Northpoint Church
February 13, 2022
Biblical Worship of God
Locations & Times
Northpoint Church
988 W Ontario Ave, Corona, CA 92882, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
In-person and Virtual Services
We are honoring the guidance provided by local, regional, and national authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, we are allowed to gather in person inside our Worship Center. We do so at <b>9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings</b>. We also live are streaming that service <b>on Facebook and YouTube (Find links below.) </b> While we are physically distant, we are socially and spiritually connecting through the technological platforms available to us!
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<b>Stay Connected with the Northpoint Family.</b> We all ache to gather again. Being separated is tough, but during stressful times, it is even harder not to have face to face fellowship and the strength that comes from physically being together. Even so, we can still connect with each other. One way is to fill out the new confidential NP Care Card (See link below.). Once submitted, the card will be reviewed by the Northpoint Care Team. If you so indicate on the card, someone from the team will contact you.
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http://tiny.cc/qahouzRemember Lot’s Wife
Genesis 19
Pastor Taylor Mendoza, Students & Young Adults
Overview: After the Lord’s conversation with Abraham in chapter 18, the Lord sends two of his angels to the city of Sodom to see if there are ten righteous people in the city. If he finds ten righteous people in the city, the Lord promised that he would destroy the righteous with the wicked. During the visit, we learn that everyone in the city, the men of Sodom and Lot’s family, are deserving of punishment. Yet, we also learn that God is merciful in salvation and just in judgment. Today, out of this story, Christians learn a valuable lesson about their call to discipleship from a minor character (Lot’s wife). We learn from her that disciples of Jesus must continually leave behind their loves in this world in order to gain Christ.
1. Without getting lost in the weeds, is there a part of Genesis 19 that makes you feel uncomfortable? How so? (Examples: homosexuality, God’s judgment upon the city, mistreatment of Lot’s daughters, incest, or Lot’s wife)
2. What do we learn about discipleship from Lot’s wife in both Genesis 19:26 and Luke 17:31-33? (For help, see the application points.)
3. Look at the rest of the context of Luke 17:20-37. What does Jesus compare the final judgment to? What is similar, and what is different?
4. Read Ezekiel 16:49-50. What are the sins of Sodom? (Note: “Abomination” here is a reference to the sin of homosexuality.) Compare the list of sins with Paul’s list in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. What does this tell you about the nature of sin and the power of the gospel?
5. We can be tempted to gloss over judgment today because our culture is uncomfortable with it. What should the judgment of God evoke in our own hearts? Take, for instance …
a. Judgment should break our hearts.
b. Judgment should cause us to reflect upon God’s character.
6. In what ways do you see God’s mercy, grace, and kindness in Genesis 19?
7. Zephaniah 2:9 suggests that Moab and Ammon will be judged and will turn into “salt pits” like Sodom. If this is true, what does this tell you about Lot’s wife being turned into a pillar of salt?
8. Worldliness is a horrible sin. Worldliness is thinking like the world, loving the world, and living like the world. How serious is worldliness in God’s eyes? (See James 4:4, 1 John 2:15.) Have we treated worldliness as a “respectable sin” today in Christian circles? How so? Personally, have you been guilty of this?
9. How do mercy and judgment reconcile scandalously at the cross of Jesus Christ? How have you processed this wonder and mystery?
Recommended Reading on the sin of Worldliness:
<b>Edited by C. J. Mahaney, <i>Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World</i> (Wheaton: Crossway, 2008).</b>
https://www.amazon.com/Worldliness-Redesign-Resisting-Seduction-Fallen/dp/1433556634/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T51VMEXBSISL&keywords=Edited+by+C.+J.+Mahaney%2C+Worldliness%3A+Resisting+the+Seduction+of+a+Fallen+World&qid=1644701739&sprefix=edited+by+c.+j.+mahaney%2C+worldliness+resisting+the+seduction+of+a+fallen+world+%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1Recommended Reading on the issue of Homosexuality:
<b>Kevin DeYoung, <i>What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality?</i> (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015).</b>
https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Really-Teach-about-Homosexuality/dp/1433549379/ref=sr_1_1?crid=181E1NKFMZEAB&keywords=Kevin+DeYoung%2C+What+Does+the+Bible+Really+Teach+About+Homosexuality%3F&qid=1644701673&sprefix=kevin+deyoung%2C+what+does+the+bible+really+teach+about+homosexuality+%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1Join us Live on YouTube Each Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
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