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REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 1 Peter 3:20-21 Discussion Questions: Truth - What is the main point of this passage? Repentance - How does this impact your personally Faith - How might God be asking you to respond? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: God gives us the power, love and desire to walk in relationship. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think the serpents primary goal is in this story? 2. Do you feel you’ve befriended darkness anywhere? What’s the appeal? 3. Read 1 John 1:5-7. Where is God wanting to shed light in your life? What would that produce? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: God gives us the power, love and desire to walk in relationship. Discussion Questions: 1. How does Revelation 21:3 describe the end of our life story? 2. In 2 Timothy 1:7, what does God's Spirit give us to get there? Describe how each element is important. 3. What is God inviting you into? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Revelation 2:4-5,10 Summary: Put your hope in your first love. Discussion Questions: 1. In fearful and troubling times, what are we tempted to do? 2. In Revelation 2:10, what is the opposite of fear? According to Revelation 2:4-5 what must motivate faithfulness? 3. How then, are we to approach these days? What are the practical implications of that? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. 2 Corinthians 5:7 & 2 Kings 6:15-17 Summary: Live by faith not by sight Discussion Questions: 1. What are the things in your life that look overwhelming or discouraging? 2. Who do you think God is in those moments? 3. What could it look like to live by faith? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together.

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Romans 13:11-14 Summary: God prepares us for fruitful relationship. Discussion Questions: 1. John 15:2 describes two things that God does to us as vines: He “lifts up” (which is a better translation than “takes away”) and He “prunes.” First, He lifts up and washes those vines that are lying in the dirt, and then He cuts back those vines that have lots of leaves but little fruit. Put in your own words what that means. 2. According to John 15:4, what do we do? What does that practically look like? What does it not look like? 3. Where do you need God to lift you up and where do you need God to prune you? What does “abiding” look like there? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Romans 13:11-14 Summary: Our loving deeds reveal our devotion to our Groom. Discussion Questions: 1. How do people live when they do not have a future and eternal hope? How does a future hope shape how we live today? 2. What does Romans 13:14 mean, to be clothed with Christ? 3. Why would we want to wear such clothes? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together

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REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Romans 13:8-9 Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think of the idea that we have a "continuing debt" to love one another? What do you think that means? 2. What is the difference between merely following commandments and actually loving your neighbour as yourself? 3. What are things in your life that hinder you from loving your neighbour? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Romans 13:1-7 13:1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 13:2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 13:3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 13:4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 13:5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. 13:6

READ. Romans 12:9-21 Summary: Jesus is the best thing Christians can give to others. Discussion Questions: 1. As a follower of Jesus, the greatest of God’s commands that we follow, is to love Him and others. Read Paul’s list of what a Christian looks like in Romans 12:9-2. What sticks out and why? Could this list be lived out without the presence of Jesus in our lives? Why or why not? 2. Have someone read verse 14 to the group. We might not think of having enemies or persecution very much nowadays. But who are the people you have conflict with? How can you practically begin to love them? 3. What does it mean to practice hospitality? How can this group practice hospitality? Who are people we could invite in, and how could we make them feel welcome and loved? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

Family Convo: "How important is connection with God?" with Tara Morgan by Every Nation Metro Vancouver

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Romans 12:3-8 Summary: We freely give what we receive within the limits of faith. Discussion Questions: 1. According to this passage, why did God make us all so unique? 2. What are the signs that we are doing more or less than what God asks of us? 3. Where or how is God inviting you to express normal faith? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

Summer Seminar - Session 3: Marriage by Every Nation Metro Vancouver

Family Convo: "Where do we turn when we are afraid?" with Marge Wy Tiu by Every Nation Metro Vancouver

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Sermon Summary: Receiving mercy transforms the way you think. Main Passage: Romans 12:1-2 Discussion Questions: 1. Why do you think holiness is pleasing to God? Why is Jesus's sacrifice important in this regard? 2. What does it mean to live sacrificially in view of God's mercy? 3. Has receiving God's mercy transform the way you think & live? In what ways? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

Family Convo: "What does suffering help reveal?" with Mitch Diwar by Every Nation Metro Vancouver

- DGroup - REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: God displays his faithfulness through His justice and mercy which are fulfilled through Jesus. Main Passage: Esther 8-10 Discussion Questions: Where are the moments where you find it hard to see God at work in your life? God’s loving justice requires that evil be eliminated. What about God’s justice is personally hard for you to accept, and how is it also good news? God’s faithfulness and justice invite us into repentance to receive His mercy. How do you sense God’s Spirit inviting you to respond to Him? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]

Family Convo: "What does surrender produce in us?" with Eric Vaags by Every Nation Metro Vancouver

REVIEW. “What did you take away from last time?” [Refer to last week’s responses.] “How did that go?” READ. Summary: Living in faith is our participation in the saving work of Jesus. Main Passage: Esther 5-7 Discussion Questions: Can you see any parallels in the Esther story between the way God deals with Haman and the way he deals with our sin? Do you see sin as an "enemy" in your life? How do typically address that battle? What kind of promises in scripture do you hang onto in moments that require great faith? How does it "save" you? RESPOND. “Ask God, how can today’s discussion further your relationship with God, one another, and the world? Pray together. [Record responses and prayer requests.]