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Encounter Church, Mission Viejo

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We are located in Mission Viejo, CA. This church podcast features powerful content from Pastor Jason Carson. We invite you to encounter a life-changing God and become a passionate follower of Christ.
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read John 20:24-29. What stands out in this passage? What is God’s heart wanting to communicate to us through this Scripture? What are the things in your life or your past that cause you to be negative or pessimistic? Have you always been this way? Is it getting better or worse recently? When are you most skeptical? And spe…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Mark 5:24-34. What stands out in this passage? What is God’s heart wanting to communicate to us through this Scripture? According to the Law, the woman in our passage was “unclean.” This meant that she couldn’t touch anyone, she was ostracized in society, couldn’t attend church, and had to announce to everyone that she…
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Go Deeper Who are you most like in the narrative right now (Man on the mat/One of the friends/Pharisee/A face in the crowd)? Why? What kind of obstacles try to prevent you from getting in front of Jesus? How can you creatively overcome those obstacles? Who are the people in your life that will carry you to Jesus (keep you accountable, lift you up i…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Luke 10:25-37. What stands out in this passage? What is God’s heart wanting to communicate to us through this Scripture? We refer to the “expert in the law” in this passage… someone who was a know-it-all and had all the spiritual answers. What was he asking, testing, and seeking from Jesus… and why? Before talking with…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 10:1-20. Solomon lists off many proverbs in this chapter and moves around all over the place between topics, observations, and experience. Have each group member share one verse or idea in chapter 10 that sticks out to them and why. Verse one talks about the idea of a fool being compared to a bad stench. W…
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What is the craziest storm you’ve ever been in? Where are you “on the lake” right now and why (clear sailing, headed into the storm, in the midst of the storm, bailing water like crazy, headed out of the storm)? The disciples asked Jesus, “do you not care that we are perishing?” When have you wondered if God cared about you? Read 2 Cor 1:1-11. What…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. What is God’s Word saying to you? What stands out? There is a time and a season for everything. Go around the group and have each person share what kind of season they are in. The highs, the lows, the rhythms of life, the best things, the hardest things, etc. Why is change so hard? What is one of t…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 2:1-11. In Solomon’s search for the meaning of life, he first explores pleasure. What is the difference between pleasure outside of God vs. the pleasure that God created us to know and experience? What are some of the downfalls of pleasure from this world? Solomon had done it all, made it all, had it all, …
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Ecclesiastes 1:1-18. What stands out to you in this passage? What is God’s heart to us? What does the word “hevel” mean? How does Solomon come to this conclusion about everything in life? If you had to pick one… In your life, which of the following do you place the most amount of stock in (in other words, which of thes…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read Prov. 14:16 and Matthew 7:24-27. What is Jesus communicating to His disciples in this passage? What is the “house” you are building? What is the sand? What is the rock? What is the rain, floods, and wind? Tell a story of when you did something foolish in life and how it affected you. (And don’t act like you’ve never do…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read 2 Cor. 12:7-10. What stands out to you in this passage? What is God’s heart to us? According to that passage, what is a “thorn in the flesh?” What is its purpose? Its intention? Its result? Have everyone in the group share one thing (one area of life, one struggle, one hindrance, one disability, one shortcoming, one re…
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read James 5:7-11. What stands out to you in this passage? What is God’s heart to us? · What are some everyday areas of life that you find it difficult to be patient in? When do you find yourself complaining or grumbling? · What is something you are currently waiting on God for? What is God teaching you in the waiting? · Wh…
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Read James 4:1-10. What stands out to you in this passage? What is God’s heart to us? What kinds of quarrels and arguments do Christians get into these days? Or to put it another way, what are some reasons that believers war against each other? And why are these reasons such a sad commentary on Christians today (see John 13:34-35)? In James 4:2-4, …
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read James 3:13-18. What is the difference between worldly and Godly wisdom? Discuss some specific and practical scenarios that you regularly deal with… and talk out what it would look like to use worldly wisdom… and then what it would look like to use Godly wisdom. What effect can bitter jealousy and selfish ambition have …
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TOGETHER GROUP QUESTIONS Read James 2:8-13. What stands out to you in this passage? What is God’s heart to us? What is it about certain people that makes it hard for you to love them? Or even associate with them? Are all sins equal? If so, in what way? If not, why not? Why do Christians treat favoritism/ partiality/ prejudice lighter than other sin…
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