Don't Go Alone, Go Together
Sermon Notes
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”
- David Gergen
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:1
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:37-39
Condemnation leads to separation.
Conviction leads to confession.
Condemnation is guilt after you confess.
Conviction is God’s prompt that leads you to confess.
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all — how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
- Romans 8:32
1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly — mere infants in Christ.
2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?
5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul?
21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours,
22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future — all are yours,
23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.
- 1 Cor 3:1-5, 21-23
Table Group Resources
Mixer
What’s a gift you’ve received that made you scratch your head?
‘Neighborly’ - Daily Devotional
To get the Daily Devotionals delivered to you every morning, text ‘dailydevotional’ to 97000.
In both of Pastor Harry’s 2/9 & 2/12/21 entries, Purpose & Passion, he suggested a prayer like this: A sk the Father for Purpose. Ask the Son for Passion. Ask the Spirit for Power! When you think about the three persons of the Godhead, does this help you when you are wondering “Who”to pray to, and what to say to Him?
In Pastor Ken’s 2/8/21 entry, The Bradley Factor, he said: [The Holy Spirit] will tap into areas you never even knew existed and allow you to do that which you never thought possible. What is being revealed to you this week after praying the way Pastor Harry suggested in question #1? Was it something unexpected, or was it something you and God had already been dreaming about? And how are you and God aligning on it?
Sermon Questions
Scripture: Romans 8:1, 8:32, 8:37-39; 1 Cor 3:1-5, 21-23
Pastor Jared asked the question in the beginning: How can we be Good Neighbors to the world around us? A conqueror goes it alone; more than a conqueror figures out how they can go with people. Which one are you? What might be the fears that would make isolation preferable to community?
In these difficult times of division, unbridled emotions, and demands for justice, who are you in “all things”? Are you a condemner or a separator? How does living in the flow of God’s Spirit flip that script?
Do you have the safe place where you can be authentic and feel comforted by those around you? What characteristics do the people in your safe place have that draws you?
Are you that safe, soft landing place for someone else? What do you need to do to be the kind of person who cares about unity, and brings the image of God into your relationships?
Go Deeper - with Goodbook
Dr. Mark Strauss and Pastor Ken Ingold
Week 5: The Beginning Monarchs: Samuel, Saul and David (1 & 2 Samuel)
What are the central themes of this section? What did you learn from this teaching about Israel, Samuel, Saul and David? Was there anything in this teaching that challenged you as a Christ-follower?
Read Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2:1-10 and David’s prayer in 2 Samuel 7:18:29. What common themes do you see? What can we learn from these prayers...how do they help us to know how to pray?
Read 1 Samuel 8. Why does Israel ask for a king? Why do we seek to have people in authority over us? What are the positives? What are the negatives?
How would you define David as a person and as a leader? Was David a good leader? What does it mean to be a “man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14)? What qualities are necessary for good leadership today?
Serve
Get your Table Group together and connect with each other on a service project at our next Good Neighbor Day, Saturday, March 20! Registration to open soon!
Pray
LORD, I want to be one who loves as Jesus loves. I want to shed my self-righteousness and self-centeredness, and I want to become the kind of person who creates and enjoys community with others, even when we are different. Holy Spirit of God, help me to be a good neighbor to my world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
