DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 6:9-13; John 6:32-59; Ephesians 6:18 Ask Pray together the Lord’s Prayer. Slow down when you reach the line “Give us this day our daily bread”, and speak out the basic needs you have this week. Reflect When I moved out on my own for the […]
Game Changer Week 2 Devotional Day 4
DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:38-42; Genesis 22:8, 13-14; Isaiah 61:3; Psalm 31:9-11; John 11:12-14; Matthew 6:25-31 Ask When have you experienced Jesus’ abundant, miraculous provision in moments of exhaustion, desperation and need? Reflect I have been thinking more about miracles recently after watching the movie “Breakthrough” – the true story of […]
Game Changer Week 2 Devotional Day 3
DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:30-44; Numbers 11; Mark 14; Hebrews 13:8; Ephesians 2:14 Ask Read through Numbers 11 and Mark 14. How does the Feeding of the Five Thousand passage point back to Numbers 11 and point forward to the Last Supper in Mark 14? What do these parallels tell us […]
Game Changer Week 2 Devotional Day 2
DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:30-44; Exodus 15:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Numbers 27:17; Isaiah 40:11; Re-read Mark 6:34 Ask Read through the passage and note down what we can discover about Jesus’ response to the crowd. Reflect There is a card line called Really Wooly. They have these little sheep and a […]
Game Changer Week 2 Intro/LifeGroup Questions
WEEK 2 This guide pairs with Mark 6:30-44 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill June 1 and 2, 2019. Written by Megan Kemp Megan grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and has called Chapel Hill home for more than seven years. Passionate about truth, apologetics, evangelism, and cultures, she expresses her love for people […]
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Game Changer Week 2 Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:30-44; Psalm 23:1-2; John 14:27; Re-read Mark 6:30-32 (our focus for today) Ask Jesus and his followers “had no leisure even to eat”. Jesus invites them to “come away by themselves to a desolate place and rest for a while”. How do you relate to the disciples […]
Game Changer Week 1 Devotional Day 7
Day 7 – Sunday Daily Devotional Read Matthew 5:43-48 Ask “Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you” is the command given in Matthew 5:44. If this passage has reminded you of some difficult memories of experiencing rejection, spend time intentionally praying for those who have hurt you. Reflect It is not easy to […]
Game Changer Week 1 Devotional Day 6
Day 6 – Saturday Daily Devotional Read Mark 6:1-6; James 1:2-4; Matthew 5:9-12 Ask What is your response when you are ridiculed? What can you learn from Jesus’ response in this passage? Reflect Our former church, in a small town, experienced a painful separation of relationships, due to a difference of opinions. The people caught […]
Game Changer Week 1 Devotional Day 5
Day 5 – Friday Daily Devotional Read Isaiah 15:3; John 15:20; 2 Tim 3:12; Romans 8:35-39 Ask Can you relate to Jesus being scorned for his background and simple origins? Jesus deserved every ounce of respect and yet was treated with ridicule and contempt. Reflect Today’s readings all point to the fact that Jesus was […]
Game Changer Week 1 Devotional Day 4
Day 4 – Thursday Daily Devotional Read Mark 6:2-6; Mark 1:35; Isaiah 15:3 Ask How did Jesus respond to the ridicule he experienced in this story? Reflect This was not the first or last time, Jesus would be rejected, made fun of, or despised. As we’ve seen before, his family thought he was crazy. No […]