August 31, 2026 | Kolburt Schultz
Scripture Reading: Lk. 18:9-17.
Sermon Outline:
1. Do you feel like you’re missing something? (Lk. 18:18-23)
2. Do you wonder who can be saved? (Lk. 18:24-27)
3. Do you believe Jesus is worth it? (Lk. 18:28-30)
Discussion:
- What is most likely to make you anxious or angry? How does this show your own tendency toward self-righteousness?
- What has the tendency to “fill your hands”? How might that be preventing Jesus from filling your heart?
- How do you personally approach the discipline of generosity? How can you grow in this area?
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August 24, 2026 | Kolburt Schultz
Scripture Reading: Lk. 18:15-17.
Sermon Outline:
1. A heart for children: To hinder, help, or heal (Lk. 18:15-16).
2. Why a heart for children matters (Lk. 18:17).
Discussion:
- As you reflect on the three heart postures reflected in this passage (To hinder, help, and heal), when are you most likely to demonstrate each one? How does this passage convict and encourage you?
- How can our church grow in helping children come to Jesus?
- How can our church grow in helping un-churched people come to Jesus?
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August 17, 2026 | Chris Taylor
Scripture reading – Luke 18:9-14
Outline:
Luke 18:9: The Setup
Luke 18:10-13: Two Very Different Men
Luke 18:14: The Declaration
Discussion:
- Have you been justified by Christ? How you truly prayed like the Tax Collector, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner?”
- In what ways do you find yourself like the Pharisee? The Tax Collector? In what ways are you tempted to lean on your own righteousness?
Encouragement:
Confess your self righteousness to Christ. Pray that he will remind you of his goodness and mercy. His forgiveness. Confess with your friends or family those places where you are tempted into self righteousness and ask them to hold you accountable! Thank God for the opportunity to come to Him and say, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”
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August 10, 2026 | Chris Taylor
Scripture reading – Luke 18:1-8
Outline –
Luke 18:1: The Meaning
Luke 18:2-5: The Parable
Luke 18:6-8: The Explanation
Discussion:
Do you find yourself in a season where you have lost heart? What does your prayer life look like in this season? How does this text encourage you to “pray without ceasing?”
Encouragement: Take this text to your DC, closest friends, or loved ones. Confess and talk together about the things that are causing you to lose heart. Pray that the Lord will increase your ability to pray in and through these things. Spend time together prayer for each others cares and concerns, helping each other crawl back to the lap of your father that cares for and hears you. Encourage each other throughout this week to pray constantly and that those prayer will build faith!
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August 3, 2026 | Kolburt Schultz
Scripture Reading: Lk. 12:35-40.
Sermon Outline:
1. The Kingdom is here (Lk. 17:20-21).
2. The King is coming (Lk. 17:22-37).
Discussion:
- How is Jesus’ teaching in this passage similar to or different from what you typically think of as ‘the end of the world’? How does His teaching give you hope for the future?
- What ‘false jesuses’ does our society promote? How is the real Jesus better?
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July 26, 2026 | Chris Taylor
Scripture Reading – Luke 17:11-19
Outline :
Luke 17:11-12 : A Journey With A Purpose
Luke 17:13-19: 11 Miraculous Healings
Questions:
- What has Christ done for you that causes you to be grateful and worship Him?
- Is there “spiritual leprosy” in your life that is distracting you from what Christ has done for you? Like what?
- How does this story teach you Christ’s character towards you in your sickness?
- Pray that this text will open your eyes and heart to what Christ has done for you! Pray for an increase of faith to believe these things! Pray that Christ would give you strength to worship Him with a grateful heart!
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July 19, 2026 | Chris Taylor
Scripture reading – Luke 17:1-10
Outline –
Luke 17:1-4: Struggles, Forgiveness, and Repentance
Luke 17:5-6: Increase Our Faith
Luke 17:7-10: Unworthy Servants
Questions :
- Do you know Christ?
- What does this text show you about Christ character and how does that encourage you in faith to live these things out?
- When is the last time you prayed for Christ to increase your faith? Pray this for yourself, your family, your friends and pray this with them!
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June 21, 2026 | Kolburt Schultz
Scripture Reading: Lk. 16:10-13.
Sermon Outline:
1. Looking at the problem from several angles (Lk. 16:14-18).
2. A parable illustrating the problem (Lk. 16:19-31).
Discussion:
- What has your heart? How can you tell?
- In your own words, why does money reveal where your heart belongs? How does your approach to money reveal where your heart belongs?
- Practically speaking, how can you give more of your heart to Jesus this week?
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June 7, 2026 | Kolburt Schultz
Scripture Reading: Lk. 16:1-13.
Sermon Outline:
1. The story of a shrewd business manager (Lk. 16:1-8).
2. What Jesus’ disciples should learn regarding shrewdness (Lk. 16:9-13).
3. How is God calling you to grow in this area?
Discussion:
- Evaluate your budget, are you playing by the world’s rules or Jesus’ rules? How can you tell?
- Which lesson do you most need to lean into? 1. Invest in the eternal not the temporary (V. 9); 2. Wealth is a training ground for faithfulness (Vv. 10-11); 3. We are managers not owners (V. 12); 4. You can have only one master (V. 13);
- What changes are you going to make to your finances this week in response to Jesus’ grace?
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May 31, 2026 | Chris Taylor
Scripture reading: Luke 14:25-35
Outline –
Luke 14:25-27: Hate?
Luke 14:28-33: Counting the Cost
Luke 14:34-35: Salty
Discussion:
- Have you weighed the cost of discipleship to Jesus? Do you know Him?
- What things in your life are causing you to “lose your saltiness?” How can you (and your church around you) submit these things to Christ?
- How can you encourage those around you in the willingness to “Lose all things” as Paul says in Philippians? How do you need to be encouraged in this?
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