Welcome City Group Leaders! We are studying Mark 2:23-3:6 this week. Already accused of allowing his disciples to "work" on the Sabbath, Jesus heals on the Sabbath, the Jewish sacred day of rest. How did Jesus truly honor the Sabbath, and how do we?
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MARK DEVOS: Mark 2:23-27 and Mark 3:1-12
Hello City Group Leaders! This week we continue in Mark 2:18-22, where Jesus responds to a question on fasting. His answer reveals how often we find ourselves doing something the old way, just because "it's what we've always done", rather than looking at why? What Jesus brings is new life and a new way that's incompatible with the old. His words here also reveal a new bomb-shell concerning His messianic identity. Jesus is the divine Bridegroom.
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Welcome group leaders to week six! Crowds continue to gather around Jesus. Yet He chooses to mingle with sinners, tax collectors. When challenged, He replies that He came to call not the righteous, but the sinners. He calls us, and He sends us not to our comfort zone, but to the uncomfortable places to reach all of God's children.
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We are in week 5 and have entered chapter 2 of Mark's Gospel! This week four determined friends bring their crippled companion to the over-crowded home where Jesus is preaching. Jesus, moved by their faith, first forgives the man's sins, then heals him. Jesus demonstrates his power and authority to heal us both spiritually and physically. Now that is good news!
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Welcome to Week 4. In our passage this week Jesus's celebrity grows immensely throughout Galilee. Wow, what an impression! This man, Jesus, can heal people of the most horrible diseases, the demons flee at his command, and when he preaches it is unlike anything the people had heard before. From where does he get such authority?
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Hello City Group Leaders! Jesus is beginning His ministry telling people of the "good news" what we call the gospel. He is also calling His disciples promising them that He will make these former fishermen, "fishers of men". May His kingdom come to Tallahassee, as it is in heaven.
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We are in Week 2 of the Gospel of Mark! Hope last week was refreshing and joyful; reconnecting with returning members and welcoming new people into your groups! In this week's text, Mark emphasizes the battle between Jesus and Satan in the wilderness, while also emphasizing, the immediacy and action-based urgency of Jesus's ministry on Earth. What an incredible window into the reality of spiritual warfare!
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Welcome back Group Leaders! We are starting a new series in the Gospel of Mark. Pastor Dean will be preaching on the passages each Sunday prior to our gatherings. Alongside the sermons you will have the Discussion Guides, videos and of course God's Word- the Bible to help you lead a fruitful discussion in your group each week. Dive in and have fun with it!
In addition, I encourage you to both read and share our Mark Online Devotions with your group to help them keep growing throughout the week. Hope you are excited to dive into Mark and continue developing community, growth and mission into peoples lives this Spring.
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Welcome back from Thanksgiving and to the last week of Fall City Groups! We'll be wrapping up the rest of ch 4 together this week. Here, Paul highlights the difference between DIY (Do-it-yourself) religion and the gospel of grace. Consider leaving some time at the end of your group meeting for the BONUS question (see Discussion Guide below) to celebrate what the Lord did in people's lives through your group this fall.
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Welcome Group Leaders! Happy Thanksgiving! We are now in week 10, studying Galatians 4:1-20. So besides talking about turkey and stuffing verses dressing (I understand the first is made with bread and is northern while the second made with cornbread and is southern), we will be focusing on being the adopted children of God. What a joy to celebrate with our families this week our inheritance a sons of our living God!
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It is Fall! We are in week 9, studying Galatians 3:15-29. Throughout this chapter Paul has been discussing how laws affect our lives, and here he helps us understand why the law exists. Laws bind us, condemn us, declaring us all law-breakers and banish us from God's kingdom. Likewise, the gospel, saves us and through faith in Jesus Christ, we are all sons of God. We are all family, no matter where we come from.
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Welcome Back! We're returning to Galatians 3:10-14 this week. We're in the home stretch! Jesus has rescued us from the curse of failing to live under the law. Jesus is the cure for the curse. Lets get this good news of the gospel to those still under the curse this November.
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Welcome back Group Leaders! This is week 7 and we are studying Galatians 3:1-9 together. We will be reminded that salvation has always been by faith, as seen in the example of Abraham. Additionally, living out our faith requires dependence on the Holy Spirit every day to bear fruit in our lives and enjoy God forever.
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Welcome to week 6; we are studying Galatians 2. Paul writes the Galatians from his own experience of not wavering from the Gospel. Paul boldly confronted Peter (Cephas) in this matter, which is a fascinating window into the life in the early church leadership. Paul encourages the Galatian Christians, we are not justified through anything, except through faith in Jesus Christ.
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We are in Week 5 and finishing Galatians 1. Paul is explaining that the Gospel he is preaching is the true Gospel, and is the same message that the apostles are also spreading. He also focuses on God's sovereign power to save. There is a lot to discuss!
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Its is Week 4 and the beginning of our Galatians series! If you haven't already, please read through Galatians from start to finish to get the full picture of this letter, as it was intended to be read. Paul comes out of the gate swinging, proclaiming the loving truth of the Gospel, then immediately addresses the spread of a false gospel that had infiltrated the young Galatian church. Paul is direct, making it clear that they can not abandon Christ for something else and hope to be saved.
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Hello Group Leaders, welcome to week 3! Our topic of discussion is MISSION! One of the most foundational aspects of living on mission with Jesus is sharing the Gospel. What does that look like? When, where, with whom do we share this good news? And how do we bring the Gospel into everyday conversation. Lets do our best this week to equip our group members with the confidence and basic skills needed to live as ambassadors of Jesus here in Tallahassee.
Resources: This week's video is an important one to show during group. Also here is our Discussion Guide for week 3.
Hello Group Leaders! "Growth happens best in community, not alone." This is a phrase we hear often at City Church, but what does it mean? In this week's study we get to take the opportunity to explore that term "growth"- growing in Jesus, and what we mean by it.
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Welcome back Group Leaders! I hope you're ready to dive head first into the fall! We'll spend the first 3 weeks on Community, Growth & Mission before we get into the book of Galatians. This week we'll have a look at Biblical Community together and dig down to what prevents us from experiencing deeper community and more honesty in our relationships with one another. And of course, this week will tie into next week on "GROWTH" as we believe Growth happens best in community, not alone.
Resources: Below you will find two resources for this week: (1) discussion guide on Community (exploring Acts 2, Phil 2 & Phil 2:1-7) and (2) a document to help you write and share your testimony with your group this week. (See video above)
Thank you all so much for a great Summer Groups season together! I hope you get some much deserved R & R this August! I'm already hearing some great stories of how the Lord used your groups and your leadership to change lives this summer. Way to go!!!
Be sure to have a look at our "Fall Plans" below.
SAVE THE DATE: SAT AUG 20 (9-noon) Fall City Group Leader Training (For all group leader, co-leaders, apprentices & coaches)
