New Year, Same Gospel
North Highlands Bible Church
A new year is almost here—and with it comes fresh starts, big questions, and plenty of uncertainty. There is something that hasn’t changed: the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let's look at how the same good news anchors us, shapes us, and sends us into the year ahead with purpose. -- Discussion Questions: What tends to change the most in your life at the start of a new year—and how do those changes affect your faith? Which “false gospel” are you most tempted to believe—working harder, chasing happiness, or treating faith as a one-time decision? Why? What would it look like for you...
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Advent: Anointed Love
North Highlands Bible Church
God’s love is not a feeling to be found but an anointed person who has come, and receiving Him is what transforms us into people the Scriptures call, “the planting of the Lord.” -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion Where are you most tempted to believe that you need to get yourself together before God can really meet you, and how does Isaiah 61 challenge that assumption? If Jesus is the clearest picture of what God’s love looks like, what part of His life or ministry most reshapes the way you think about God right now? What might it look like, in this season of your life, to...
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Advent: Everlasting Joy
North Highlands Bible Church
Joy is not ultimately found in the things of this world; it’s found in Someone who comes near, transforms us, and leads us home to a joy that’s everlasting. -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion Where are the “desert places” in your life right now, and what would it look like to believe that joy begins not with changed circumstances but with God drawing near? Jesus says, “Blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” In what ways might we resist or distance our hearts from Him, even while maintaining outward religious activity? Isaiah describes a highway where even fools...
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Advent: Peace Restored
North Highlands Bible Church
What if the peace you keep searching for is not something you achieve, but Someone you allow into the places you need it most? -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion When you think about the idea of shalom, not just calm but wholeness, where do you most notice the gap between the life you have and the life God intended for you? Isaiah shows that restoring peace requires dealing with sin first. How does this reshape the way you normally think about what is blocking peace in your life? Ephesians 2 says Jesus Himself is our peace. What would it look like this week to invite Him into one...
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Advent: A Light Has Dawned
North Highlands Bible Church
Our hope doesn’t depend on us. Our hope came to us, and His name is Jesus. -- Questions for Reflection and Discussion Where have you seen “worldly hope” (wishful thinking) fall short, and how is biblical hope different in your everyday life? Isaiah says God brings light to the darkest places first. What is one small area of your life where you want to invite God’s light this week? What is one thing you are hoping for this Advent season, and how can others pray for you as you wait?
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Yesterday, Today, and Forever United
North Highlands Bible Church
Unity only lasts as long as the thing that holds it together. If it is not Jesus, it is only a matter of time before everything comes apart. -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion Why do we so easily assume the worst about others, and what would it look like to practice trust and clarification instead of suspicion? Where in your life are you tempted to place something other than Jesus on the throne, and how has that affected unity with others? How can we build intentional reminders that keep us and the next generation focused on what matters most?
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The Fine Print of God’s Faithfulness
North Highlands Bible Church
Have you ever been tempted to skip or skim a passage of scripture because you find it uninteresting or unimportant to the story God is telling? We all have. But what if those chapters, the ones we’re tempted to gloss over, are the very places where God most clearly reveals His careful attention to the details of our lives? We might never skip or skim a passage of the bible ever again. -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion When have you been tempted to think God wasn’t interested in the “small” details of your life? How might Joshua 14–21 challenge that view? The Israelites...
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Unfinished “Finished” Business
North Highlands Bible Church
God’s promises aren’t waiting to be proven; they’re already fulfilled, even if we have yet to experience them fully. The call for us is to simply step into what He’s already finished.
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The Battle Belongs to the Lord
North Highlands Bible Church
God’s fight is not against people but against the powers that destroy them, and in Jesus, He has already won us final victory. -- Questions for Reflection & Discussion When have you found it hardest to trust God’s plan, and what helped you keep faith in who He is rather than what you could see? How does understanding that God’s battle is against sin and darkness, not people, change the way you view conflict, justice, and mercy in your own life? What does it mean for you personally that “Jesus is the greater Joshua,” offering rest not just from battle, but for your soul?
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His Mercy Is More
North Highlands Bible Church
God sees through even the most clever of disguises, and loves us still. He proves time and time again that His mercy is more. -- QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & DISCUSSION What disguises do we tend to wear—spiritually, emotionally, or socially—to hide our fears or failures, and what would it look like to trust God enough to take them off? Why do you think God chose to defend the Gibeonites even though they came to Him through deception? What does that reveal about His character and His mercy? How does knowing that God’s promises stand (even when we fail) challenge or encourage the way...
info_outlineToo often, we treat faith like something we put on for Sundays, but the resurrection isn’t just a one-day event—it’s a reality that should transform the way we live every day. Join us as we explore what it means to be united with Christ in His death and resurrection, walking in the new life He has given us. This Sunday, we’re diving into Romans 6:1-11 and asking the question: Are we truly living in the power of Christ’s resurrection?
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Small Group Discussion Questions:
What is one area of your life where you’ve been living like your old self? What would it look like to fully surrender that to God and walk in the new life He has given you?
Romans 6:4 says we are “raised to walk in newness of life.” What does that practically look like in your daily routine?
Philippians 3:20-21 tells us that our citizenship is in heaven and that our bodies will one day be transformed like Christ’s. How does this future hope give us confidence and purpose in our present circumstances?