FIRST TUESDAY IS JUNE 4TH – NO GUIDE THAT WEEK

For this week’s Announcements please visit: (waterschurch.org/events):

Abundant Hope Baby Clothes Collection:  Collection for Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resources Center: We’re partnering with Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center to collect toddler clothing sizes 12m to 3T. They provide critical support for local families, from unplanned pregnancy counseling to parenting aid, all free of charge. Due to an unprecedented demand, the Center is in emergent need for new baby and toddler clothing. Let’s show our community the love of Christ. Please drop your new clothes donations in the giving boxes at all New England locations beginning this Sunday.

REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:

(CLICK HERE: WATERS CHURCH EVENTS)

June 1 All Around the World Scavenger Hunt 2024 9-12 (All ages)  – New England Locations Only

Scavenger Hunt

June 1 Women’s Breakfast 10-12 – Apollo Beach Only (16 +)

July 13 Women’s Breakfast 10-12 – New England Only (16+)

Women’s Breakfast

NEW BOOK BY PASTOR TIM: “ENDING EMPTINESS” now available in our Lobbies, Kindle, and Nook endingemptiness.com

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Reminders:

✳ Please regularly check your Planning Center profiles for requests to join your life groups, remove members from the list that no longer attend, or add members not listed. Please ensure that you have added no-reply@churchcenter.com to your email contacts so that you do not miss an email from Planning Center and encourage your members to do so as well.  This will ensure you do not miss a member request or any emails that come from the Planning Center site. Thank you!

Waters Class Schedule:

• 1st Sunday: Discover Waters – after 1st service
• 2nd Sunday: NO CLASSES
• 3rd Sunday: Connect Class – after 1st service
• 4th Sunday: Baptism Class – after 1st service

Waters Help: Need marriage and family care  or have a group member in need of marriage and family care?   Click here:  help resources page  or visit waterschurch.org/help

Location Text Alerts:

FIRST TUESDAY IS JUNE 4TH – NO GUIDE THAT WEEK

Key Verse: 1 Peter 3

Ice breaker

Q.  If you are at the zoo, what animal do you enjoy watching most and why?

1 Peter 3:13-17 ESV

Weapons Against A Warring World

Ephesians 6:12 ESV

1. Your weapon is in what you Desire.                                                                                          

1 Peter 3:13 ESV; 2 Peter:11; Galatians 5:16-17 ESV

Text Takeaway                                                                                                                              

Who can change you?      People or God

Q. How can aligning our desires with God’s will act as a spiritual weapon in our lives?

2. Your  weapon is in your Suffering.                                                                                                  1 Peter 3:14 ESV

1 Peter 5:10 ESV 10; 1 Peter 1:6-7 NLT 6

Psalm 27:1

Text Takeaway

Who should we fear?         People or God

Q. How can personal trials and suffering strengthen our faith? Share a personal experience where suffering brought you closer to God.

3.Your Weapon is in your Testimony.

1 Peter 3:15 ESV; Psalm 145:4; Psalm 71:15 1Text

Takeaway                                                                                                                                Who should we serve?       People or God

Q. How does sharing our personal testimony serve as a weapon against spiritual warfare? What impact has someone else’s testimony had on your life?

4. Your Weapon is in your Response.

1 Peter 3:16 ESV; 1 Peter 3:9 NLT

Matthew 5:38-40 ESV; 1 Peter 2:23 NLT

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Who can really harm you?       People or God

1 Samuel 2:6-9 6 

Q. How can responding with kindness and forgiveness in the face of adversity be a powerful tool in spiritual battles? Discuss how this contrasts with the world’s typical response to injustice.

5. Your  Weapon is in your Action.

1 Peter 2:12 12 

Text Takeaway                                                                                                                                Who do we aim to please?       People or God

Acts 5:29 ESV; Matthew 25:40

Q. What does it mean to live a life that pleases God rather than people? Provide examples of how you might prioritize God’s expectations over societal norms.

Sermon in a sentence: Because Christ died for our sins, saved us and changed us we need to use our testimony as a weapon to combat the lies of the world so that others may know Christ!

Challenge: Choose an action that clearly demonstrates your faith. This could be volunteering, helping a neighbor, or making a decision that prioritizes God’s expectations over societal norms. Reflect on the reactions of others and about putting faith into action.