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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 7

DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:8, 20; Psalm 1:1-6; James 1:22-27 Ask What characterizes a person who is the “good” type of soil? What does this look like in everyday life? Would you describe your life right now as “fruitful”? Why or why not? Reflect – The Soils (Part 4): Good Soil […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 6

DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:7, 18-19; Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Ask What characterizes a person who is the soil with “thorns”? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically renew his/her mind against the worldly ways of thinking (Romans 12:1-2)? Reflect – The Soils (Part 3): […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 5

DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:5-6, 16-17; Luke 14:25-33; Romans 6:11 Ask What characterizes a person who is the “rocky ground” type soil? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “consider” oneself “dead to sin but alive to God” in his/her life (see Romans 6:11)? Reflect – […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 4

DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:4, 15; 1 Peter 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Ask What characterizes a person who is the soil along “the path”? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “resist” the devil in his/her life? Reflect – The Soils (Part 1): The Path In […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 2

DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:9-12; Matthew 13:10-17; Isaiah 6:8-13 Ask What was Jesus’ point in quoting Isaiah? What is he trying to get across by using that as the reason for his parables? How do you depend upon the Holy Spirit as your teacher/helper when you read Scripture? Reflect – The […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Intro/LifeGroup Questions

WEEK 1 This guide pairs with Mark 4:1-20 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill on May 4-5. Written by Gunnar Tesdahl Gunnar lives in Gig Harbor with his wife and best friend Aimee. He was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated from Whitworth University. He currently serves as Director of Worship […]

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Beyond These Walls: Here We Go! Week 1 Devotional Day 1

DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:1-3; Mark 4:33-34 Ask Why do you think Jesus spoke in parables so often? What are some modern-day examples of parables? What makes stories such an effective communication tool? Reflect – The Parables (Part 1) Many of us are familiar with the parables of Jesus—from the Good […]

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