as human beings?

2. What is holding you back from waiting patiently for God’s timing? What are the things, activities, thoughts, and even relationships that are barriers to resting and contentment in His timing? What needs to change so I can accept the gift of joy and contentment for each day?

3. What are some things you can do to seize the day for others?

10.24.2021 Ecclesiastes Two: The Grand Illusion - Randy Rohrick

Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Psalm 139
* Mark 8:34-38
* 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Activity & Discussion

1. What desire do you have that you know is not good for you or anyone else? What do you see as the ‘Illusion’ in this desire?

2. What desire do you have that you know is good for you and everyone else?! What do you see as the truth/blessing in this desire?

This Week’s Application Activity

Write out your top 5 desires. Be honest. Which are of the ‘NOT GOOD’ and which are ‘GOOD’ scenario? How can you deal what might be possible contradictions in your life?

Remember:

“All a person’s way seems right to himself. But motives are weighed by the Lord.” – Proverbs 16:2

10.17.2021 Ecclesiastes One: Smoke - Randy Rohrick

Scripture：Ecclesiastes 1

Scripture Passages for Further Study
* Ecclesiastes 1
* Colossians 3:1,2
* Psalm 139:23,24
* Matthew 6:30-34

Activity & Discussion

1. What is your initial feeling when soaking in Ecclesiastes chapter one? How does your current walk with God influence your view of this chapter on life?

2. Are you open to any change of attitude the Lord may want to bring into your life in your day-to-day routine and conversations? Song to listen to: “Day by Day” by DC Talk

This Week’s Application Activity

Daily reflect on this calling and see if you are open to it becoming your desire:
“WALK WITH GOD, LIVE WISELY, LOVE LAVISHLY, AND BE THANKFUL”