Three-D Discipleship

Ep. 154 - Delight: How can I live a faithful life in the midst of chronic pain? Psalm 38

I'm Physically Hurting: How can I live a faithful life in the midst of chronic pain? My sin, your sin, and the evil around us causes pain, but our God isn't distant.

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Recognize God's Strength (v.1-2)

Recognize Our Weakness (v.3-17)

Recognize Our Savior (v.18)

Recognize Our Enemies (v.19-20)

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Condemning Anger - Righteous Anger

Jealousy - Celebration

Pity - Compassion

Cursing - Praising

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Gospel Response:

- Discuss Goals with a Spiritual Leader

- Discuss Goals with a Physician

- Memorize Three Promises Concerning Your Health Journey

- Joni and Friends Daily Devotional

 

🌟 𝓓𝓔ℒ𝓘𝓖ℋ𝑇 🌟

Psalm 38

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor

Ep. 153 - Delight: Biblical lamenting is the process of turning your frustrations towards the world or towards God into faith in God. Psalm 42–43

Biblical lamenting is the process of turning your frustrations towards the world or towards God into faith in God. Share with God, Give it over to God - Sharing is different than giving!

Lament Psalms: Psalm 109, 94, 22, 102, 44, 69, 27

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Pray the Psalms with One Another Memorize the Psalms Sing the Psalms

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We have the freedom to ask why, but we should not answer why with an attack on God's character.

 

Gospel Response: What are you suffering with in this life that you have not lamented over to the Lord?

- Write out a lament.

- Delight in what and Who is Good.

 

🌟 𝓓𝓔ℒ𝓘𝓖ℋ𝑇 🌟

Psalm 42–43

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor

Ep. 152 - Chosen Exiles: Do what is good as we wait for what is good. 1 Peter 5:1–14

New People Lead and Serve Different: Because of our salvation, we lead and serve different. The Elders are to bring wisdom to the younger, and the younger are to listen for wisdom and instruction. Do what is good as we wait for what is good.

- How we are to lead and follow in suffering.

- How we are to act and think in suffering.

- Our hope in suffering.

 

Gospel Response:

- Inventory your leadership status.

- Inventory the enemy's attacks against you.

- Encouragement for the suffering.

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 5:1–14

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor

Ep. 151 - Chosen Exiles: God is trustworthy and we should entrust our lives and our actions to Him even if it causes suffering. 1 Peter 4:12–19

New People Live Different: As we follow Christ, we follow Him into suffering and rejoice with Him in our suffering. God is trustworthy and we should entrust our lives and our actions to Him even if it causes suffering.

Gospel Response:

- Trust God

- Entrust to God

- Encourage Others

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 4:12–19

Guest - Nick Cappadora

Ep. 150 - Chosen Exiles: Live and Love in light of Heaven. 1 Peter 3:8–4:11

New People Overcome Suffering: Because of salvation, and our hope in Jesus, we can view suffering in this life differently. Live and Love in light of Heaven. 

Meant to Them:

• A Challenge to Love Enemies.
• Christ's Example of Loving Enemies.
• In Suffering, Don't Do Evil.
• In Suffering, Do Good.

Means to Us:

In a group:

• Share the Situation
• Ask for a Reality Check
• Ask for Encouragement
• Ask for Next Steps

Solo:

• Give thanks for the good.
• Pray for the bad.
• Praise for God's presence in both.
• Humble yourself to God's plan.
• Rise up to God's plan.

The opposite is good perspective:

• Suppress the good. Curse God for the bad.
• Doubt God's presence in both.
• Pride yourself in your plans.
• Deny God's plans.

Gospel Response:

• Stubbed Toe Christianity.
• Practice Individual and Group Training for Suffering.
• Submit to God's Plan.
• Rely on God's Gift, God's Strength, and God's Word.

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 3:8–4:11

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor

Ep. 149 - Chosen Exiles: Do Good and Suffer for Doing Good. 1 Peter 2:13 - 3:7

New People with a New Identity: The way to bring glory to God is going to be fleshed out in the structures of culture and family life. It's important to let our salvation be fleshed out into every area of life. Do Good and Suffer for Doing Good.

Meant to Them:

- Strangers and Exiles who are citizens of Rome.

- Strangers and Exiles who are slaves.

- Strangers and Exiles who are wives.

- Strangers and Exiles who are husbands.

 

Means to Us:

- S&E who are Citizens of Rome

- Fight evil by doing good.

- S&E who are Household Slaves

- S&E who are Wives

- That God created women in His image and they have value in who they are and what they do.

- S&E who are Husbands - The point of the passage is not the fact that a woman is weaker, but rather how a husband treats his wife in any way that she is weaker.

 

Gospel Response:

- Do good.

- Push back against oppression locally and globally.

- What would Peter write to you and your family?

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 2:13 - 3:7

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor

Ep. 148 - Chosen Exiles: Can you define what you are and whose you are? 1 Peter 2:11-12

New People with a New Battle: Because of salvation, the new people are going to bring glory to God. This passage is a call to live with good works that draw people to God and glorify God in the end times. Can you define what you are and whose you are?

Gospel Response:

- Define Who You Are.

- Strangers/Exiles.

- Conduct Yourself Honorably.

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 2:11-12

Guest Speakers - Brandon Johnson and Miles Taylor

Ep. 147 - Chosen Exiles: We are living stones being built to be a holy and royal priesthood. 1 Peter 1:22–2:10

New People with a New Purpose: Because of salvation, these new people are called to love differently, called to relate to the nations differently, and called to relate to each other differently. Love One Another. Crave the Word. We are living stones being built to be a holy and royal priesthood.

 

Gospel Response: How are you showing love to your Christian brothers and sisters?

- Are you craving God’s Word?

- What are you offering God as your spiritual sacrifice?

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 1:22–2:10

Pastor Glen Willet - Associate Pastor

Ep. 146 - Chosen Exiles: God’s Mercy leads us to Hope and Holy Living. 1 Peter 1:13-21

New People with a New Calling: These new people are called to a new hope which leads to a new holiness. They are called to love differently and relate differently to the world and each other. God’s Mercy leads us to Hope and Holy Living.

 

Gospel Response: Do you view God as a Hoarder or a Rewarder and why?

• What “intoxicating influences” are keeping you from being “sober-minded” and how are you giving in to the desires that lead you back to your past ignorance?
• Who has God put in your life that needs someone to take the time to care for and counsel them using God’s all-sufficient Word?

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 1:13–21

Pastor Bill - Family Pastor

Ep. 145 - Chosen Exiles: God’s mercy strengthens our hope with a guardian. 1 Peter 1:3–12

You have an inheritance in heaven that is far greater than the things of this world. The temporary pleasures of this world are nothing compared to the inherited ones. God's mercy strengthens our hope with a guardian. You have a living hope with Christ.

 

Gospel Response:

Talk with a trusted group about these questions.

• Do you own anything that God can't use?
• Do you do anything that God won't use?
• Do you love anything more than God?
• Do you want anything more than God has given you?

Give your life to Jesus and find His great Mercy

 

⛪ 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 ⛪

1 Peter 1:3–12

Pastor Matt - Lead Pastor