Run It Back

This Spring Season as a church, we're working through our Groups content, Run It Back. This is a deeper dive into our Sunday morning sermon series. Press play, share with a friend, and use the questions below as a conversation starter. Let's run it back!

WEEK ELEVEN

RUN IT BACK VIDEO

Run It Back | Where Is The Other Simon?

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts and reactions to the video?

2. Sometimes low-profile leadership roles can have high significance. What leadership or influence do you have in your life?

3. How would you describe the difference between "working" and "watching" your life?

4. What is an area of understanding that you are still trying to live up to?

5. A leader's example can scatter or save those who watch. Talk about how you have personally experienced this.

FULL MESSAGE

Where Is The Other Simon | Face to Face | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK TEN

RUN IT BACK VIDEO

Run It Back | Healing At The Pool

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts and reactions to the video?

2. What patterns is Jesus disrupting in the man's thinking or behavior?

3. How big a role does our experience play in what we believe?

4. Have you ever had an experience or encounter with God? How did it impact you?

5. When was the last time you shared the story of how God has forgiven you in Christ?

FULL MESSAGE

Healing At The Pool | Face to Face | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK NINE

RUN IT BACK VIDEO

Run It Back | Face to Feet

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts and reactions to the video?

2. What do you know about the woman's condition and how her life would have been affected? Why do you think she was willing to risk coming near to Jesus?

3. The woman's act was a breach of social norms. How might faith compel us to break from expectations?

4. Jesus sought the woman out, called her daughter and declared her clean. How does Jesus* interaction with the woman show the relationships between faith, identity and restoration?

5. How motivated are you to reach Jesus? Are there areas of your life and experience that have produced desperation in you?

FULL MESSAGE

My Face to His Feet | Face to Face | Pastor Devin Gough

WEEK EIGHT

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Run It Back | The Order of Grace

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thought and reactions to the video?

2. Why do you think the town was offended that Jesus sought out Zacchaeus? How do you think you would have reacted?

3. Have you ever seen how “unforgiveness is a root that produces unbelief”?

4. There is an emotional cost to forgiveness. Is there a time you have paid a price to end a cycle of anger and revenge?

5. Is there someone in your life that you need to forgive? Is there a first step for you to take in that direction today?

FULL MESSAGE

The Order of Grace | Face to Face | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK SEVEN

RUN IT BACK VIDEO

Run It Back | The Thirst Trap

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts or reactions after watching the video?

2. What brought you to church or to faith in Jesus? What have you found since then?

3. What would it look like for you to trust Jesus completely? Is there an area where you need to trust him more?

4. What is something you love or enjoy that is easy to talk about with others?

5. Is there someone in your life you feel you could invite to "come and see" this Easter season?

FULL MESSAGE

The Thirst Trap | Face to Face | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK SIX

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Run It Back | The Reach Is Worth The Risk

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts after watching the video? What stood out to you?

2. Why is the act of forgiving others so difficult?

3. "Bitterness is like drinking poison and then waiting for the other person to die." Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. Is forgiveness an area you need to address in your lie? What steps can you take today to do so?

5. Jesus forgave us when we did not deserve it. How does this impact the way we should extend forgiveness to others?

FULL MESSAGE

The Reach is Worth the Risk | Face to Face | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK FIVE

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Run It Back | Take Care of Your Heart

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts after watching the video? What stood out to you?

2. Why is the act of forgiving others so difficult?

3. "Bitterness is like drinking poison and then waiting for the other person to die." Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. Is forgiveness an area you need to address in your lie? What steps can you take today to do so?

5. Jesus forgave us when we did not deserve it. How does this impact the way we should extend forgiveness to others?

FULL MESSAGE

Take Care of Your Heart | Take Care | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

WEEK FOUR

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Run It Back | Take Care of Your Money

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What are your initial thoughts after watching the video? What stood out to you?

2. How is money a means of life? What is the difference between that and making money the meaning of life?

3. "Stewardship is telling your money, where to go instead of wondering where it went." Have you experienced either of these two extremes?

4. Is there a time when you have observed that a greater sacrifice yields a greater harvest? Is there a balance to strike between saving and sacrifice?

FULL MESSAGE

Take Care of Your Money | Take Care | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK THREE

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Run It Back | Take Care of Your Body

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What is your initial reaction to the video? What stood out to you?

2. How do people obsess over body image and maintenance? What ways do some people neglect their bodies?

3. How does viewing our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit change the way we treat them?

4. What are some choices that you can make today that will help you to thrive tomorrow?

5. The early church’s example stood out in their culture. How do our commitments and standards speak to others? How do others react?

FULL MESSAGE

Take Care of Your Body | Take Care | Pastor Steve Andres

WEEK TWO

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Run It Back | Take Care of Your Mind

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What is your initial reaction to the video? What stood out to you?

2. In what ways do the media and entertainment choices we make impact our minds?

3. How does the health of our "eye" impact the overall condition of our lives?

4. How can we practically set and maintain healthy boundaries around what we see and hear in a world filled with various influences?

5. Discuss instances where you have observed the connection between what people expose themselves to and their subsequent actions. How can we encourage each other to make intentional choices for a positive impact on our thoughts and behaviors?

FULL MESSAGE

Take Care of Your Mind | Take Care | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

WEEK ONE

RUN IT BACK VIDEO

Run It Back | Take Care Of Your Circle

DISCUSSION STARTERS

1. What is your initial reaction to the video? What stood out to you?

2. Who is the first person you process decisions with? Is it a peer or a mentor?

3. Why is humility so important to mentorship?

4. Is there a time that you can recall when the best advice you got wasn't the most satisfying?

5. How ready are you for God to bring mentors to your life? What does God want to do in you before he gives you wise counselors?

FULL MESSAGE

Take Care of Your Circle | Take Care | Pastor Steve Andres