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Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Date: January 12, 2025
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 11:19-26 / 13:1-3
Video: Russell Johnson Part II (24:43-50:08)
Reflection Questions for Video
THREE | In Antioch, the church cultivated friends, not followers.
- Describe a relationship with a friend or mento who has impacted the way you follow Jesus.
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Describe a relationship with a friend who is of a different generation, ethnic background, who speaks a different language, or is from a different culture who has impacted the way you see diversity in the Body of Christ.
FOUR | In Antioch, they were looking for God’s called, not just the charismatic.
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What is a gift God has given you that is often overlooked by many, but still seems to be making a difference in people’s lives as you share it with them?
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Are you ever discouraged in your gifts because you don’t feel like they are recognized? If so, explain.
- What are the overlooked gifts in the lives of people around you that you could foster and encourage them to step into? How could you encourage them?
FIVE | In Antioch, the church was committed to sending, not staying.
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If you could be sent out as a missionary from your church, where do you think you would be sent? (Within the church? Within the neighborhood? Beyond?)
- If that were to happen, how would you need your church family to be praying for you?
SIX | In Antioch, the church was living in exile, not its own empire.
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In what ways do you most feel like you’re living in a world you don’t belong to?
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In what ways might you reimagine the ways you’re living out your faith because our culture is changing so quickly?
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In what ways do you imagine that God may be doing something new through your life and through the life of South Everett Foursquare this year?
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Date: January 5, 2025
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 11:19-26
Video Link: Russell Joyce - Distinctives of the Antioch Church (Watch Through 24:43)
Questions for 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting:
- "Lord, what is your heart towards us?
- How do you want to transform us?
- What is your invitation to join you in your work this year?
ONE | In Antioch, the church’s life was oriented around the presence, not the platform.
- What are the platforms we have in our lives presently
- What places and/or resources are available to us by which we can broadcast thoughts, messages and ideas?
- How closely is our sense of self-worth connected to the size and scope of our platform?
- In what ways are you currently experiencing the private presence of God in your life?
- When Jesus asks you, what do you love about my private presence, what do you say to Him?
TWO | In Antioch, the church was filled with the prophetic, not the performance.
- How might you be/could you be operating as a prophetic voice?
- How do you see South Everett operating as a prophetic voice on Sunday and during the throughout the week?
- Are there ways you may be striving to gain the attention of others, through self-driven performance?
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Date: December 29, 2024
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 18:1-20
Reflect Back on the High Points and Hard Times of 2024
- With God (Bible, Prayer, Worship)
- With Family
- With Friends
- At Work / School
- Sports / Clubs / Hobbies
- At Rest (Vacation, Time Off)
- Physical / Emotional Health
- Volunteering / Serving
- Other
As you reflect on each of these areas of your life, compile a list of the:
- High Points | What went really well?
- Hard Times | What were the most difficult seasons?
- Hand of God | Where did God show up in the highs and the lows?
- Heroes | Who are the people the Lord sent to help you through?
- Heritage | What have you learned from God, about God and about yourself through it all? How are you different because of what you experienced this year?
For more reflection questions, you can email Pastor Chris at chris@southeverett.org
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Date: December 22, 2204
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Luke 2:1-21 / Philippians 2:1-11 / 1 Peter 1:3-9
Video: A Visit to Bethlehem (Dr. Randall Smith)
Devotional Questions:
ONE: If I can remember that Christ came into the chaotic realities of our world as a baby 2000 years ago, I can find JOY amidst the chaotic realities of our world today.
Reflection Question: Just like Solomon wondered if God would really dwell on earth, what are you wondering about if God could really do today? How might that specific action on God’s behalf bring you JOY (calm delight) today?
TWO: If I can remember that the Lord will do things in unexpected ways to accomplish His purposes, I can find JOY when I think I’m out of options.
Reflection Question: When has the Lord done the unexpected thing in an unexpected way to bring you JOY when you thought you were out of options?
THREE: If I can remember that Jesus chose to become like us, I can find JOY when I don’t feel like anyone knows what I am going through.
Reflection Question: When was a time when the Lord met you when you were feeling a little lost and alone?
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Date: December 15, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: 1 Kings 8:22-30 / 1 John 3:1 / Luke 2:1-7
Activity ONE
Question: Why did Jesus come as a child, and why does our Lord invite us to embrace a childlike posture before him? If you were to do a little investigative reporting on this series of unfolding events, what would you uncover? Answer the following questions about the Luke 2:1-7 text.
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How:
Activity TWO
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, we have seen his glory, the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” - John 1:14 NIV
“The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.”
- John 1:14 The Message
When we hand a child a box of crayons, they will draw for hours. When we hand an adult a box of crayons, they will quickly tell us they are not an artist. Where did we lose our wonder, and how can we reclaim it? Using your imagination, draw a picture of John 1:14 as the Lord reveals it to you.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Date: December 8, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Isaiah 9:1-7 and Colossians 1:15-19
Questions:
- What isn’t going my way right now?
- Am I seeking peace or control?
- If control, what is an unexpected avenue by which the Lord could restore my peace?
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Date: December 1, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Genesis 3:1-15 / John 1:1-5
Music Devotion: Worth the Wait
Questions: (For our 300 Seconds of Silence)
- What (or Who) is it, on the precipice of 2025, that I am placing my hope in?
- How is HOPE requiring me to wait?
- What might be the positive outcomes as I wait on Jesus for HOPE to come?
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Date: November 24, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Laura Ospino
Passage: John 14:15-31 / Acts 1:8
"Right after Jesus left and right before the Holy Spirit came, what were the disciples doing? They were together, praying fervently. They were in agreement, united with one mind and purpose. It is so important that we continue to do this, let's do what He did. There are so many more opportunities to experience the outpouring of His Holy Spirit." - Laura
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Date: November 17, 2024
Worship: Chris Norby
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 28:1-10 / 16-20
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Date: November 10, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 27:62-66 and Luke 23:56b
Changes in our life often require waiting. Waiting is a biblical value, but not a western cultural value.
Reflection Questions:
What are you waiting for?
What do you think the waiting is for?
Are you waiting the way you want to?