Creekside Community Church
Saved Together
2020 Vision: Getting Clear on Creekside’s Convictions January 12th, 2020 Jeff Bruce, Lead Pastor
Locations & Times
Creekside Community Church
951 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
1.How God Saves Us
2.How this impacts what we do at Creekside
For further thought and discussion:
Getting Started
1. What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?
2. What relationships in your life are primarily “covenantal” (i.e. you feel a sense of duty to maintain the relationship) as opposed to primarily “transactional” (you invest in the relationship primarily because of the benefits it brings you)?
Going Deeper
3. How does an individualistic view of the gospel (i.e. “me and Jesus”) impact our view of the church? Read Titus 2:11-14, 1 Corinthians 12:13, and Ephesians 2:11-22. What do these passages say about Christ’s purpose in saving us? How does a “we and Jesus” perspective on the gospel transform our view of identity, and of having a relationship with God? How does it transform the way we read the Bible?
4. Why does God save us to be a people (see Ephesians 3:8-10)? How does this change our motivation for pursuing relationships with each other?
Application
5. According to the New Testament, what behaviors should characterize the church? Which of these behaviors come most naturally to you? Which of these do you need to grow in? Which of these behaviors are strengths of your Community Group? Which of these behaviors does your Community Group need to grow in?
6. How would your life need to change to make God’s people a greater relational priority? What are your greatest barriers to making these changes?
7. What’s one thing you can do this week to apply this passage?
Getting Started
1. What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?
2. What relationships in your life are primarily “covenantal” (i.e. you feel a sense of duty to maintain the relationship) as opposed to primarily “transactional” (you invest in the relationship primarily because of the benefits it brings you)?
Going Deeper
3. How does an individualistic view of the gospel (i.e. “me and Jesus”) impact our view of the church? Read Titus 2:11-14, 1 Corinthians 12:13, and Ephesians 2:11-22. What do these passages say about Christ’s purpose in saving us? How does a “we and Jesus” perspective on the gospel transform our view of identity, and of having a relationship with God? How does it transform the way we read the Bible?
4. Why does God save us to be a people (see Ephesians 3:8-10)? How does this change our motivation for pursuing relationships with each other?
Application
5. According to the New Testament, what behaviors should characterize the church? Which of these behaviors come most naturally to you? Which of these do you need to grow in? Which of these behaviors are strengths of your Community Group? Which of these behaviors does your Community Group need to grow in?
6. How would your life need to change to make God’s people a greater relational priority? What are your greatest barriers to making these changes?
7. What’s one thing you can do this week to apply this passage?
For Further Thought and Discussion
Getting Started
1. What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?
2. How would you complete this sentence? “I will be satisfied when….”
Going Deeper
3. Please read Luke 2:21-38. How would you describe Simeon? Anna? What does vs. 29-30 tell you about Simeon?
4. How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of wanting the right thing? Can you identify anything you’ve looked for fulfillment from which has disappointed you? Why?
5. Why are Mary and Joseph amazed (vs. 32) at what Simeon says about Jesus? How is Simeon’s message different from what the Jews expected of the Messiah? (vs. 30-35). How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of embracing temporary discomfort for an eternal reward? How does Mary? Can you think of an example of when temporary discomfort led to satisfaction?
6. How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of believing before seeing? Why does true fulfillment require faith? What are you currently waiting for God to do?
Application
What is one thing you can do this week to apply this passage?
Getting Started
1. What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?
2. How would you complete this sentence? “I will be satisfied when….”
Going Deeper
3. Please read Luke 2:21-38. How would you describe Simeon? Anna? What does vs. 29-30 tell you about Simeon?
4. How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of wanting the right thing? Can you identify anything you’ve looked for fulfillment from which has disappointed you? Why?
5. Why are Mary and Joseph amazed (vs. 32) at what Simeon says about Jesus? How is Simeon’s message different from what the Jews expected of the Messiah? (vs. 30-35). How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of embracing temporary discomfort for an eternal reward? How does Mary? Can you think of an example of when temporary discomfort led to satisfaction?
6. How do Simeon and Anna exemplify the truth that fulfillment is the result of believing before seeing? Why does true fulfillment require faith? What are you currently waiting for God to do?
Application
What is one thing you can do this week to apply this passage?