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Member Verses

Tonight each person in the group brought a verse. We went around the room and everyone commented on each persons verse.  Revelation 3:20 – Thomas 20. Behold, I stand at the door and knock.

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No Other Gospel

Galations 1:6-10 …opening question… 1. In high school, how loyal were your friends to you? How loyal were you to them? 2. In major purchases (like vehicles), do you typically switch manufacturers or stay

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PERSECUTION 

Revelation 2:8-11  Start by reading: Revelation 2:8-11 8. “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9. “‘I

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How to Study the Bible

Have you ever wondered how to study different Bible verses? Or how to put a collection of them together? Or even how to write a devotional?  Tonight, I think it’ll be fun to do

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Giving Thanks

Luke 17:11-19; Col. 3:15-17  OPEN IT:  What is your most memorable gift?  Fathers day grill from kids w/o help from mom DIG INTO IT:  1. Read Luke 17:11-19  Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers 11. On

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Commitment

OPEN IT: Other than to Christ and the Church, what is the biggest commitment you’ve ever made? Did you follow through on it?  Matthew 7:21-27  DIG INTO IT:  1. Read Matthew 7:21-23 and answer

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Dust

Last year for one of the men’s groups, while I was preparing, something gave me the idea to do a study on the use of the term “wall” in the Bible. This was a

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Our Prayers

1 Pet. 5:7; 2 Kings 20:1-6; Psalms 51:15:17  OPEN IT:  If you only had one more prayer request to make before your life was ended what would you ask for?  DIG INTO IT:  1.

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Pray Through Your Home

Prayer for your home: Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gift of this home. I acknowledge that it is ultimately Yours, and I dedicate every room and space to You. I invite Your presence

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Pray Over Home Pt2

Us to Others: 2 Chronicles 7:15-16 – ESV 15. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. 16. For now I have chosen

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Pray Over Home Pt 1

Can anybody think of a story or a phrase from your past that you never forget, and you keep referring to a lot? It can be just one sentence or a whole story. For

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RESPONDING TO JESUS 

OPEN IT:  If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?  DIG INTO IT:  1. Read Matthew 1:18–25.  Matthew 1:18-25 – ESV 18. Now the birth

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Fruits and Works

John 15 1-17 The bible says in James 2:14 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no works? Can such faith save them?  -How

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Psalm 34

Psalm 34 A while back, we talked about the butterfly effect. We discussed it when the Israelites entered Jericho, which was when God finally fulfilled his promise of giving them “the promised land“ When

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Consequences of Sin p2

Last week we studied a certain person in the Bible and the consequences of his actions. We learned how the Israelites were wandering in the desert for 40 years until the entire generation died

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Consequences of Sin P1

What are the Consequences of your Sin? Imagine you (or your son) are playing for a state title in football. The game is basically over. All you have to do is run out the

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Starting Over

Genesis 6:11-22  OPEN IT:  Describe the worst storm you’ve ever experienced. Genesis 6:11-22 – ESV 11. Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12. And God

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The Cost is Real

The Cost is Real The other day, I was doing a devotion with my wife, Stacey. During that devotion, we came across the following verses. Something in those verses spoke to me. There was

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Spiritual Refresh

By Thomas Jerke When asked by young and/or new followers of Christ, what wisdom I can share from my 81 years of living life in this broken world and traveling the path of worshipping

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Eternity is Built In

Last week we went over the first four words in the Bible, “in the beginning God…“ I explained that in addition to the historical story of God, creating the world, this is also a

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In the Beginning, God…

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God… I realize that there’s a lot of new people in here. Some of you guys that were here last year, were not here before that. There are a

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Man in God’s Eyes

I got to thinking, this is a men’s group. Maybe we should discuss what it means to be a man in God’s eyes. Genesis 1:26 – ESV 26. Then God said, “Let us make

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The Gospel thru Fish?

Tonights question: Can we share the gospel message with just fish verses? This is the last verse we went over last week. I think it might be significant to our quest.  John 21:9-11 ”When

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Fish

Fish A while back, we did a Bible study and all we did was look up verses that were related to a wall. I thought it was a neat idea and fun and I

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What is Scripture Good For? Pt 2

16. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching …correcting… Verses about correcting: Proverbs 15:32 – NIV 32. Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.  Proverbs

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What is Scripture Good For? Pt 1

Name some purposes for scripture. As I was preparing for this, I was really moved. These verses are just amazing. We are going to concentrate on this verse tonight, but we will set it

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