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As we leave one year behind and step into the next, what is God saying to us about the path ahead? What is He doing and how will our lives be aligned with Him more deeply? In this message, we learn a valuable lesson from King David who had a remarkable ability to reduce his options to only “ONE THING”. Be inspired to step into this new year with a renewed focus and a refreshed lifestyle of worship. SUGGESTED DISCUSSION POINTS & QUESTIONS: 1. Read Psalm 27. How would you describe, in real-life terms, David’s devotion to the “One Thing”? What can this look like in your life today? 2. What was God’s invitation to David in Psalm 27:8? What does God mean when He says, “Seek My face”? Get practical with this and discuss ways in which you can apply this to your relationship with God. 3. Read Psalm 63:1-8, preferably in The Passion Translation. Discuss what gets in the way of you being thirstier for God. 4. What proactive decisions can you make today that will set you up for a year of deeper connection to the Holy Spirit and an ongoing experience where God’s Presence becomes the centre of your life? 5. Spend time praying together for the year ahead and pray specifically about God’s tangible Presence being the ONE THING that governs our decisions, that shapes our Gatherings and fuels our motivation.

Our world’s greatest, most amazing day is yet to come. At a time when all hope seems lost all will turn their faces to the sky and see Jesus descending to earth, followed by His raptured saints and angelic armies. What a day that will be...the return of our King! In this message, we bring this series to a close with the most action-packed and earth-shaking events of the End Times calendar. SUGGESTED DISCUSSION POINTS & QUESTIONS: 1. Read Revelation 22:7. What promise is given to those who obey the words of the prophecies? 2. What motivation should that provide for studying and teaching the End Times prophecies? 3. Share with your group how the messages in this series have changed your own attitude about biblical prophecies and the future. 4. Read Revelation 19:11-15. How will Jesus appear at His Second Coming? How does this encourage you? 5. Consider the roles of Jesus throughout Scripture – the Gospels, at the Rapture and at His Second Coming. What do these roles teach us about Jesus? 6. Read Revelation 20:1-10. Discuss the beauty and awe of life with Jesus during the Millenium. 7. Consider the Great White Throne Judgement. Who will be judged at that point and by whom? When and where will Christians be judged and what will they receive? How does this differ from how unbelievers will be judged? 8. How does the reality of the Great White Throne judgement inspire you to share the Gospel with unsaved family and friends? 9. Why is it important for the Christian to keep the end of the age and the appearing of the new heaven and new earth fresh in our minds? How has this helped persecuted Christians? 10. What happens when we don’t live with eternity on our minds? 11. Spend time praying for unsaved family and friends and for your community. We don’t want any of them left behind!

The world after the Rapture will be unlike anything humanity has ever seen or experienced. The revealing of the Man of Evil (Anti-Christ) and the progression into the Tribulation will bring seven years of intense suffering, misery and trouble. In this message, we dig into this period of time and highlight the amazing grace of God who lovingly gives the world a final opportunity to hear the Gospel and turn to Jesus before it is too late. SUGGESTED DISCUSSION POINTS & QUESTIONS: 1. Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3. What event is Paul writing about here? What follows this moment described “as a thief in the night”? 2. Read Matthew 24:21-22. How does Jesus describe the Tribulation? What does He say He will do for the sake of the elect? 3. If time allows, read the following Scriptures about the Tribulation and list the events that will take place: Revelation 6:2-17; Revelation 8:8-13; Revelation 9:1-20; Revelation 16:1-21. 4. How will God keep an invitation open for salvation for those living through the Tribulation? Discuss...How will He deal with Israel? Who will He send out as end times evangelists and who are the two witnesses and what’s their purpose? 5. How does knowing God’s heart to reach people with the Gospel during the Tribulation encourage you? 6. How are you praying for your family and friends now so that they won’t have to go through the hardship of the Tribulation? 7. How are you feeding your hope and resisting fear, worry and discouragement as you keep the end in sight?

There is a great day coming – the Rapture! In this second part of our series “Almost Home” we are diving into this mysterious and yet highly anticipated event when the followers of Jesus will be suddenly caught up from this earth into the heavens to be finally home with Jesus. Oh what a day that will be! SUGGESTED DISCUSSION POINTS & QUESTIONS: 1. As a group, discuss what the great day of the Rapture means for each of you and how living in anticipation of Christ’s return affects your daily life. 2. Read 2 Timothy 4:8. What assurance does this verse give you? Is it good for us to live expectant of a reward? 3. What three sounds will we hear at the Rapture? Read 1 Thessalonians 4:16. 4. Read 1 Corinthians 15:42-44. Discuss the characteristics of our redeemed heavenly bodies that we will receive on that day. What hope does this give you? 5. Read 2 Thessalonians 4:15-18. Discuss what you believe will be happening on the earth as the Church is caught up in the sky to be with Jesus. 6. How does the glorious Reunion at the Rapture bring you encouragement when facing the death of a Christian loved one? 7. How can you live prepared to face the moment of the Rapture with excitement and assurance? How can you reach those you love who are yet to follow Jesus so that they are not left behind? 8. Spend time earnestly praying for the salvation of your unsaved family and friends and also for your local community where you live.

To the Christian, everything that is most precious to us is in Heaven. Either through death, or by the fulfillment of Jesus’ call for us to join Him in the air, there is coming a day when we will pass through the thin veil of this earthly life and see Jesus face-to face...oh what a day that will be! In this first message in the series “Almost Home – End Times Promises”, we look at the end and embrace the hope of our promised destination. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS and ACTIVATION: 1. When you think about Heaven, what are you most looking forward to or what fills you with great hope? 2. How does living with the end in sight help you to navigate the here and now? 3. Read 2 Peter 3:11-18. Discuss the balanced view that is needed to look forward to our promised home in heaven and how we are meant to live on earth until He comes. 4. Why does God include so many references in the Bible to End-Times events/prophecies? Why do we need to know such things? And, how does it affect the way you live in relationship with Jesus today? 5. Read Hebrews 10:24-25. Why is it important to stay connected to your Church family in these End-Times? 6. Read Revelation 20:11-15. How does this moment empower you to live a consecrated life to Jesus and reach out to your loved ones? Pray into this nd for God to use this series to revive the lukewarm Christians and save the lost.

The phrase “mountaintop experience” has come to mean a moment of significant revelation given by God, or a time of feeling especially close to God. These moments are filled with purpose, promise and power. In this message, you will be encouraged to pull-away and meet God on the mountain, but then go back down to the valley where what you have is needed most. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION POINTS: 1. Describe your own "mountain-top" experience/s with God. What did it change in you? How did it empower you for what was ahead? 2. Why is it important to build a lifestyle of encounters with God? What's the purpose of these moments? 3. If mountain moments help realign our hearts to God, how does this affect the real life that we live in the valley below? 4. Pinpoint the examples in the Bible where certain individuals had mountain-top experiences. Who were they and how did it affect their lives and those that they were sent to influence? 5. Spend time pressing into God's presence during worship and leaning in to encounter Him more intimately. Pray for each other as the Spirit leads.

Jesus made sure that the standard of His life would become ours. In this message, Amanda unpacks the confronting and yet empowering verse found in John 14:12. What do the “greater things” look like in our lives? Where does the ministry of healing fit it? How do we nurture a lifestyle where the supernatural becomes natural? SUGGESTED QUESTIONS and ACTIVATION: 1. Read John 14:12. Discuss what you believe Jesus meant. How might others interpret this verse? 2. Why is the normal Christian life described as being “supernatural”? 3. What do you think stands in the way of us pursuing a supernatural life like Jesus lived? How do disappointment and supposed “failure” contribute to not pressing in for more miracles? 4. Is there anyone in your group that needs a miracle of healing? Spend time praying for nothing less than what Jesus made available.

We are all on a journey to find HOME. For some home is a place of pain, confusion, fear and dread. For others, home is where the Father is – a place of belonging and unconditional love. In this final message in this series, you will be reminded of the Father who runs to you, not from you. You can now say, “I am finally home!”. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS and ACTIVATION: The messages in this series must go beyond a season of teaching and be established as a way of life. Spend unrushed time asking God the following questions: 1. Father, how can I experience You in more meaningful ways? 2. Father, is there anything in the way of me knowing You more deeply and experiencing You more intimately? 3. Father, is there any part of my life where I am uncomfortable with being loved and struggle to feel accepted by You? What parts of me are You still trying to love back to life? 4. Father, what spiritual blessings are within my reach that You would like me to pursue and experience? 5. Father, what three steps do You want me to take to keep going deeper with You into this love that You are pouring out on me? 6. Read the Parable of The Prodigal Son in Luke 15. How does the son’s story relate to your story? How does the father’s response affect your view of Father God? 7. Spend time in Psalm 139 while asking God questions about His love for you.