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Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage: 1 John 5:1-5 The One Thing: Brand Spanking New Life Know K1 According to 1 John 4:15 – God lives in us, and we live in God. Bit confusing, isn’t it? How can this be? How can we use this as an encouragement? Grow G1 Read verse 1: “…everyone who loves the father loves his child as well”. Does this refer to Jesus (God’s child) or us (God’s children)? Look at what comes before and after to help you figure this out. Do you think it matters? G2 Being “born again” is a bit of a tired and worn phrase. Why is being “born again” such an important Biblical concept? And why has it become such a cliché? Think of ways we can inject fresh life and meaning into it. G3 Dan said “If Satan was to do a paternity test on you it would come back 100% that you are God’s. In other words, in God’s

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage: 1 John 4:7-21 The One Thing: Brand spanking new love. Growgroup questions Know K1 Any embarrassing dancing stories? Grow G1 1 John 4:10. Why prompts John to say that our love for God is not love? G2 Dan likened our love for God with Kraft Processed Cheese Singles compared to the cheese board of God’s love for us. Think of other “over the top” pictures / comparisons that might help you explain God’s love to someone else. Here’s an example: “If our love for God is like a black and white 1950s TV, then God’s love for us is like the IMAX” G3 What did you think of Sheldon’s phrase “Penny, you’ve not given me a gift. You’ve given me an obligation”. How is the message of Christmas different to this? How does 1 John 4:10 show us the uniqueness of the gospel message compared to ot

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 1 Corinthians 6:12, Ephesians 5:15-19 The One Thing O Cannabis! Legalization in Canada: a conversation. Growgroup questions Know K1 When you were growing up, how were you raised to think about cannabis or marijuana? Grow G1 What do you think of the idea that the cannabis plant was part of God’s good creation? G2 How would you respond to someone who says that “because God created it, it’s obviously good for us to use recreationally. Toke away!” G3 From scripture and your own understanding, should there be a differentiation between recreational and medicinal use of cannabis? Explain your reasoning. G4 Share your response to the conversation with Cody. Was there anything he said that surprised you, made you think or encouraged you? Did he change at all y

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 4:1-6 The One Thing Everything is worship. Growgroup questions Know K1 Dan talked about skiing. Do you have any stories about skiing or another winter sport? Grow G1 The Gnostic (Gnosis = knowledge) teachers taught that we are divine sparks trapped inside sinful matter; that our true self is our soul, not our body. Where do you see this kind of thinking in our culture today? G3 Have you ever had a moment where your spirit it troubled at something you’ve read or heard from a Christian teacher? How could you tell this feeling was from God or just yourself? What did you do? G4 Read 4:2. Why is the incarnation of Jesus Christ THE test by which we can know true teachers from false teachers? How can we apply this test to, for example, what we’re reading or what we’re li

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 3:11-24 The One Thing God is greater than your heart Know K1 Share your funniest / most frustrating customer service experience. Grow G1 How is the view of the heart in Jeremiah 17:9 at odds with how today’s culture views the heart? In light of verse 9, Is verse 10 a comforting or troubling verse to you? G2 “God is greater than our hearts”. The Greek word for greater in this verse is “mega”. Brainstorm different words in English that have the word “mega” in them. How do these words help us to grasp how much greater God is than our hearts? G3 Read verse 20 + 21. Look at the phrases: “if our hearts do / do not condemn us”. What is our source of confidence (verse 19) is each case? How can 1 John 2:1-2 shed further light on these verses? G4 Read 1 John 3:15. Try to ex

The Passage 1 John 2:28-3:10 The One Thing God grace lets you launch out, hang tight, aim true. Know K1 Take a couple of minutes: each person grab a piece of paper and make a paper aeroplane. See whose flies the farthest. The winner wins the title of Grace Glider 2019. Grow G1 Are you more a law-lover or a freedom junkie? How is being a grace-glider a better, and more biblical alternative? G2 What does grace-gliding mean to you? How can we glide through life on God’s grace? G3 3:5 and 3:8 give different reasons why Christ appeared. What are they? How are they different? What connects them? G3 According to Dan, what is each member of the Trinity’s role in helping us grace-glide? G5 Compare the Christ appeared (verses 3:5 and 3:8) with the future tense of “when Christ appears” (3:2). How can this encourage us in living for Jesus? G6 This might seem like a redundant exercise, but have someone read 3:1 up till “That is what we are” over and over again, emphasizing different words (See what great love

Cornerstone believes that childhood innocence is a gift from God. Children are naturally trusting. They readily place their faith in adults who care for them. It is Cornerstone’s responsibility to safeguard that trust. Cornerstone commits to: implementing procedures to provide a safe environment for children and other vulnerable persons; and adopting a zero tolerance policy for abuse in any form.  If you missed the October 2019 training session, you can listen to the entire 90 minute audio.

The Passage 1 Peter 3:13-18 The One Thing Be ready to share the reason for the hope that you have. Know K1 Ask if there’s anyone ready to “give an answer for the reason for the hope that they have” (either share their salvation story or an account where they have experienced Jesus). Time them. They have 1 minute. After the 1 minute, stop them talking. Ask them what was it like to give an answer for the reason for the hope that they have? Did they feel prepared? Why or why not? Grow G1 Why is it so important to “set apart Christ as Lord” before sharing the “reason for the hope you have”? G2 The word translated as “respect” in verse 15 is translated in most other places in the New Testament as “fear”. What might Peter mean by saying “do this in gentleness and fear”? G3 Take a look at Colossians 4:6. What does it mean to have your conversation seasoned with salt, and how does this connect to your “knowing how to answer everyone”? G4 How might Jesus suffering in verse 18 be connected to our suffering f

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 2:18-27 The One Thing A life full of Christ cannot be crushed Growgroup questions Know K1 Briefly share your best (or worst) flight story. Grow G1 Look at verses 22-25. Why is John trying so hard to connect the Father and the Son? What point is he trying to make? G2 Do you think that someone can be anti-Christ in the sense of verse 18-19 and not be aware of it? Do you think we should call anyone who leaves the local church anti-Christ? Why or why not? G3 John talks a lot about “the anointing” (verse 20 and 27). What is this anointing? G4 What does John mean by “you do not need anyone to teach you”? What would you say to someone who says “I don’t need church or other Christians because I have the anointing and the bible says I don’t need anyone to teach me”? G5 C

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 2:12-17 The One Thing Your soul needs a feast. Stop feeding it snacks. Growgroup questions Know K1 Can you think of a time when you “ruined your appetite” by snacking? Grow G1 1 John 2:12-14: Look at the encouraging reminders (“because…”) for the children, the young men and the fathers. Why are these reminders so important for us in holy living? G2 Read James 4:4. Why can’t we have both friendship with the world and friendship with God? G3 How do you see the “lust of the flesh” operating in the world? How do we combat it? G4 How do you see the “lust of the eyes” operating in the world? How do we combat it? G5 How do you see the “pride of life” operating in this world? How do we combat it? G6 Dan said that hell is “You want to know what hell is? The lust of the

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The passage 1 John 2.1-11 The One Thing Love not lived out is not love Know K1 What’s the most awkward thing you’ve heard spoken from the pulpit, or you’ve heard in a public setting? Grow G1 If a trusted friend was to ask you the question “Is Jesus enough?” what would you say? G2 “You can have commitment without love, but you cannot have love without commitment”. Agree or not? G3 1 John 2:7-8 What does John mean when he says He’s writing an old command (not a new one), but also a new command? G4 Share about what you think the “darkness is passing and the true light is already shining” in verse 8 means. What is this true light? G5 Dan said that a way that we can “hate” each other (verse 11) is by not doing life together. What are the biggest hurdles to doing life together as Christi

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.    The One Thing: How can I be sure that I am saved? Examine yourself. Know K1 If resources were unlimited, what would you change about Cornerstone? (This is the second of the townhall questions – remember that the Cornerstone Townhall will take place on October 6th at 6:30pm) Grow G1 Someone asks you “How do you know that you are saved?”. Whether you consider yourself a Christian or whether you don’t, how would you answer this question? G2 Being in spiritual denial (thinking you’re a Christian but you’re not) or being a Spiritual Hypochondriac (doubting you’re a Christian, but in fact you are): which is worse? What are the potential consequences of each condition? G3 Read 2 Corinthians 13:5 – what does it mean to examine / test yourself? What does it meant to fail the test? How does Psa

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 1:5-2:1  The One Thing Jesus knows you’re broken. Come to Him anyways. Growgroup questions Know K1 If someone were new in town and asked you why they should go to Cornerstone, what would you say? Grow G1 Can you think of a time when someone was lying, you knew that they were lying and yet still they maintained that lie? Have you ever done this? G2 What does John mean when he’s talks about a) light b) darkness? How might be his understanding of light and darkness surprise us? G3 Read v7: How does being honest about our sins / brokenness lead to fellowship with each other? Wouldn’t it alienate us from each other? G5 Most of us would never claim that we’ve not sinned. But what are some of the ways we live that seems to say we’re better than we are? Think about how w

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage 1 John 1.1-4 The One Thing Invited to a party at Jesus' place growgroup questions Know K1 Reflect back over your summer. What’s one thing you’re grateful to God for? What was your least favourite part of the summer? Grow G1 What can Costco’s samples teach us when it comes to sharing our faith? Can you think of any other euphemisms we use for evangelism? G2 Why do you think the letter of 1 John does not start or end like a letter (compare it with the start and end of 2 John and 3 John)? G3 1 John 1:1 Why did John major on what they had “heard, seen, and touched”? What can we learn from this when talking with our friends about spiritual things? G4 1 John 1:3 What was John’s motivation in sharing his own experiences? What is the connection between what John proclaimed and

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  K1 When is the last time you did something courageous? Grow G1 “Courage is not a strength you get at the gym but inner strength, that gumption, that determination. God wants to work on your insides not your outsides”. Imagine what your life my look like if you gave as much attention to your inward life as your visible life? G2 Proverbs 24:10-12. If “rescuing the perishing” as Nathan said starts with telling your non-Christian peers about Jesus, why is it that we show little courage in this area? G3 Nathan said our definition of courage needs to change G4 Consider this verse: The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one’s after them; honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions (Prov. 28:1). In what way is undealt-with sin connected with our courage or lack

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The Passage Romans 8:22-23; Prov. 17:5, 16:8; Psalm 74:18; Romans 3:25-26; Prov. 24:24, 23:13; Isaiah 1:11; Micah 6:6-8 The One Thing Lean into the longing growgroup discussion questions   Know K1 What did you long for as a child? Grow G1 What about now, what is at the top of your ‘longing’ list? G2 Read Romans 8:22-23 – how does this describe the longing or discontentment in the world? What is it that will slake / fill this longing? G3 Prov. 16: – In what was is it “far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich” (MSG)? Which would you choose if it was a choice between the two? Do you know anyone who has suffered greatly for doing the right thing? G4 Based on the sermon, how would you explain the concept of “leaning into the longing” to your friend? G5 If we were made

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The One Thing Speak God’s recreation into your corner of His universe. The Passage John 1:1, Psalm 33:9, Gen 1:27, Gen 3:17, John 19:30, Rev 21:6; Neighbours - Prov. 3:27-30, 11:9, 11:12, 14:21, 16:29, 24:28-29, 25:7-10, 25:17, 26:18-19, 29:5-6; Friends - Prov. 16:28, 17:9, 17:17, 18:24, 19:4, 20:6, 27:6, 27:9; Gossip - Prov. 26:20-22, 20:19 growgroup questions Know K1 Call to mind a time when the words someone said to you either (a) encouraged you like crazy or (b) took the wind right out of your sails. Grow G1 Take time to contemplate each part of “the gospel in 4 phrases”: “It is good” (Gen 1:27), “It is cursed” (Gen 3:17), “It is finished” (John 19:30) and “It is done” (Rev 21:6). How do these phrases help you grasp the fullness of the good news of Jesus? G2 Imagine the moment wh

The One Thing Love your wife with exclusivity. Love your husband with anticipation. The Passage 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, Proverbs 5:15-23, Proverbs 27:15-16, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 18:22, Matthew 5:44, Proverbs 3:3-5. growgroup questions Know K1 Imagining an affair but never acting on it: is this a sin or not? Explain your answer using biblical references as needed. Grow G1 Nancy Pearcey in “Love Thy Body” says that personhood theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personhood) “sees no value in the living body but places all our worth in the mind or consciousness”. In the world today where do you see signs or indicators of this worldview in popular culture or the media? G2 How might the idea that “the body is separate from the person” have contributed to the casual view of sex and the hook-up culture of today? How do 1 Corinthians 6:13 and 18 speak against this way of viewing sex? G3 Why is so important for women that their husbands love them with exclusivity? Why exclusivity? G4 Why is so important

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  The One Thing Parents: love your kids with engagement Kids: love your parents with honour The Passage Proverbs 19:8, 13:24, 22:15, 23:13-14, 29:15, Proverbs 14:26; Ephesians 6:4; Prov 13:24, 29:17, 3:11-12; Proverbs 17:25, 10:1; Exodus 20:12; Hebrews 12:7,10; Phil 2:8; Heb 5:8-9; Eph 6:1. Know K1 What did you agree with / appreciate about the way you were disciplined as a child? What do you wish was different? Grow G1 Read Proverbs 13:24, 22:15. How can a lack of discipline / training be equated with “hating your child”? G2 Read Proverbs 23:14-14. How can implementing discipline save your child from death? G3 Why should the verse about discipline never be read without Proverbs 14:26? Would you consider your kids to view your home as a refuge? Why or why not? How does Ephesians 6:4 h

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.  www.knowgrowshow.ca   To listen on your favourite podcast provider (Spotify, Stitcher, Apple or Google) visit knowgrowshow.ca and click on the podcast tab.  Know K1 Dan shared a meme that read “I struggle with pride. I get prideful from being willing to admit that I’m prideful”. What does this meme reveal about our human nature? Grow G1 From Sunday’s message, in what way is pride madness? Does Colossians 1:16 shed light on this? G2 If the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Prov 1:8), then what is the destination or goal of wisdom? G3 Dan said that pride is the absence of gratitude. How then do we account for Luke 18:9-14 where the Pharisee seems to be both proud and grateful? G4 Dan said that pride is at the root of all other sins. Do you agree with this statement or not? Think of examples. G5 Pride comes from within (Mark 7:20-23) but humility comes from without (Romans 12:3). How do these impact our struggle with pride? What are the