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1) Name a time in your life when you doubted God. What was it that you were doubting? 2) During times of doubt or the unknown, where have you turned for help? 3) How have you, or how could you encourage/help those who are struggling with doubt? 4) What are you doing today to build trust in Christ with everything in your life?

1) Can you think of a time when you judged or were quick to assume someone’s motives before talking with them? What was the outcome? 2) Is there someone you need to reconcile with, or show forgiveness to, but haven’t? If so, why haven’t you? 3) If you spent a whole day with a complete stranger, would they hear or see the Gospel lived out? 4) Can you think of a time that you went through a trial? How did you show that your house is built upon the Rock?

-What does it mean for the beatitudes to be evidence of grace instead of a way in? -If the beatitudes are God's plan for Christian life, why might it be difficult for believers to live them out? -How can we be counter-cultural without being weird? -Who is your enemy? What's the real cost of forgiving them? -How much of your thinking is biblical and how much of it is American? -What would it look like for you to obey Christ when it's not fair.

-People often think Christians are killjoys. Why? -What would it look like for you to invite people to feast with Jesus? -What are ways you can cultivate rest? -Are there types of people you don't think don't deserve God's grace? -Are there places in your life where you have assumed your cultural rituals have made you holiness?

-Lepers were the untouchables of Jesus’ day. What is the modern day equivalent of a leper? How can we follow Jesus’ example and serve them? -What role does faith play in the account about the paralytic? What does Jesus say about faith? Do we have faith that our friends need to be brought to Jesus? What stops us from being so bold? -It’s possible that our attitude might be similar to the attitude of the Pharisees. Why might that be? -Jesus forgave the man’s sins and then He healed the man. How might that have been confusing to the people? Why did Jesus attend to the man’s spiritual healing before his physical healing? What can we learn from this?

-How have you obeyed Christ when it didn't make sense? -How are you going to serve the body this week? -Is it possible to be in too many Bible studies? -What is keeping you from being all in and following Jesus? -Do you have friends who are unbelievers? If not why not?

-The text says that Jesus’ authority is what impressed people about His teaching. What do you think made His teaching different from that of the religious leaders? (truth vs. human reasoning, His excitement as opposed to dry teaching, condemnation vs. love?) -How does Jesus choose to use His authority? -What does Jesus’ interaction with the demon possessed man teach us about Jesus? (compassion, power of the spirit world, fear and hatred toward Jesus from the demon) What does this show us about the power of Jesus’ words? -The text says that Jesus “laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.” What does this say about the extent of Jesus’ compassion? -What do we learn about Jesus from the miracles He performs in this passage?

-Who are the people in your life who are hardest to love? -If all true love is sacrificial, how can we best love those who are different? -No one thinks they're a Cultural Christian. How does scripture define a true follower of Christ? -If Jesus came to Savannah, where would he spend his time?

Community Group Discussion Questions: -Why is it important that Jesus Became a man? -In what areas of life is it hard to believe Jesus can identify with us? -The early church struggled with the idea of Jesus's divinity.Today we often struggle to understand his humanity. Why is this? -In what area do you need the most help? -What temptations are most common for you?

Luke 3:1-20 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 2:41-52 (Stege Wheeler) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 2:22-38 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 2:1-20 (David Cleland) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 1:26-67 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 1:8-79 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Luke 1:1-4 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Legacy Part 3 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Legacy Part 2 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

Legacy Part 1 (Bill Fowler) by CBC of Savannah

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 (David Cleland) by CBC of Savannah