June 14, 2021
Change: One More Year and Then …
Stories that change the World and your heart.
Listen to an audio version of the message
Songs for this week: Spotify
Luke 13:6-9
Message Questions:
- Are any of you gardeners or farmers? What’s the secret(s) to a successful crop?
- Fig trees are designed to bear figs. What are you designed to do? Is there any “fruit” that’s growing that reveals your design?
- “I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.” How has the LORD Jesus been breaking up the hard ground in your life recently?
- What does the word repent mean? What does it look like when a person repents? Can you recall a time in your life you repented? Tell that story.
- Is there something in your life today of which you need to repent?
- Read Isaiah 5:1-7 (read to 25 if you’ve got stamina). What is similar about this story and Jesus’ story about the fig tree? What is different?
Extend your small group discussion with the expanded guide for today’s message. It includes more questions and soul training practices for you and your small group.
Share with a friend
Recent Sermons
Colossians 3:12-17-Sometimes Christianity gets known for what we don’t do. But Paul points us toward something better: how we live, love, and treat one another. What marks a genuine Christian community? It all starts with who God is and how deeply He loves us.
Colossians 3:5-11-Paul points to two areas that reveal who we are at the deepest level: sex and speech. The path to health and freedom isn’t harsh rules or self-focus, but staying close to Jesus, knowing him and growing in him. Christianity isn’t harsh rules; it’s a vibrant friendship.
Colossians 2:20-3:4 - Religious baggage can pull us in all kinds of directions—from expecting God to fit our preferences to trying to earn His approval. Paul’s message to the Colossians was simple: stop guessing what God wants and get back to the core of Christianity—Jesus.
Colossians 2:13-19 - Humans have a problem that we can’t save ourselves from—not through secular programs or religious systems. The good news of Jesus is that on the cross, Jesus dealt with it all. In him we are alive, forgiven, and free!
Colossians 2:8-12 - Paul warns the Colossian church not to trade the freedom found in Christ for religion or spiritual experiences. Jesus is more than enough.
Colossians 2:1-7-The way forward for the first Christians wasn't always easy. False teachers brought confusion and deception, prompting Paul to point believers back to the truth. Just as the best way to spot a counterfeit is to know the genuine article, the best way to recognize false teaching is to know Jesus.
