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  • Participation

    Participation
    2026/05/31
    Questions for SG discussion or Reflection: (Icebreaker) What sports/activities did you do when you were a kid? How do you respond to the statements from the sermon: “God wants our participation…participation is a very good and holy thing.” What do you take that to mean? What does it mean that often we tend to want to be initiators or spectators instead of participators with God? Do you lean more toward being an initiator or spectator? In what ways? How are creation and salvation good examples of God welcoming our participation? Read through Matthew 6:9-13. How does Jesus’ model for prayer support the idea that “God wants our participation”?
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  • Missional Prayer

    Missional Prayer
    2026/05/17
    Questions for Small Group or Reflection:Does Elijah’s contest on Mt. Carmel disobey the instruction to “not put the Lord to the test” (Deut 6:16, Matt 4:7)?- Why/Why Not?How were Elijah’s prayers for fire and water different? Why were both necessary?Agree/Disagree that we need to also be praying for God’s fire and water? What does that specifically mean?Read 1 Kings How do you respond to Elijah’s unusual prayer posture being a metaphor for mother’s labor bringing about new life? How is that reflected in what Elijah was praying for?Why do you think James 5:16-18 talks about Elijah praying for rain, but does not mention his prayer for fire?What thoughts and emotions did you feel as you watched the video about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Asbury University?(If you missed it, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/3MUFPKMhO88?si=yrLrHhH5s )
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  • Persistent Prayer

    Persistent Prayer
    2026/05/24
    Questions for Small Group or Personal Reflection:Read Luke 18:1-8- What initial reactions/observations/questions do you have on this passage?- What do you think is the main reason that Jesus explicitly teaches us to “always pray and not give up”?Read Mark 14:36- How does Jesus’ experience with unanswered prayer affect our view of prayer and/or our relationship with God?- What do we share in common with the Widow in the parable? How is God different from the Judge in the parable?- How might it change our view of this parable when we understand that it comes right after Jesus teaching about the coming of the Kingdom of God (Luke 17:20-37) ?Read Matthew 7:7-8 (preferable from the NLT)- How does “Ask…seek…knock” as a process of prayer help us develop deeper trust in God?
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  • Petition

    Petition
    2026/05/10

    Questions for SG and Reflection:

    How do you respond to the claim “Jesus loves to be asked”?
    How might this affect our approach to prayer?
    How might this affect our understanding of God’s love?

    How does asking deepen relationships?
    Can you think of an example of this in your own life?

    Read Exodus 32:12-14
    Did God really change his mind? If so, does that mean that our prayers can control God? Why/Why not?
    What is the difference between being in control and being empowered through prayer?

    Read Luke 11:3
    Is this really an instruction to be praying “all of the time” and “for everything we need”? Why/Why not?
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  • Intercession

    Intercession
    2026/05/03

    Questions for SG and Reflection:

    Richard Foster writes: “In the ongoing work of the kingdom of God, nothing is more important than intercessory prayer.”
    Agree/Disagree?
    How do you feel about Pastor PJ’s comment on this quote that:
    “We may truly want to believe this…but most of the time, we don’t”

    The three requirements for intercessory prayer stated in the sermon were:
    Trust, Humility, and Love.
    Why are these required in order to engage in intercessory prayer?
    Which of these three do you feel is most lacking in the church?
    Which of these three would you say you personally have the hardest time with?

    Have different group members take turns reading the following passages: Luke 11:9, Mark 11:24, John 14:13-14, John 15:7, Matt 21:22.
    How do we reconcile these verses when our earnest intercessory prayers are not answered in the ways we had hoped?
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  • Adoration

    Adoration
    2026/04/19

    Questions for SG and Reflection:

    Do you agree that our common approach to prayer is for problem solving and/or productivity?
    How is that a good thing?
    What might we be missing/neglecting by keeping our prayers to these two approaches?
    How else can/should we be approaching prayer?

    Read Matthew 17:1-8
    How is Peter’s mindset a picture of how we sometimes approach prayer?

    The main point of the sermon was:
    “The starting point for prayer is Adoration”
    What does “Adoration” mean to you?
    How does beginning with adoration affect us and our other prayers?
    Should adoration ALWAYS be our starting point for prayer? Why/Why not?
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  • Confession

    Confession
    2026/04/26
    Continuing prayer in confession
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  • Easter: Jesus Won

    Easter: Jesus Won
    2026/04/05
    How better to summarize the events of Resurrection Sunday?

    For a look at the intro video about Ohio State Football revival, CLICK HERE
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