Introduction: One of the things everyone is required to have is an I.D. (Identification Card)
Question: If you could change anything about your I.D., what would you change? (If guests feel comfortable, you may even ask them to share their I.D.’s with one another.)
Question: What would the world be like if nobody had an I.D.?
Given the recent legalization of marijuana use in many North-American cities, this question has never been more prevalent. Most have grown up in church cultures where the very idea of using marijuana is disdainful. Others have grown in more liberal settings, and have argued that marijuana use is not specifically mentioned in the Bible; so therefore it must not be wrong. As we look at what is actually said in the Bible, we must set aside our preconceived notions and look objectively at what is right and wrong in God’s eyes.
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Introduction: Most people learn to walk around the age of one-years old. It is said that the average person takes about 216,262,500 steps in their lifetime. Have you ever thought about what life would be like if you couldn’t walk?
Question: Where was your favorite place you have walked? (A beach, famous landmark, etc…)
Question: How would your life be effected if you couldn’t walk?
Introduction: One of the things that a lot of people thrive on is being likable.
Question: What makes people likable?
Question: If Jesus were alive on earth today, would He be liked? Why?
We are going to talk about being liked, and we are going to see how likable Jesus was.
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Introduction: Luke 16:10-13
A. No one masters money; they are simply mastered by money.
B. God and money are in some ways two opposing forces.
C. We must choose to be mastered by God, and not by money.
1. Jeremiah 17:9-10
A. Many people decide what is right or wrong based on how it feels.
B. Our feelings and emotions are unreliable and hard to understand.
2. Proverbs 3:5-8
A. We must trust the Lord with our heart, not the other way around.
B. Feelings and emotions can feel like wisdom.
C. Our paths can only be made straight by following God’s way – not our feelings, which are up and down.
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Introduction: Revelation 2:4-5
A. To forsake means to desert or abandon. (Matthew 27:46)
B. Remember the height from which you have fallen.
C. When did you get baptized? What was it that made you decide to become a disciple?
Introduction: Hebrews 11:1, 6
A. Definition of Faith: “…sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do NOT see.”
B. There are many things people believe in but haven’t seen. (The wind, the center of the earth, gravity, etc…)
C. Everyone has a capacity for faith. Some choose not to place faith in God.
Introduction: Out of all five of our senses, sight may be the one we rely upon the most.
Question: What is the coolest thing you have ever seen?
Question: What would life be like without sight?
It is amazing how much we can depend on our sight.
Question: Is it possible to depend too much on our sight?
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Introduction: If you have ever attended a masquerade, you will see people wearing masks over their faces and pretending to be someone they are not.
Question: Have ever pretended to be someone or something you are not?
Question: Why do people like pretending?
We are going to be talking about someone who loves to pretend to be someone he is not.