February 3, 2023
Important Info:
Miss the Deacon Retreat? Fear Not! - Below you will find the messages from each of our 3 plenary sessions at the Deacon Retreat. Whether you want to dig deeper into what you heard last weekend or want to catch up on what you missed, you can find each of them below.
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Reminder: Remind the Women to Register (and Go!) - February 25th will be the first of our Women’s Events this year, 9am-11am at Meridian First Baptist Church. Remind the ladies in your Life Group to register here! And don’t forget to remind them and encourage them to register for the Women’s Retreat, Hope in God, April 27-29 at Quaker Hill Camp and Conference Center, which they can register for here. Your personal invite may be the most impactful in encouraging the women in your Life Group to attend these important events!
March 25 Men’s Event Heads Up - Our next Men’s Event in the What is a Man? series will be March 25th in the evening, 5pm-7pm, at Heritage Middle School. We will have dinner before worship, a message, and small group discussions. Mark your calendars and let the men in your Life Groups know so that they can prepare their schedules for this adjusted meeting time.
Application Questions:
Forgiven and Freed
Mark 5:24-34
Read Leviticus 15:25-27. What do the purity laws outlined in the Old Testament teach us about God's standard for holiness?
Read Mark 5:24-26. How does this woman's physical condition mirror the spiritual condition of those outside of Christ? How would you articulate the practical effects of sin using this passage?
Read Mark 5:27-29. This woman simply “heard the reports about Jesus” and decided to pursue after him. What is it that you have “heard” about Jesus that makes you want to pursue him? How can we model this woman's example of faith and pursuit of Jesus in our own lives?
Read Mark 5:30-34. There are three distinct "audiences" in this passage: a) the disciples b) the crowd and c) the woman. What lesson(s) can we learn from the way each "audience" responds to Jesus? What do Jesus' words/actions in this passage teach us about his character/nature?
How would you articulate the Gospel using this story as a framework?
