by Paul Wood | Small Group Materials
O Lord, how long must I call for help before you will listen? I shout to you in vain; there is no answer. “Help! Murder!” I cry, but no one comes to save. Must I forever see this sin and sadness all around me? Habakkuk 1:2-3a TLB Some of us have seen or...
by Paul Wood | General Materials, Small Group Materials
Character Building for Beginners What is character? Character is the way we act and the motivations behind our actions. What we do, and why we do it. Do we need to have our characters built? Is there anyone who can honestly say that they are completely mature in every...
by Paul Wood | General Materials, Small Group Materials
How mature is your faith. Most of us are a mixture of both, hoping to get more mature along the way. Immature Faith believes 1. Good Christians do not have pain or disappointment. 2. God helps those who help themselves. 3. God only wants to make us happy....
by Paul Wood | Small Group Materials
You may know that God requires holiness, but it may not be clear what to expect. I will try to unpack just a small part of this in terms of what fruit we should be exhibiting, how it changes us. Teachability One of the most important attitudes we can have is being...
by Paul Wood | Small Group Materials
1 Peter 1:13-25 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But...
