Life Group Leader Training: Only for apprentices ready to lead a group.  

LIFE GROUP LEADER TRAINING REGISTRATION

NEW ENGLAND AND APOLLO BEACH LOCATIONS:

AUGUST 20 – WORSHIP AND PRAYER NIGHT, 6:30 – 7:30P

AUGUST 21 – REALLY BIG WEDNESDAY – FASTING BEGINS AFTER LUNCH ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 AND CONTINUES THROUGH BREAKFAST ON THE 21.  NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE A WORSHIP HOUR ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 IN THE EVENING.  

NEW ENGLAND:

NO TUESDAY CAFE ON AUGUST 20.

Check the Events Page for What is Happening (not everything is listed here) (waterschurch.org/events):

NEW ENGLAND LOCATIONS:

Abundant Hope Fundraiser: There is still some time to get your donations in!  Just let us know if you plan on donating a themed basket or service so we can plan. Thanks!

PAT BARRET CONCERT INFO:

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:

Key Verse: 1 Peter 3

Ice breaker

Q. What did you name your first car, boat, and or motorcyle 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.