Category — Worship
Week 1 - Small Group Study Questions
The sermon for this week from the series “Shift: Learning to Live Missionally” will be titled “Seeing God in a New Way”.
It’s not to late to sign up for a small group. You can do it by calling the church office at 858-490-3995 or via this site by clicking HERE.
The small group discussion questions for week 1 of the current sermon series are below. Click HERE if you would like to download an print the questions.
START IT - Connecting with each other
- What is your full name?
- What is your nickname? Or have you ever had a nickname?
- When you were a child and you thought about God, what image would come to mind for you? What did
- God “look” like in your own mind?
- At this point in your life, what are some words (give us at least three) that you would use to describe God?
STUDY IT - John 1:1-14
- Read John 1:1-14 out loud. What stands out for you in this passage?
- Why does this Gospel begin “In the beginning” rather than at Jesus birth?
- What facts about “the Word” can you find in verses 1-5 and verses 10-14?
- What kinds of images come to mind for you when we read The Message translation of v14: “The Word
- became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
- How would someone who is “full of grace and truth” (v14) treat others?
- How do you think the “grace and truth” of God is connected to the sentness of God?
LIVE IT - Applying the truth of Scripture to life
- How has God sent himself into your life?
- If we truly believe that God is a God who sends himself out, what kinds of adjustments might we make in our lives?
- Based on our discussion, what is one way that you could adjust your life this week?
PRAY IT
- Application: Ask God to help you apply today’s passage to your life.
- Joys and Challenges: What joys and challenges are you facing this week?
- Here at Northminster: Pray for all of the small groups, that God would reveal himself in new ways to every person who is in a group.
- Beyond Northminster: Pray for CCSA, that God would provide for them what they need to serve those in need, and that those in need would be blessed by CCSA’s ministry.
October 2, 2008 Comments Off
Sermon - “Fully Engaged in My Community”
Sermon by Tommy Myrick on September 28, 2008
Tommy is a student at Westminster Seminary in Escondido California.
This is the fourth sermon in the series titled “Fully Engaged”.
Theme - John 4 shares a surprising encounter as a Samaritan woman meets a stranger only to find her world and city turned upside down. How can a word preached change a city? Tune in to discover the shocking answers!
September 28, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Fully Engaged in My Relationships“
Sermon by Markus Watson on September 21, 2008
This is the third sermon in the series titled “Fully Engaged”.
Theme - Human beings were created to be in relationship. And in order for us to get the most out of our relationships we need to be fully engaged in our relationships. We can do that by putting ourselves in a position to connect with others, by being encouragers, by praying specifically for people, and by taking advantage of opportunities to talk with people about our faith.
September 21, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Fully Engaged in My Church”
Sermon by Markus Watson on September 14, 2008
This is the second sermon in the series titled “Fully Engaged”.
Theme - What does it mean to be fully engaged in your church? It means: 1) to be committed to your own spiritual growth, 2) to practice contentment in your life, 3) to serve in your church, 4) to invite people to your church, and 5) to give to God through your church.
September 14, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Fully Engaged in My Faith”
Sermon by Markus Watson on September 7, 2008
This is the first sermon in the series titled “Fully Engaged”.
Theme - For some reason many people tend to think that our faith is kind of a boring aspect of our lives. That may be true if our faith is only half-hearted. But when we get fully engaged in our faith–in our relationship with God–there aren’t enough words to describe how exciting our lives can be!
September 10, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Stand”
Sermon by Markus Watson on August 31, 2008
This is the tenth and last sermon in the series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Theme - Everyone faces struggles and challenges in life. Paul’s encouraging final words in the book of Ephesians tell us that God has given us everything we need in order to stand in the face of life’s struggles because God has given us the “full armor or God.”
The videos below were shown during the sermon
September 3, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Relationships”
Sermon by Eric Scofield on August 24, 2008
This is the ninth sermon in the series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Eric Scofield is the Regional Director for Young Life in the San Diego County Region. Northminster has a partnership with Young Life.
Theme - “In Ephesians Paul gives us a recipe for how to live in our “crucial relationships.” The crucial relationship of marriage, parent and child, and within the work enviornment. The call is love in those relationships as Christ loved the church.
The video below was shown during the sermon
Lost Canyon: The Eric Scofield Tour from W. Ashley Maddox on Vimeo.
August 24, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “What a New Self Looks Like”
Sermon by Markus Watson on August 17, 2008
This is the eighth sermon in the series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Theme - In Ephesians 4:17-5:20, Paul continues to talk about what it looks like to live our lives worthy of our calling to belong to God. Specifically, Paul shows what our lives look like when we “put off the old self” and “put on the new self.” When we “put on the new self,” we become a new kind of person–a person who imitates God and whose life is characterized by light, by wisdom, and by being filled with the Holy Spirit.
August 18, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “More Than a Five Cent Response”
Sermon by Markus Watson on August 10, 2008
This is the seventh sermon in the series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Theme - God has called us with an amazing calling–we have been called to belong to God! In response to this, Paul urges us to live our lives worthy of God’s calling. How do we do that? By working hard to maintain unity in the church and by–each of us–doing our part in the ministry of the church.
August 11, 2008 No Comments
Sermon - “Power”
Sermon by Markus Watson on August 3, 2008
This is the sixth sermon in the series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Theme - It’s amazing to think that God is interested in us. It’s even more amazing to think that God actually makes his power available to us! In Ephesians 3:14-21, Paul tells us three things about God’s power: 1) God gives us the power to be inwardly strong, 2) God gives us the power to know how much he loves us, and 3) God’s power is at work within us.
The videos below were shown during the worship service which was a celebration of the time spent with “our kids”. This worship service was our opportunity to provide our congregation and the parents a few of the highlights of our Amazing Week at VBS.
August 4, 2008 Comments Off
