DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 9:2-6; Luke 1:8-12; Isaiah 6:1-5 Ask Imagine you were present at the transfiguration. How do you think you might have responded? Reflect There is something in the encounter with heavenly beings that strikes terror in the heart of human beings. Perhaps it is our basic fear of […]
Game Changer Week 4: Devotional Day 2
DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 9:2-3; Revelation 1:12-16 Ask How does this image of Jesus transfigured point forward to the end times described in the book of Revelation? Reflect Living in the Pacific Northwest certainly gives you a different appreciation for the sun. Sunlight wasn’t something I can remember giving any particular […]
Game Changer Week 4: Intro/LifeGroup Questions
WEEK 4 This guide pairs with Mark 9:2-8 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill June 15 and 16. Written by Larry Hackman Executive Associate Pastor at Chapel Hill. Theology nerd who also loves big, dumb blockbuster movies, dinosaurs (no kidding, I love dinosaurs), and classical music. What do these things have in common? They […]
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Game Changer Week 4: Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 1:35; 6:31-32; 9:2; 14:32 Ask Jesus is seen frequently getting away to be with his Father. What ways could you pursue being with your heavenly Father? Reflect It is remarkable that in a Gospel known for its breakneck pace (evidenced by how frequently the word “immediately” appears), […]
Game Changer Week 3: Devotional Day 7
Fighting Fear DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Mark 6: 51-52 Dig Deeper: Mark 6:45-52 Romans 1:17, Romans 3:22-30, Hebrews 6: 11-12, Hebrews 11 Ask What didn’t the disciples understand about the loaves? Have you allowed your heart to harden after or during difficult times? Are there loaves (God’s provisions) in your life that […]
Game Changer Week 3: Devotional Day 6
Fighting Fear DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Mark 6: 50 Dig Deeper: Mark 6:45-52, Exodus 3:14, 6:6, Isaiah 41:4, 43:10-11, 48:12, John 17, John 14:20, 26, 15:4 Ask Are you afraid right now? Presently, do you hear Jesus saying to you from the word, “Do not be afraid”? Explain. Do you have a […]
Game Changer Week 3: Devotional Day 5
Fighting Fear DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 6: 49 Dig Deeper: Mark 6:45-52, 1 Kings 19:11, Exodus 33:17-22, 33:19, and 34:6, Job 9:8, 11 Ask What is special about Jesus’ word, “Take heart. It is I. Do not be afraid? Look up these words in the original Greek and discuss what this […]
Celebrating Dad
As I think about the things that formed me into the man I am, near the top of the list is my amazing dad. My dad was (and still is) a strong and seemingly fearless man. I still remember times—in the Yakima theater, in a public restroom, on the front door of a neighbor’s house—where […]
Game Changer Week 3: Devotional Day 4
Fighting Fear DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:48 Dig Deeper: Mark 6:45-52, 2 Tim. 1:17, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 19:9 Ask When have you struggled with something you were always confident at before? How was this an opportunity for Christ to reveal his presence, his comfort, his assurance? Where in your life are […]
Game Changer Week 3: Devotional Day 3
Fighting Fear DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 6:46-48 Dig deeper: Mark 6:45-52, Eph. 6: 14-15, Isaiah 53:12, Romans 8:26, Romans 8: 34, Hebrews 7:25, 10:7 Ask Today, reflect and journal on God’s faithfulness to you and his remembrances of you. Journal a verse or a word that reminds you of God’s faithfulness […]