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EPIC | “Seizing or Settling” October 14, 2012 Kevin Cash (Guest Speaker) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.  What is the largest, craziest crowd you’ve ever been a part of – a sporting event? Concert? Rally?  What are some of your recollections about being around that large group of people? 2.  Read Mark 2: 1-12 and discuss the following:  What clues do you find in the text that suggest that the people bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus already knew a good bit…

When I first saw Sherry playing oboe in a Cincinnati Christian University orchestra, I was smuhhhhhitten.  Wow.  Working up the nerve to actually talk in our college hallways was quickly followed by a tenuous date proposal.  With a “yes” in hand, I was prepared to move heaven and earth to make a lasting, eternal, romantic, impression. Date one turned into date two which turned into a sweet kiss on a hill overlooking the entire city of Cincinnati.  Schhhhhweeeet! With skyrockets…

EPIC | “Prayer & Power” October 7, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What’s the weirdest or funniest prayer you’ve ever heard?  Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPCPtH7WfGM  What do you think of this gem?  What’s the most powerful prayer you’ve either heard or prayed?  What results of prayer do you remember as powerful? Read Mark 1:35-45.  What’s been happening up to this point in chapter one?  Humanly speaking, what would have been the physical, emotional, and mental state of Jesus…

There was a day when I dreaded the man.  I envisioned his large hands around my throat as I said good-bye to my pitiful life.  I fearfully called him Big Jack behind his back.  He was twice my size, raised Angus cattle, and killed other animals roaming wild in his backyard.  To Big Jack, I represented those city folk whose weak constitution could never survive the rugged terrain of southern Indiana.  I fumbled and bumbled in Big Jack’s presence.  He…

My kids understand me as an authority in their life.  For the most part, there’s not a huge struggle attached to my position of authority.  Homework, room cleaning, dog care, setting the dinner table, getting to bed, and occasional vacuuming are authoritative directives garnering little to no resistance.  Admittedly, however, asparagus and spinach salad tests the real mettle of my authority.  All is good in the end because my authority “do’s” and “don’ts” are meshed with a relationship we all…

EPIC | “Defining Discipleship” September 23, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the best piece of advice or information you’ve received lately?  Who gave it to you?  What did you do with it?  Was the “doing” difficult, heavy, or burdensome?  Do you think there is a difference between information and news?  Explain. Read Mark 1:14-20.  What part of this passage resonates with you the most?   What frustrates you?  Why is this piece of scripture significant?   How…

Today my first-born turns 21.  My goodness gracious, what the what, and how did THAT happen?  I can remember the anxious months before Miss Brooklynn popped out of the oven.  There were books to read, classes to attend, and massive amounts of information to ingest for the road ahead.  That info, while helpful, was also overwhelming.  It was heavy.  Burdensome.  There was a lot to do and learn before the blessed event coming like an unstoppable freight train. On that…

EPIC | “Going Home Wet” Sept. 16, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the last book you’ve read that had an outcome just like you expected?  What latest book threw you an ending of total surprise?   In the past few months or years, is there anything you’ve gained a new angle or perspective on something you once thought completely understood? Read Mark 1:4-13.  Why is Mark writing about baptism right out of the shoot?  What have…

I have seen some wild, weird, and just plain funny baptisms. Growing up I had a front row seat to some wet and wild Sunday mornings.  They HAD to give even God a smile.  There was the man baptized with his newly-purchased toupee.  This embarrassed poor soul came up and out of the water with his “dead rat” floating.  He quickly grabbed the fur and awkwardly placed it back on his shiny head.  The reverent “amens” were overcome by uncontainable…

EPIC | “Better” Sept. 9, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What does it mean to be a reductionist? What are big things we tend to make small? What big issue do you reduce down to size? In our culture, what really is a big deal, but most people downsize the whole thing? Name a movie that makes small things big. What is the most epic movie you’ve ever seen? Read Mark 1:1-8. Why is the book of…