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The Crossing Fellowship
Altar Your Life
What does it mean to offer yourself to God? What do I offer? My time? Talent? Treasure? Today, we will look at the way most of us typically "give ourselves to God", and what it actually means to follow the words of Paul when he said, "Offer your body as a living sacrifice to God"
Locations & Times
The Family Life Center
1610 8th St, Gothenburg, NE 69138, USA
Sunday 11:00 AM
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▸ Another In The Fire - Hillsong United
▸ Tremble - Mosaic MSC
❓Discussion Questions / Action Steps 🦶
MESSAGE SUMMARY:
Does God want scrambled eggs or bacon more? A chicken just has to make a contribution, but the pig needs to make a sacrifice. God doesn't desire our contributions, He wants all of us.
❓Quick-Talk: (if you only have a few minutes)
▸ What did you think of the message?
▸ Was there anything you disagreed with?
▸ What stood out or resonated with you?
▸ How can you live in light of this truth?
❓Start-Talking:
▸ What are some things that you do half-heartedly?
❓Verse-Talk:
Read Romans 12:1-2
▸ What are your thoughts or feelings after reading these verses?
▸ Why do you think Paul felt the need to urge followers of Christ to do this?
▸ How is sacrificing ourselves worship?
▸ Paul says "Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice" and then says "Do not conform to the image of the world." What do you think the world offers themselves to?
❓Share-talk:
▸ What do you think the altar looks like for you? What percentage of you are you offering? Why do you think that?
▸ What are you scared of placing on the altar?
▸ How does knowing that God has a good, pleasing, and perfect will for you affect your thinking?
🦶Action-Steps:
▸ This week, Identify one area of your life that you are not trusting fully to God. Write it down and commit 5 minutes each day to pray and ask God to help you. Talk to someone in your group about what God is calling you to do. Pray for one another and check in with each other as encouragement to follow God's will.
▸ Who is one person in your life that might need to hear the good news of Jesus Christ? Name them, pray for them, and connect with them.
▸ Go through the Bible plan below on your own or with your group this week.
Memory Verse: 📖
Romans 12:1 NIV
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your true and proper worship."
Does God want scrambled eggs or bacon more? A chicken just has to make a contribution, but the pig needs to make a sacrifice. God doesn't desire our contributions, He wants all of us.
❓Quick-Talk: (if you only have a few minutes)
▸ What did you think of the message?
▸ Was there anything you disagreed with?
▸ What stood out or resonated with you?
▸ How can you live in light of this truth?
❓Start-Talking:
▸ What are some things that you do half-heartedly?
❓Verse-Talk:
Read Romans 12:1-2
▸ What are your thoughts or feelings after reading these verses?
▸ Why do you think Paul felt the need to urge followers of Christ to do this?
▸ How is sacrificing ourselves worship?
▸ Paul says "Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice" and then says "Do not conform to the image of the world." What do you think the world offers themselves to?
❓Share-talk:
▸ What do you think the altar looks like for you? What percentage of you are you offering? Why do you think that?
▸ What are you scared of placing on the altar?
▸ How does knowing that God has a good, pleasing, and perfect will for you affect your thinking?
🦶Action-Steps:
▸ This week, Identify one area of your life that you are not trusting fully to God. Write it down and commit 5 minutes each day to pray and ask God to help you. Talk to someone in your group about what God is calling you to do. Pray for one another and check in with each other as encouragement to follow God's will.
▸ Who is one person in your life that might need to hear the good news of Jesus Christ? Name them, pray for them, and connect with them.
▸ Go through the Bible plan below on your own or with your group this week.
Memory Verse: 📖
Romans 12:1 NIV
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your true and proper worship."
⬇️ This week's message ⬇️
➖Altering Your Life➖
➖Altering Your Life➖
Romans 12:1a NIV
"Therefore...
"Therefore...
What does the altar look like for you?
How much of you is on the altar?
What are you afraid to offer Him?
How much of you is on the altar?
What are you afraid to offer Him?
Trusted in Christ? Tap here!
You have decided to dedicate your life to following Jesus! Congratulations! We want to be the first ones to celebrate and welcome you to the family! You may be wondering; what's next? Here's some next steps to take!
◼︎Tell someone!
We would love to celebrate with you and provide you with some guidance on this new journey!
For a new believer's guide, grab the communication card in front of you and fill it out, or please send an email to jphillips@thecrossingfellowship.com
or send a text to: 1-833-241-1997
◼︎Read your Bible
God's Word provides direction and instruction for living the life that He created us to live. Need help finding where to start? Check out this plan on the YouVersion Bible App
(https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/21482)
◼︎Begin talking to God through prayer
Prayer is just a conversation with God. Tell Him your hurts, struggles, good things, bad things, concerns, etc... He want's to hear it ALL!
◼︎Connect with a life group
Life is hard. Why make it harder by trying to navigate it on your own? Connect with others to help you along your way.
Click here to find a group
https://bit.ly/3bb9BTb
◼︎Tell someone!
We would love to celebrate with you and provide you with some guidance on this new journey!
For a new believer's guide, grab the communication card in front of you and fill it out, or please send an email to jphillips@thecrossingfellowship.com
or send a text to: 1-833-241-1997
◼︎Read your Bible
God's Word provides direction and instruction for living the life that He created us to live. Need help finding where to start? Check out this plan on the YouVersion Bible App
(https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/21482)
◼︎Begin talking to God through prayer
Prayer is just a conversation with God. Tell Him your hurts, struggles, good things, bad things, concerns, etc... He want's to hear it ALL!
◼︎Connect with a life group
Life is hard. Why make it harder by trying to navigate it on your own? Connect with others to help you along your way.
Click here to find a group
https://bit.ly/3bb9BTb
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We believe that spiritual growth happens when we live a life in rhythm of hearing God's Word and following His instruction. There are five key areas of this that we believe are crucial for spiritual growth in the life of a believer. Those areas are: Know God, Follow christ, Live Connected, Serve Others, Make Disciples.
For each of these rhythms, we developed 5 questions to help us gauge and focus on living in rhythm with God and His Word. Consider asking yourself these questions daily.
▸ Did I spend time today in God's Word? What did I learn?
▸ Did I take a step of faith today - whether big or small?
▸ Who did I strengthen or support today?
▸ What need did I meet today?
▸ Who did I point toward Jesus today?
For each of these rhythms, we developed 5 questions to help us gauge and focus on living in rhythm with God and His Word. Consider asking yourself these questions daily.
▸ Did I spend time today in God's Word? What did I learn?
▸ Did I take a step of faith today - whether big or small?
▸ Who did I strengthen or support today?
▸ What need did I meet today?
▸ Who did I point toward Jesus today?
Want to grow in your relationship with God?
We believe that spiritual growth happens when we live a life in rhythm of hearing God's Word and following His instruction. There are five key areas of this that we believe are crucial for spiritual growth in the life of a believer. Those areas are: Know God, Follow christ, Live Connected, Serve Others, Make Disciples.
For each of these rhythms, we developed 5 questions to help us gauge and focus on living in rhythm with God and His Word. Consider asking yourself these questions daily.
▸ Did I spend time today in God's Word? What did I learn?
▸ Did I take a step of faith today - whether big or small?
▸ Who did I strengthen or support today?
▸ What need did I meet today?
▸ Who did I point toward Jesus today?
For each of these rhythms, we developed 5 questions to help us gauge and focus on living in rhythm with God and His Word. Consider asking yourself these questions daily.
▸ Did I spend time today in God's Word? What did I learn?
▸ Did I take a step of faith today - whether big or small?
▸ Who did I strengthen or support today?
▸ What need did I meet today?
▸ Who did I point toward Jesus today?