05.15.2022 What Kind of Fellowship Do We Need - Jayson Tam

Message: “ What Kind of Fellowship Do We Need”

Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

Speaker: Pastor Jayson Tam

 

Small Group In-depth Questions Sharing

1) Get to know the group members: 

   Some people think that there are five "Love Languages" - serving, gifting, touching, spending quality time together, and affirming each other with words.  Paul wrote this letter expressing his love in words to the Thessalonian believers. What is your "Love Language"?

 

2) Revisit the sermon:

    What five elements does the speaker think a fellowship should have?

 

3) Personal application: 

    The speaker identified the challenges faced by fellowships today.  Are there any challenges that are preventing you from participating in the fellowship?

 

4) Spiritual reflection: 

    It is man’s nature to put themselves first – as an old Chinese saying goes:  "Heaven and earth

    will destroy those who do not look out for themselves".  How do you think a person can

    change from "living for oneself" to "working hard, with mind and body, for the spiritual

     benefit of others."?

 

5) Further reading:  

    Compare Paul's prayer in 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 with Jesus' prayer in John 17:20-26.

 

05.08.2022 Mission Critical: Finding our place in God's Mission - Calvin Sun

Message: “Mission Critical: Finding our place in God's Mission”

Scriptures: 

  - Genesis 11:1-9, 12:1-3

  - Acts 17: 24-31

  - Matthew 28: 18-20

Activity:

1) Go to https://joshuaproject.net/and pray for one unreached people group each day. 

2) A survey of our understanding of Mission: https://forms.gle/6DieRJRR3G1fGcb56

04.24.2022 In the Meantime - Randy Rohrick

Message: “In The Meantime”
Scriptures: 
Speaker: Pastor Randy Rohrick

SCRIPTURE PASSAGES FOR FURTHER STUDY

* PSALM 27
* PSALM 42
* MATTHEW 6:25-34

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT & DISCUSSIONS:

1. What specifically are you waiting for?

2. How are you waiting? What one word best describes your answer to this question? How can you improve you approach to the “wait”?

3. How can we help others who are waiting for that request that has a big impact upon their life? 

THIS WEEK'S APPLICATION ACTIVITY

Find a person who is waiting for something major. Pray with them. Encourage them. Maybe just spend time with them and hear them out!

REMEMBER:

Sometimes we must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.


04.03.2022 In the Garden - Randy Rohrick

Message: In The Garden

Scriptures: Matthew 26: 36-46

Speaker：Pastor Randy Rohrick


Scripture Passages for Further Study

* Matthew 23:36-46

* Hebrew 12:1-3

* Romans 12


Questions for Thought & Discussions:

1.  Why do you think Jesus prayed that this ‘cup’ of sacrifice may pass?

2. What do we learn about Jesus in that in the end of this discourse in that all that really mattered was the will of his father?

3. Why do we struggle at times between the will of the father and our own will that may clearly go against his will? (answer this question repeatedly and each time go a little bit deeper into our own character, experience and faith)

This Week's Application Activity

Determine if the Lord is calling or asking something of us that we need to respond to in regard to our past, present or future. Then determine what response we will take.


03.27.2022 The Boast - Calvin Sun

Message: The Boast

Scriptures: Galatians 6: 11-18

Speaker：Pastor Calvin Sun


Scripture Passages for Further Study

- Galatians, 2 Cor. 5:17


Questions for Thought & Discussions:

1. What are 2 highlights you’ve learned from the Galatian series?

2. What do you see as the theme of this letter?

3. Christ-followers are a new creation according to the scriptures. What do the letters to the Galatians tell us about us as the new creation? (Gal. 2:15-21, 5:16-26, 3:13, 19-25, 28, 5:19-25)

4. The big question for us as individuals and as a church: Do we carry the marks of Jesus branded on our bodies? (Gal. 6:17)


03.20.2022 Burden Bearers - Adriel Lui

Message: Burden Bearers
Scriptures: Galatians 6: 1-10

Speaker: Pastor Adriel Lui

Scripture Passages for Further Study

- 1 Corinthians 9

- Luke 10:30-37

- Hebrews 10:24-25

Questions for Thought & Discussions:

1. If you were to describe your faith using the analogy of a long hike, where would you say you are right now? (ie. What feels like a long climb, admiring the landscape, it's something new etc.)

2. Do you remember a time where you were restored from falling into sin? What was that like? How did it impact you?

3. What are “the usual suspects” when it comes to comparison with others? Why do such comparisons come up again and again? Ask the Lord to help shape your perspective to one of contentment in Him.

Remember:

As Christians, we are burden bearers by identity and spiritual responsibility for the Kingdom of God!

03.13.2022 Freedom - Randy Rohrick

Message: Freedom
Scriptures: Galatians 5

Scripture passages for further study

*Galatians 5
* John 14-16
*Ephesians 5 :1 5 -18

Questions for Thought & Discussions:

1. What does it mean to you to walk with God or “keep in step with the spirit”?

2 . What roles do you see the Holy Spirit brings into our lives from John 14-16?

3 . Why do you think Paul commands believers to be “filled with the Spirit” (on going tense)?

This Week's Application Activity

Start each day in a physical position of surrender and ask the Lord to fill you afresh with the beauty of his Holy Spirit!


Remember:

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."  ~ Philippians 4:13 ~


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.