Small Group Studies

Gratitude: Week 1

BIG IDEA We just finished celebrating Thanksgiving, a day dedicated to gratitude for all of the gifts God gives us every day. Because gratitude is not just for Thanksgiving Day, it is fitting that we continue the attitude of gratitude this week as we read about one man’s gratitude and 9...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 6

BIG IDEA If there was ever a situation described as "stuck between a rock and a hard place," it was Daniel's situation in Daniel 6. The king had been tricked into decreeing that no one pray to anyone else but himself, King Darius, for thirty days or be thrown into a den full of lions. Stuck...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 5

BIG IDEA There is a king mentioned in the book of Daniel who gets only one chapter of Scripture dedicated to him. This king, King Belshazzar, destroyed his life, and his story is devastating from start to finish. In our Bible study today, we will look at how he destroyed his life and learn from...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 4

BIG IDEA When it comes to many of our sins and mistakes, pride is often at the center. Pride sneaks up in our lives and compels us to have an over-inflated sense of self and give in to sin. It causes us to worship the things of this world over God. Pride leads us down roads that we never...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 3

BIG IDEA When was a time you felt stuck? I recently played hide and seek with my niece and nephew and was stuck in my hiding place for a moment. They thought it was hilarious; I was not as amused! While my example is light-hearted, many situations we face are no-laughing matters. Of all the...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 2

BIG IDEA We are in the middle of a series about the life of Daniel, a man who held on to his faith as he faced obstacle after obstacle, yet continued to remain firm in his faith. He consistently held on to his integrity. How did he stay faithful to God and maintain his integrity? One of the...

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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 1

BIG IDEA What would you do if you were taken from home to a new country and ordered to serve in the king's court? It's hard to put ourselves in that situation, yet this is precisely the circumstance in which Daniel found himself. Today, we will learn how this young man responded when his entire...

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When Pigs Fly: Week 6

BIG IDEA Have you ever been in a desperate situation? Maybe your GPS stopped working, and you found yourself stuck in the middle of nowhere. Maybe you or a loved one was desperate for healing. Maybe you found yourself being treated differently at work because of your faith, and you needed God...

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When Pigs Fly: Week 5

We heard in the weekend sermon that one of the marks of spiritual maturity is the quiet confidence that God is in control without needing to understand and ask questions. Scripture is full of remarkable people who had faith in God without understanding His plan. One of these people was Joshua...

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When Pigs Fly: Week 4

Life is full of trials and difficulties. We will face pain and hardship as long as we live in this sinful world. As I have heard it said, "bones will still break, and hearts will still ache" as long as we live on this earth. The question is, what do we do when trials come? Do we turn to others...

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