12-06-09 - Jonathan Alexander

Small Group Questions - Isaiah 9 & Matthew 1, 4

1. Share a meaningful family Christmas tradition.

2. Is it hard for you to focus on the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of what the world has created it to be? Why or why not?

Read: Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7
3. Do you REALLY believe that Grace has been promised in your gloom? If so, how is this expressed or if not how can this be lived out in your life?

Read: Matt .1:21-23
4. How can you fully focus on Jesus Christ, Immanuel—God with us during this Christmas season?

Read Matt. 4:13-17
5. How is God calling you specifically to share that the kingdom of heaven is near this Christmas season?

Sermons

• Desperate Days: The Book of Job
• True Prosperity
• Christmas at the Movies
• Contending: The letter of Jude
• This Is War: The Reality of Spiritual Warfare
• Vertical: Aligning our Hearts with God’s
• Proverbia—Where Life & Wisdom Intersect
• Urban Legends: Debunking Christian Myths
• The Gospel of Mark: Servant-hearted & Kingdom-minded
• Generosity: Choosing a Life of Overflow
• Captured by a Compelling Vision
• The Gospel of Mark: Servant-hearted & Kingdom-minded
• New Creation
• Christmas Behind The Seen
• The Gospel of Mark: Servant-hearted & Kingdom-minded
• Ecclesiastes - The Meaning of Life
• Three to Thrive: Faith, Hope, Love
• Declaration of Dependence
• Hebrews-The Supremacy of Christ
• You Asked For It
• Divine Rescue
• A Classic Christmas
• Living in the Grip of the Gospel
• After God's Own Heart
• The Story of God