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Just Like Elijah “Should A Jesus Follower Deal With Depression?” July 15, 2012 Alan Scott (lead pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How can you tell when someone is bored?  What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done because of boredom?   Do you agree with a pseudo-mathematical equation that says:  boredom + expectations = depression?  Why or why not (and how has this worked or not worked in your life)? Read I Kings 19:1-18.  Why can most relate to Elijah in this passage,…

Good Friday morning, ya’ll!  I’ve awakened to overcast skies.  What’s up with this?  It’s summer so there should be sunshine.  Sometimes (if not all the time), the condition of overhead skies can determine the demeanor of my soul. There’s a coolness to this early morning air reminding me of cool, crisp, overcast Fall days in Indiana.  During the months of November through February, low, dark, overcast skies are the norm — and so were bouts of depression by people filing…

Just Like Elijah “My God Is Bigger Than Yours” July 8, 2012 Alan Scott (lead pastor, CCC) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Name a current passion in your life.  How did this passion become a part of your life?  What is the weirdest passion, hobby, or interest you’ve ever heard of?  When does a passion become an obsession?  When or how does an obsession become a god? Read I Kings 18:16-46.  Have you ever heard this story before?  What did you notice for…

Over the years, I’ve been obsessed with many things.  Baseball cards got the best of me in the 1960’s.  Fortunately, a pack of Topps cost the same as the deposit on a glass Coke bottle.  I remember those grocery store exchanges as the magical economics of a golden age long gone. Then there was tennis.  This obsession swept in an almost ruined my life.  In 7th grade, I asked my parents if I could quit school to singularly focus on…

Just Like Elijah “Sacred or Secular, Light or Dark, One God or Many” July 1, 2012 Kevin Cash DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Read 1 Kings 18:1-16 It’s been three and a half years since Elijah had gone toe to toe with Ahab and Jezebel.  How do you think he’s feeling about getting back in the game?  Anxious? Excited? We often have seasons in our own involvement in God’s Kingdom mission.  Where do you see yourself right now in terms of your own…

We’ll be taking this month off in light of the holiday.  Enjoy time with family and friends and we hope to see you for our next Gathering, August 1.

Sherry, the kids, and I have been at a Church camp in southeastern Ohio.  The kids have been leading and rockin’ worship, Sherry has led a team of girls, and I’ve had the awesome privilege of teaching eighty 4th and 5th graders (with some 40 additional faculty). What an unbelievable week we’ve had.  Our theme has been the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).  Creatively, I’ve taught that the Kingdom has come and is coming.  I’ve tried to engage the kids with…

Just Like Elijah “If you swim at the Y, you forget the Who” June 24, 2012 Doug Bentle DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Read Psalm 139.  How do we put pain, disappointment and especially tragedy into context given the intimacy of God’s knowledge of us, of our lives What lies cause us to stay knelt before the god of “Why?”  What in our lives wars against us clinging to the “Who?” What role does the Holy Spirit want to play in #2?  How…

Sometimes I wonder why the distinct art of why and what is within most of us.  As a young kid, my mom tells me I was a Picasso of why and what.  I fathom her musings only through the mirrored artistry of my own kids.  They were why and what Rembrandts. Why is there dust?  What does God’s mom make Him eat?  Why does the TV need to rest?  What can make my sister scream louder?  Why are spoons and…

Just Like Elijah “Can I Say NO WAY To God?” DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Name a favorite movie or book that has a distinct plot line of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.  What makes this particular movie/book engaging for you?  What makes it a favorite?  Why do you think such story/plot lines engage us at such deep levels? Read I Kings 17:1-16.  What has happened thus far in our Elijah story?   What did Elijah believe as a strong Hebrew?  What was happening…