Discussion Guide & Results from Sunday's Question to the Crowd

Denomination [James 4:11-12]

Message by: Rachel Davis, Betsy Padilla, Holly Sheltman, Muir Adams,
& Valerie Startare

CONNECT:

1) Tell us about your church/faith background. What did your parents believe or try to teach you? What was your denomination(s) of origin?

At One

Discussion Guide March 7, 2010

Message by Dan Davis
Guide by Larry Nichols

Connect

1) Define ‘sin’ in one sentence

2) Define ‘salvation’ in one sentence

3) Define ‘atonement’ in one sentence

Scene I: An Unfinished Beauty

In the beginning…
Light explodes amidst darkness like a starburst.
Planets and universes spring into existence.
The elements are forged from pure energy.
Time takes it’s first breath.
In a far corner of this expanse a planet is being crafted.
Earth.
Sea parts from sky, ground parts from sea.
Rotations and rhythms begin.
Life.
A single cell. Then two. Then four. Then a green bud. Then a blade of grass. A tree. A forest.
Another cell. A fish. A flock of birds. A herd of bison.

This series is an important milestone series for Catalyst for two huge reasons:

Our Life Group met to discuss the topics of the message delivered by Adam & Deanna Dick on the topic of shifts happening in the world of Global Missions. I noticed that many of us felt both challenged and also a little skeptical at parts.

First the parts that challenged and encouraged us: