Watch the Cause of Conflict video before we get together: https://www.faithlafayette.org/church/locations/west-campus/heart-of-change

Discussion Questions:

Worship by renewing our minds in God’s Word:

1. What passage of scripture did Dr. Aucoin focus on?
2. What did you find helpful?
3. Read Matthew 15:10-20—Where does Jesus say our behaviour comes from?
4. According to Hebrews 4:12, what is the only tool that is able to deal with the desires of the heart?

Grow by engaging our hearts with God’s Word in community:

1. Why do we do the things that we do? In other words, what is the source of the behaviour that produces fights and quarrels?
2. What are some examples of the desires of the heart?
3. Is it wrong to have strong desires? (v.2)
4. What are the two ways to know if a godly desire has become a sinful desire?

Serve a hurting world by enlisting our bodies:

1. What does the world say about why we do what we do?
2. How do the desires of your heart affect your state of being?
3. Where does murder start? Name one situation in which you were willing to sin to get what you wanted.
4. What does being envious do? Name one situation in which have you sinned because you didn’t get what you wanted.
5. God promises a different response when our desires are humbled under His desires. What are two ways you can submit your desires to God’s desires this week?

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Watch the Consequences of Conflict video before we get together: https://www.faithlafayette.org/church/locations/west-campus/heart-of-change

Discussion Questions:

Worship by renewing our minds in God’s Word:

1. What passage of scripture did Dr. Aucoin focus on?
2. What did you find helpful?
3. Read Ephesians 4:22—What are deceitful desires?
4. Read Jeremiah 2:11-13—What two sins did God’s people commit? How does this apply to what we are talking about?

Grow by engaging our hearts with God’s Word in community:

1. What is physical adultery? What is adultery to us as believers?
2. What are some examples of idols we have made in our lives?
3. What is friendship with the world and what does it do to our relationship with God?
4. In light of when the Bible was written, are we any different than when the Israelites bowed down and worshiped statues?
5. How did God make each of us? What are the two choices we have?

Serve a hurting world by enlisting our bodies:

1. How does all of this change the way we view our circumstances and other people?
2. When our hearts are prideful, what does God say he will do?
3. What are some examples of humiliation? When have you experienced this in your life?
4. Explain the top portion of the diagram and give a real-life example of a proud heart that God humbled.

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Watch the Cure for Conflict video before we get together: https://www.faithlafayette.org/church/locations/west-campus/heart-of-change

Discussion Questions:

Worship by renewing our minds in God’s Word:

1. What passage of scripture did Dr. Aucoin focus on?
2. What is the solution to your heart’s problem? (v. 10)
3. What is Jesus telling his disciples in Matthew 19:27-30?
4. What will happen to us when our desires are focused on God? (Psalm 37:1-6)
5. How is Psalm 73 an example of listening? What rescued the psalmist?

Grow by engaging our hearts with God’s Word in community:

1. What does it mean to humble yourself? How do we submit to God? Draw near to God? Resist the Devil?
2. What were the 8 example questions Dr. Aucoin gave to help evaluate our issues of the heart?
3. How long will the praise of man last? What is the result when we try to exalt ourselves?
4. How should we respond when we notice the wickedness of our hearts?
5. What does it mean to be a conscious Christian?

Serve a hurting world by enlisting our bodies:

1. What are at least 2 examples of how the 8 questions mentioned above helped you evaluate your heart this week?
2. What are some questions we can ask when drawing near to the Word of God?
3. Explain the bottom portion of the diagram and give a real-life example of a humble heart that God exalted.
4. What should we taste and see after going through this process? How might that change our future responses to different states of being in our lives?

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We will use this time to hear from group members Joel & Alissa Cooper. They’ll be telling their story of how Jesus has made all the difference as they’ve sought to follow hard after him.

We will use this time to hear from group members Caleb & Larissa Staats. They’ll be telling their story of how Jesus has made all the difference as they’ve sought to follow hard after him.