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FROM JESSE’S STUMP

DISCUSS WITH 2-3 NEIGHBORS

• What has disappointed you about Christianity and/or church this year?

SEVEN LIES ABOUT CHRISTIANITY - WHICH CHRISTIANS BELIEVE (STEPHEN MATTSON)

1. You’re Always Happy

2. Your Problems Will Disappear

3. You’ll Be “Blessed”

4. Missions and Ministry Is Fun and Rewarding

5. All Your Questions Will Be Answered

6. The Christian Community Is Great

7. It Makes You Better Than Others

http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/12/03/seven-lies-about-christianity-which-christians-believe

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Telling Forth

Fall of Israel 722 BCE

Isaiah the Prophet

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He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,… If you do not remain in me, you are like a

branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and

burned. — John 15:2, 6

DISCUSS WITH 2-3 DIFFERENT NEIGHBORS

• Read Isaiah 11:1-5 again [look at bulletin]

• What is growing out of the stump of Jesse?

• How does Isaiah describe this growth? Make a list.

The Peaceable Kingdom (1826)by Edward Hicks (1780-1849)

in the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Mass

Isaiah 2:4 “swords into plowshares”

FIVE THINGS WORLD CHANGERS DON’T DO (MALLORY CRUZ)

1. Try to Get Worth From Others

2. Focus on What NOT to be Instead of What TO Be

3. Fear Commitment

4. Reject the Church

5. Become Complacent

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/god-our-generation/5-things-world-

changers-don%E2%80%99t-do