Week Sunday December 13, 2020
Ice Breakers
1. What is your favorite Christmas movie?
2. What is your favorite family Christmas tradition?
Message: “Forgiveness Changes Everything”
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, you who re- ceived the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.”
Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of
God.” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed to- gether[a] at him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the wit- nesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”
Acts 7:51-60 ESV
Questions
1. What stood out to you from Sunday’s message? Did God speak some- thing specific to you? 2. Harboring bitterness and offense towards someone hurts you much more than it hurts them. An offense can happen in a moment but being offended is a daily decision we make. What is the most difficult aspect of forgiving others for you? 3. It will be very hard to practice forgiving others if you do not practice forgiving yourself. What is something in the present or the past that has been hard for you to forgive yourself for? 4. Forgiving someone who hurt you is you severing the source suffering and un- hitching your ability to heal from their choices. The truth is, you are never more like Jesus than when you forgive. When forgiving others is talked about, who or what is the first thing your mind goes to? Is there some- one who you want to take a step toward forgiving in this season? What does that look like? 5. What do you need prayer for this week? Take some time to pray for one another. Upcoming Events (Please remind your Communities and Cores of these upcoming events)
12/20 Sunday Service In-Person Services: 9am and 11am Date: Sunday December 20 Location: Captivate Church *Watch church online at www.captivatesd.com
12/24 Christmas Eve Services In-Person Services: 1pm and 3pm Date: Thursday, December 24 Location: Captivate Church
12/27 Church at Home (Family Devotional Provided) *No In-Person Service Sunday December 27 Date: Sunday, December 27 Location: Your Home Family Devotional on Website
Kid’s Content Parents we invite you to check out content for all ages in the link below. There are activities and follow up discussion PDF’s for you and your kids. Enjoy! Captivate Kid’s You Tube Page.
Kid’s Guides below… PRE-K GUIDE
WEEK OF PARENT GUIDE December 13, 2020 Christmas Preschool Cookies
Have fun learning and playing with your preschooler!
Activity Whisper It Verse What You Need First, watch
this week’s What You Do video!