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Jaded is to become rather cynical about something once loved.  Pounded is to be beaten up or down by life because it was never supposed to be this way. Many Christians are jaded towards the church.  They’re cynical.  Church, for far too many, has become a meaningless trek back and forth to a building that has seen its better days.  Jaded. Still too, believers are pounded.  In this economy and with life demanding more and more, the midnight pillow begins…

Sticky Faith “Let’s Roll CCC!” September 2, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How many butter tubs are at your house?  What value do you place on empty butter tubs?   What life lessons can we learn from a butter tub (see how many your community group can come up with)?  What spiritual depth can be explored using a butter tub?  BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN! Read Matthew 19:13-15.  Now Read Mark 10:13-16 AND Mark 10:35-45.  What are you…

How many butter tubs do you have in your kitchen?  We have three empty ones that function as small, cheap versions of that fancy Tupperware stuff.  We also have 2-3 half-empty butter tubs in the Fridge hoping to be promoted someday to food storage organizers. When was the last time a butter tub really fascinated you?  Typically we are underwhelmed because butter tubs serve only as a nice-sized container for those last leftover bites from a great supper.   Truth is,…

Sticky Faith “Big Gospel for Smaller Kids” August 26, 2012 Chris Case (Resonate, Atlanta) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Outside of Christ, what is the best news you ever received? How did you respond? What is the Gospel?  Can you define it or say it to someone who knows nothing about Jesus? What does it look like to see the gospel as “good news” rather than as advice? What are some ways that we present Jesus as advice rather than the good news…

I hope in the first two messages of the this series, you have seen the importance as well as possibilities of intergenerational discipleship.  Now, you may not think of yourself as much of a discipler, but here’s the deal: you are making disciples. As Jeff Vanderstelt says, we don’t have a disciple-making problem.  We will make disciples, because that’s how the world works.  We learn from imitation and follow the examples of others. That’s how God has made the world…

Sticky Faith “Well-Rounded Or Christ-Centered” August 19, 2012 Alan Scott (Lead Pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Name one thing you do with great passion and purpose?  Does this identify who you are?  Do others see this passion as an obvious flame or a hidden candle?  Explain.  Who, in today’s media/culture, has an obvious intent and purpose? Read Deuteronomy 6.  What is the context of this chapter?  What is God trying to do within the history of His people?  Can you explain…

Brooklynn starts back to college this morning and turns, unbelievably, 21 in just a few short weeks.  Lauren, my 18-year-old, goes away to Point University on Monday.  Ugh.  The transitions we’re experiencing in the Scott house are tough.  Having one less at our dinner table will be a bitter/sweet dish I’d just as soon pass.  For my two oldest girls, I cross my fingers, say a prayer, and hope we did some things right. But wait… I’ve got two more…

Sticky Faith “Sticky Faith Modeling” August 12, 2012 Alan Scott / Joel Groff – CCC DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Name the most influential book you’ve ever read.  Why did you pick this book?   Who would you name as the most influential person in your life?  What did they give you?   Do you think you have much to give someone?  Why or why not? Read Philippians 3:10-21.  How easy or hard is verse 17 to apply to your life?  Why do you think…

I can’t wait for next week.  I’m going to finally get the sleep my fatigued body needs.  Coffee can keep my slumber-deprived soul jacked up for only so long until laying down beside still waters becomes a forced and not just necessary reality.  It’s those ding dang Olympics.  I just can’t get enough of them.  I just can’t turn Bob Costas off.   Good things these games roll around only once every four years. I’m not a huge discus fan.  Gymnastics…

Somebody important once told me how 5th grade would be wasted if it weren’t for a few knee scrapes and pesky girl cooties.  I hated that challenge.  Honestly, I thought cruising through my final year of elementary school would give me necessary breathing space in preparation for the hell of junior high.  In the end and in the grand scheme of things, knee scabs and girlie troubles were but minor issues compared to successfully conquering the rigors of 5th grade.…