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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on April 17th, 2016 about the cultural exclusion that Timothy would have suffered, and how the Christ Pattern of living flipped his narrative to be inclusive and to consider others better than himself.
Read along in Philippians 2:19-30, Acts 16:1-5, Deuteronomy 23:2, 2 Timothy 1:5, Galatians 6:15
Read this week’s Growth Group Questions
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, April 10th about identifying our core beliefs. We often may think we believe a certain way until that private belief gets tested. If we don’t like what we discover, we can allow Christ to change our core beliefs to align with his.
Read along in Philippians 2:17-18, and Philippians 2:5-11
Review this week’s Growth Group Questions.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, March 27th, 2016 about resurrection’s role in nature, in life, and in the plan of God in Jesus. Death is not the end, and we welcome all to journey with us together to see new life built in situations and circumstances where we may have previously thought all hope was gone.
Read along in Philippians 2:5-8 (The Message)
Read the Growth Group Discussion questions.
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Bonus: hear the Children’s Sermon by Amy Mark.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, March 20th, 2016. He explains that Paul has learned to ‘surrender the outcome’ while he shares with the other Christians at Phillipi. Suffering that seems like what will lead to our destruction, leads to our salvation. Have courage, stand strong & tell the truth when nobody else will. Live with more generosity, compassion and conviction. Genuine Christianity is not shiny and comfortable, it involves sacrifice, pain and suffering. Who is the competing ‘Niro’ who is asking for your allegiance?
Read along in Philippians 1:27-30, Acts 16:12.
Read the Week 8 Growth Group Discussion Questions.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, March 13th, 2016. Paul shares the same resolve as Jesus to do the will of the Father, despite his pain and struggle. Jesus often flips things upside-down, challenging the assumptions we previously held onto as beliefs, so we can take part in His perfect plan.
Read along in Philippians 1:20-26, Matthew 16:15-24, Ephesians 3:14-19
Read this week’s Growth Group Questions.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, March 6th 2016 about Paul’s choice to rejoice despite the dire circumstances he found himself in, and thanked his friends for their prayers of support while encouraging them.
Read along in Phillipians 1:18b-26
Check out the Growth Group Questions also.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday February 28th about being faithful and having joy while remaining in suffering. As Paul writes:
“Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” -Philippians 1:18b-19 (NIV)
Read along in
Philippians 1:18-19, Job 13:15-16,18, & Psalm 34:1-7,
Read the Growth Group Discussion sheet.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, February 21st of 2016. Paul wishes for love to abound and overflow in remarkability and in excellence. Knowing God’s love, and our response to that love while near people who are hard to love.
Read along in Philippians 1:9-11,
Read the Week 4 Growth Group Discussion Notes.
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