Missions - This month we are praying for Travis & Kari A. They are workers in the Middle East that we as a church support financially and prayerfully. Please be praying for church planting in the Middle East.

Local - Pray for the unhoused in our city.

Church - Pray for opportunity and provision for us to a valued part of each of our communities. .

Be sure to take an announcement card • More info and a BOGO
This Week:
In December All undesignated (general fund) giving to Corner Church will be matched up to $40,000!
Monday Commons: Money & Markets from 7-8 am at Downtown Corner Coffee
Tuesday Morning Prayer from 9-10 am at NL Corner Coffee in the kids’ basement space.
Worship & Prayer Night at Camden Corner Coffee • 12/3 from 6-7:30 pm.
Holiday on 44th • 12/5, 6-9 pm from Loring Elementary to Camden High School.

Coming Up:
Community Breakfast - Next Sunday! Bring something to share!
Women’s Christmas Party 12/11, 6 pm at Camden CC.
Crafts for Kids 12/13, 10a-12p at Camden Corner Coffee.
United Service 12/14 at the Neu Neu (next to Corner Coffee NL, 514 N 3rd St). 9 am coffee hour (free drinks) • 10 am potluck brunch & service to follow. Parking is available behind Corner Coffee and in the Sunrise Bank parking lot.
Christmas United Choir 12/14 during United Service. Sign up at corner.church/registration.
Kids at United - Kids, get ready for the stage at United Service. We’ll practice Sunday mornings during kids’ church. Register at corner.church/registration.
United Clothing Swap - Bring your gently used clothes, shoes & accessories for exchange before & after United Service! Please make sure everything is clean & folded. All items that are not taken will be donated. All ages; wearable items only!
First Friday Youth on the 3rd Friday! 12/19 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Wollers’
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • Wed, Dec 24 at Corner Coffee NE from 6-7 pm.
One Service Sunday Service Option • 12/28 at 10 am • at Camden Corner Coffee
Micro Church Training • 2/20-2/21 • Exploring being a part of a Corner Church planting team? This training might be for you! Details: corner.church/micro-training

We have a dollar- for-dollar match of all Corner Church general fund giving in the month of December, up to $40,000!

Dialogue Question:

What goes on in your mind when someone makes a “WE” declaration that in your mind is obviously not true?
*the moment when you are frustrated because you don’t want something to happen and then someone says: “Good! We are all in agreement.”

Story Matters
Value: We believe transformation begins with shared story.
Culture: We show up as real people. We ask questions. We listen to each other.
Success: People feel known. People feel safe. People belong.

Face to Face, Not just Side by Side
Value: We believe spiritual growth is relational, not transactional.
Culture: We commit to walking together, not just attending together.
Success: People form friendships that go beyond Sundays. They invite others in.

Faith isn’t Fragile
Value: We believe Jesus meets us in curiosity and doubt.
Culture: We talk in church. We wrestle with Scripture. We embrace the process.
Success: People take next steps—not out of pressure, but out of conviction.

Slido survey:

Use the QR code on the screen or go to slido.com and put in the code #cornerchurch

We all feel degrees of pressure to bend the truth about some of these things. From the list, rank your top five in terms of pressure to lie: 1 for the area where you feel the most pressure, down to 5 for an area where you still feel pressure, but less so.

**All community results will be visible live

Dialogue Questions:

What surprises you about OUR top five?
What is as expected about OUR top five?

Dialogue Question:

What is the impact of these extremes—the level 10 pressure or the level 0 pressure?
**Focus on the extremes

Dialogue Questions:

What is holiness?
How do you know when you see it?
How does a person know when he/she is doing it?

Dialogue Question:

What are the differences:

Holiness that is externally pressured
Holiness that is personally desired

Holiness that is achieved by personal efforts
Holiness that is achieved through the gift of grace

Faith isn’t Fragile

Value: We believe Jesus meets us in curiosity and doubt.
Culture: We talk in church. We wrestle with Scripture. We embrace the process.
Success: People take next steps—not out of pressure, but out of conviction.

Judges 6-8 • Gideon

Dialogue Questions:

What causes doubt to reappear in life?
What causes faith to solidify in life?

Dialogue Question:

If being part of the Body of Christ calls us to navigate our faith and doubts together, what intentionality can you bring to this process this week?
At church, at home, at work, with neighbors

Dialogue Question:

Who are we?

Take It Deeper Questions
Read Mark 9:14-29.
What tends to trigger arguments in your family, friend group and/or coworker worlds?
What fuels faith in God?
What fuels doubt in God?
How is it possible to have 100% faith and 100% doubt at the same time?
How does Jesus interact with faith and doubt?
How are you challenged, focused, encouraged, and/or confused by this text?

Bible Reading Plan
Judges 6–9 • Gideon’s Growing Faith
Mark 9 • Help My Unbelief
1 Peter 1 • Tested Faith
Romans 3 • Faith And Works
Acts 8–9 • Transformed Through Encounter