July 28, 2023
Men’s Retreat Registration Is Live!
Registration for our 2023 Men’s Retreat is Live! You can register here. As a gift to our Deacons, we will be giving you men a free Camping Mug, one of the add-ons that can be purchased - no need to purchase one yourself unless you’d like multiples of it! Please make a point to a) attend yourself and b) encourage the men in your Life Group and ministries to attend.
At this year's retreat, we will open our Bibles to learn more about the "better country." Our time in worship, study, and fellowship will be a needed encouragement as our culture mocks God and persecutes those who worship Him. As the pressures of this world squeeze in on the church, we will find fuel for the race by fixing our eyes on the finish line!
Application Questions:
Summer in the Psalms
The Person Who Gets to be Close to God
Psalm 15
Read Psalm 27:4. What other desires in your own heart might compete with close fellowship with God? Why is God alone ultimately the only one supremely worthy of our affections and attention?
Read Philippians 3:7-16. Consider Paul’s example here. Why should a right understanding of justification (we receive Christ’s righteousness through faith) lead to an aggressive pursuit of sanctification (living out Christ’s righteousness in our lives)?
In what ways in the past have you not “spoken truth in your heart”? In what ways right now may you be tempted to not be honest with yourself? How can you correct these thoughts with biblical truth?
Out of the five aspects of character listed in point 3, which one stood out most to you. How should your life look differently this week as you pursue growth in this area?
Read Matthew 7:24-27. Think through some of the temptations you commonly face. If you listen to Jesus, how will keeping his commands bring safety and stability to your life? If you ignore his words, how will that be destructive?
