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GET REAL! Real Possibilities

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, January 31, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, view the service by going to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and clicking on “Streaming.”  From there you can watch or listen to the service first.

These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study. For more information on participating in a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com.

Fellowship:

Icebreaker:
If you suddenly inherited one billion dollars, what would you do?
What would you buy?
Where would you go?

Scripture:
Matthew 19:26, Ephesians 3:20-21

Lesson:
Most of the time, we live our lives like we are the children of the poorest family in town when in reality we should be living like our last name is “Gates,” “Walton” or “Zuckerberg.”  We live lives full of possibilities.  We are the children of the Creator of the Universe not the mere creator of Windows, Wal-Mart or Facebook.  Let’s get real!  With our Father, nothing is impossible!

God can do more than ALL humans can ask for or even imagine to ask for.  My husband has always said he loves me more than I love him.  I say that is impossible because I love him the MOST and we all know MOST is more than, well, MORE.  The writer of Ephesians is saying that God is able to do not more than we can imagine but the MOST we can imagine.  Our finite brains cannot imagine the MOST because the MOST is infinite.  (Sort of like my love for my husband.)

How does it feel to be a conduit through which God can work to accomplish the most?

What could you accomplish if the sky was the limit?
What obstacles stand in your way?
What could your congregation do if the sky was the limit?  P.S. The sky is NOT even the limit.
What obstacles stand in the way of your congregation reaching its potential?
What can we do about obstacles?
Facilitator:  Make a list of dreams, obstacles and solutions to share with pastor.
How does it feel to be God’s conduit to accomplish dreams?


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