At the Tower of Babel, God divided humanity into languages, creating different cultures and ethnicities. But why was God's reaction to a city and a tower so weighty? What was the big deal? In this study, we'll sift through the clues in Scripture and history to discover the disturbing picture that emerges.SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:- Why do you think humanity was so quick to rebel against God after witnessing the devastating judgment of the Flood just a century or two earlier?- Do you know anyone who has “deconstructed” their Christian faith? What did you notice about their process, motivations, actions, etc.?- Do you see any parallels between our world today and the events at the Tower of Babel?- What do you think determines the spiritual “atmosphere” in a location? How about in your own home?- Jeff suggested that our flesh is the most dangerous false teacher we encounter. What specific areas of Scripture do you find yourself most tempted to reinterpret to accommodate your desires?

In this study, we'll continue peeling back the layers surrounding events at the Tower of Babel, including what the Bible says about "gods," the parallels between Nimrod and the coming antichrist, one-world government, and God's good plans to bless His children.

SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:

- Read Jesus’ Great High Priestly Prayer in John 17:20-26. What kind of things does Jesus want believers to be united around? What types of things should divide professing Christians?

- Does the knowledge that those who are saved are temples of God’s Spirit change the way you think about God’s presence in your life? How?

- How can patience and remembering God’s promises help us in our struggle against sin?

- Does thinking about things like the New Jerusalem—the city God has prepared for His people—cause you to “check out” in this present life, or does it make you more engaged in living for Christ? Why?

- When you look at current global unification efforts (i.e., attempts to create a “borderless world”), do you see good or bad fruit?

In this study of 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Pastor Phil clarifies what godliness is not before showing us what true biblical godliness really looks like. Centered on the question, “How does a follower of Christ become godly?”, the message walks through Paul’s instructions to Timothy and invites each of us to take an honest look at our own walk with the Lord. Pastor Phil closes by returning to the question he began with: Are you a godly man or a godly woman?

SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:

- Have you ever thought of this description for your life? What makes you feel uncomfortable about this description?

- When you see a "godly man or woman," what do you see?

- What role does God's Word have in someone becoming godly? What are we doing as a church to train one another to become "godly?" Could we do more? What would that look like?

- Read the poem "Only One Life." What convicts you about this poem? How does this change the way we live? Why do we hesitaté to do this?

- Godly men and women know how to "renounce" sin. What does it mean to renounce something?

- There is only one answer to our sin and our eternal destination.
Why do people tend to think that there are many roads to God?

- Pray for one another to become "godly." Pray for the church to be filled with godly men.