Element Christian Church
Forgive Week 5: Love and Fury
Locations & Times
Element Christian Church
4890 Bethany Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93455, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Welcome to Element
We strive to ensure the biggest thing people think when they hear about Element is Jesus! We aim to glorify God by teaching and living out the Scriptures, transforming community into Gospel community and planting churches.
Cardboard Wars
August 27th all 6th-9th grade students are invited to join us in the Barn at 12:30 as we put creativity to the test and prepare for war! Whether it's the box that easily becomes a Viking ship or the wrapping paper tube that transforms into Excalibur, this event is a quest to turn average cardboard into objects of valor!
Middle+ and Youth Parent Meeting and Pool Party
Attention all families with students moving up into 6th-9th grade this Fall! Both you and your child is invited to attend our annual Middles Parent Meeting + Student Game Event. We will keep your students busy while you hear about all the things we will be doing in Middles during the year. We will help you connect to other parents and to the ministry by providing ways to partner with us. And, we will give you a full run down on the dates for events coming up that we KNOW your kids will want to be involved with. You will not want to miss this meeting.
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/507274Want to be Baptized?
Our next Baptism celebration will be Sunday, September 10th! If you are interested in being baptized, please join us at our informational meeting Sunday, August 13th in the Lounge following each service. If you can't make that day, you can join us on Zoom, Wednesday August 16th at 6pm.<br><br>email Michelle.Gee@ourelement.org for more details.
Summer Missions Update
https://www.ourelement.org/downloads/2023/2023_7_1_MissionsUpdate.pdfReplanted Conference
Foster, adoptive & kinship parents – You are not alone. The Replanted Conference provides a time away for caregivers to be refreshed, equipped, and inspired! Regardless of where you are in your adoption and foster care journey, we've created something special, just for you.
https://www.ourelement.org/replantedNew to Element? Need prayer? Just want to connect?
Click the link to fill out our Digital Connect Card so we can know you were here and send you a "Welcome" email.
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/295918Stay Connected - Download the Church Center App
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/setupHelp Needed!!
Click the link below to see all the various areas you can serve at Element and sign up to help
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/395779This week's song list
Interested in looking for some of the songs we sang this week? Here's the titles and original artists:<br><br>Rock of Ages<br>The Lord Our God<br>Oh God<br>Way Maker<br>Forever Reign<br>Furious<br><br>
Love and Fury
Why is it important that God’s love encompasses fury, wrath, and justice?
How does God’s wrath deepen our understanding of His forgiveness?
What kinds of sins are the easiest for you to minimize?
In what ways do you struggle to accept the reality of God’s forgiveness?
Internal
How can we move from despair over sin to joy and mercy?
How can our own anger reflect God’s heart for justice?
How can our own anger reflect our self-centeredness/entitlement?
What does it mean to fear the Lord?
Horizontal
What kinds of wrongdoings by others have provoked your own anger?
How can that anger help you understand the cost of forgiving?
As an imperfect person, what stands in the way of you extending mercy to others?
What anger are you currently holding onto that points to an opportunity to extend forgiveness?
Action Steps
Spend some time praying/reflecting on your own areas of anger.
What does your anger reveal about what is important to you?
Where do you need to repent of anger that is not aligned with God’s heart for justice?
Thank God for His rescue of you from His wrath.
Pray for those who have angered/wronged you—that they would grow/experience restoration in Jesus.
Review and work through this week’s additional resource articles: “If God Weren’t Angry,” “Forgiveness Re-Framed,” along with “Confession of Sin” - A prayer from the Book of Common Prayer on reverse side.