[Sunday] Freely - Witness

 Christ has already secured the victory, our mission isn't to fight, but to embody our hope through gentle and respectful action.

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Questions for the Week: Freely Given/Shared - Witness

1. Share how you came to faith? Describe the witness to Jesus others shared with you?  What tone did they have?

2. Read 1 Peter 3:8-18. Peter emphasizes living humbly and sharing with gentleness and respect.  How does this emphasis on how we witness—rather than if we are right—change how you engage in difficult conversations about faith?

3. Daniel had a powerful witness as he quietly trusted in the Lord while in the lion’s den (Daniel 6). Share a time when choosing humility and patience (not fighting) was unexpectedly effective in demonstrating Christ’s victory to someone else?

4. Since we are freely given Christ's victory, we are called to freely share it through tangible, loving actions. What is one practical, non-verbal act of service or generosity you could focus on this week to be a gentle, living example of the hope you possess?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Sunday] Freely - Tenants

The essence of true Christian living: recognizing that God owns everything and has freely given us Christ’s transformation, moving us away from the "Rich Fool's" selfish materialism toward the cheerful and shared stewardship of all our resources.

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Questions for the Week: Freely Given/Shared - Tenants

1. Read Leviticus 25:23-24.   "God owns everything" and we are merely tenants. How does this foundational truth change your view of your own bank account, house, or time?

2. Read Luke 12:13-21.  The Rich Fool's fatal flaw was his focus on "my, my, my." What are some subtle ways we today isolate ourselves from God and neighbor by being self-contained in our prosperity?

3. The Rich Fool was rich toward himself but bankrupt toward God. What does it mean practically to be "rich toward God" in your daily life?

4. Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-15.  The ultimate gift is Christ. How does knowing you have received this "unexpressible gift" free you to move from fearfully owning your resources to cheerfully sharing them?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Sunday] Freely Dwell

Shifting focus from the temple as a static building, the freely shared reality is that God desires to dwell among us, using our diverse and imperfect gifts as the very means to make His presence known for the benefit of all.

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Questions for the Week: Freely Given/Share: Freely Dwell

1. Read Exodus Chapter 35: God used the Israelites' gifts to build the Tabernacle. What unique gifts do you have which can bless others?

2. The Israelites sinned but still brought freewill offerings to God. How does the knowledge of your own past "Golden Calves" (sins) make you more or less motivated to offer your gifts to God now?

3. Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-12 Have you ever been "carried by the faith" or service of another believer during a time of struggle? 

4. "Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven." How do your everyday actions and service help bring God's heavenly will to earth?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Sunday] Reformation - Sola Gratia - Freely

Overturning the common belief that grace is reluctantly earned, the freely given reality of the Gospel is that God's salvation flows from His eager delight to love and forgive us.

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Questions for the Week: Reformation - Sola Gratia

1. Do you personally find it easier to focus on your sinfulness and the need for grace, or on God's active delight in extending that grace?

2. God's grace is rooted in His delight. What does it mean for your daily life to know that God doesn't just tolerate you, but actively delights in showing you kindness and forgiveness? (Psalm 145:8)

3. Read Ephesians 2:1-10.  The sermon contrasted living under the "burden" of earning grace with living under the "delight" of free grace. What are some ways you might still unconsciously try to "pay" for your sins today?

4. Esau met Jacob, his deceiver, with grace and delight. How can you practically extend that same kind of delighted, extravagant forgiveness to someone who has wronged you?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

Freely: Given/Shared (Teaching Series)

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We are the recipients of God's overflowing grace and boundless love. This gift transforms our very identity, compelling us toward a life of radical gratitude and contagious generosity. Let's fully embrace this joyful way to live by sharing our time, talents, and resources.

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Reading Plan

• 10/26/25
  Reformation & Rediscovering Grace

  • Isaiah 55:1-5
    Ephesians 2:1-10
    John 3:13-21

• 11/2/25
  Stewarding Our Time and Talents (Gifts)

  • Exodus 35:30-35
    1 Corinthians 12:1-11
    Matthew 25:14-30

• 11/9/25
  Stewarding our Resources

  • Leviticus 25:18-28
    2 Corinthians 9:6-15
    Luke 12:13-21

• 11/16/25
  Stewarding our Witness

  • Micah 6:1-8
    1 Peter 3:8-18
    Matthew 5:13-20

• 11/23/25
  Christ The King Sunday

  • Psalm 95:1-7a
    1 Cor 15:20-28
    Matthew 25:31-46