Living Stones Podcast

Fully Alive

1)According to St. Irenaeus, what is “the glory of God” and what does this have to do with Jesus? (the glory of God is man fully alive. Jesus came, and all that he did was for us to come fully alive. Life comes in Jesus, whoever has the son has life, Jesus said he came to give us abundant life. Jesus came, so all people could please God in this way.) 2) What kind of life please’s God? (one where we have come to know him in Faith. One where we are living peaceful, quiet, godly, and dignified. Where we are living the kind of life God has for us) 3) What was the problem with what the teachers were teaching in this passage? (they were saying no where God had said yes. They were saying no to the provisions and gifts of God. They were teaching demonic things) 4) What did you learn about Marriage from this teaching that you want to remember? 5) What did you learn about Food from this teaching that you want to remember? 6) What type of place should the church of Jesus Christ be? (it should be a place that leads people to flourishing lives.)

The Art of War

1)What does “Know thy enemy and know thyself” have to do with war? 2) What type of war are we in as believers in Christ and what can we learn/know about who our enemies from this passage? 3) Where can our enemy be found according to this passage, and what are their tactics and goal? 4) Have you noticed any of these things in our world today? Explain.  5) What can we do about this as believers in Christ? 6) After today’s episode is there anything you feel you need to do differently or to put into practice?

Keeper of the cup

1) Who or what is “the keeper of the cup/truth”? 2) Why does the truth need a keeper? 3) How do we “keep the truth”? 4) Take a look at John 18:37-38? What did Jesus have to say about truth to Pilate? 5) Who or what is “the truth/cup”? 6) What from today’s lesson do you want to remember or put into practice?

A very very fine house

Lesson 34  1)Why was the “thesis statement” of the letter from Paul to Timothy that we studied this week important? 2) What does the word Church mean? 3)How can we say that the local church is where heaven and earth meet more than anywhere else? 4) What does “the truth” have to do with Church? 5) What made Christ angry? How about Paul? 6) What from today’s lesson spoke to you in a special way?

Help on our Journey

1)Name the two jobs in the Church that Pastor Mike equated to the two “orders of knights” and why they are needed in the Church? 2)What qualification does a Bishop of the church need to have that is missing from the list of qualifications for a Deacon? 3) What qualification is added in verse 11 for Church Deacons that is missing from the Bishop’s list? What are the different ways Churches interpret this? 4) What encouragement does Paul give to those who want to do the hard job of being a Deacon in the Church? What can we learn from this ourselves if we are not a Deacon? 5) What do you especially want to remember from today’s lesson?