Large Group #5: Dealing with Rejection

Hi there! Today Pastor Nathan came again to speak about dealing with rejection/criticism, specifically focusing on the not-so-familiar story of King David and Shimei and also some other examples of living people. The large group meeting was more informal and focused on discussion that was more personal, so it was a bit hard to take notes on. Nevertheless, feel free to read on! (The story about Shimei was very interesting, you should check it out).

Large Group #2: "When I Don't Desire God"

Today Tim shared about another John Piper book: When I Don't Desire God. We had a lot of good, confusing discussion about what it means to have joy in the Lord, for Him to be our ultimate desire, how do we address depression, etc. Unfortunately I forgot to type up the questions and discussion we had (there was a lot, and of good quality. You should have been there.) but fortunately Tim has notes, so go ahead and read the whole post!

You can also download for free, legally, any of John Piper's books here.

Large Group #1: Isaiah 58

Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fruitful first day of classes :)

Today Tim shared about Isaiah 58, which focuses on "true fasting", ie. serving others. After his sharing, we had some discussion. I'll include a little bit in the blogpost preview about what he talked about, and then you should read on to find out the rest :)

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. Often these could be such things as staying in shape, reading the Bible more, or being more diligent in our work. These goals are good things. But we often miss something that is more important.

Large Group #6: Women in the Bible

Hey everyone,

Today Madeleine led large group (her first time--good job, Madeleine!) about the role of women in the bible. Due to limited time, we discussed several women (mostly from the old testament), what their role was, what this meant for society, what this meant for us, etc.

Please read on to check out what we talked about :)

God bless you all!

Large Group #5: Christian Dating

Hi Everyone!

I hope midterms have gone well for you (or that at least they're gone). Classes are most likely going to get tougher in these final weeks of the quarter, but don't worry! God is with you :) Furthermore, each day has enough worry of its own, so don't worry about tomorrow, just do your best for the Lord!

This large group we watched a Mark Driscoll sermon about Christian Dating. Tim selected certain clips from it and we discussed the material for the remainder of the meeting. 

Unfortunately, I did not take notes on the discussion.

Fortunately, Tim has notes about the Driscoll sermon (which was quite entertaining and insightful!)

Large Group #4: Calvinism and Rag Retreat commentary

Hey there fellow siblings in Christ,

DISCLAIMER: Even though today's large group spoke about Calvinism, CCF does not in any way promote or belittle any particular view. We welcome all, and we're all up for discussion to challenge our views and help one another grow in our understanding and faith in God :)

That being said, today Tim gave an overview of what Calvinism is and what it means to him, as it's something he has thought about a lot in the past. Afterwards, we talked a bit about the rag retreat happening next week (if you're interested, you should sign up! Contact Madeleine)

Read on for the full description (I found that Tim's own notes were much more detailed than mine, but I've recorded some questions people asked during the meeting, so here's a mixture of the two):

Large Group #3: Do not Judge by Appearances

Monday, October 22, 2012

Today we had a very discussion-based large group, focusing on pitfalls that we ourselves struggle with in regards to making judgments about others, how do we honor an "unseemly" sibling in Christ (also what it means to be unseemly and what it means to honor), and a few other points people were particularly interested in (which includes a discussion about homosexuality).

Lots of things were said, and it's hard to give a big overview of it as this was a rather free-flowing 1.5 hour-long discussion. So feel free to click on the post and read the rest of it! :)