Advent 2025 Week 1: Hope

Advent 2025 Week 1: Hope

Reading: Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:25–38; 1 Corinthians 13:12 Summary:Advent begins in the dark—with one candle and a promise. Isaiah sings of a dawning light for a people in deep darkness; centuries later, Simeon and Anna recognize that light in the Christ child and...

Genesis 1-25 Discussion

Reading: Genesis 1 – 25 (selected scenes: 1:26-28; 3:6-24; 6:5-8; 11:1-9; 12:1-3; 15:5-6; 22:1-19) Summary:Genesis 1–25 tells a complete story—creation, exile, and restoration. We were made as God’s image-bearers to dwell in His presence, yet our distrust led to...

Genesis 15–22 Discussion

Reading: Genesis 22:1–19 Questions: What is the significance of God asking Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? How does God provide in this passage, and how does it point forward to Christ? What does Abraham’s obedience teach us about surrender and trust? Where do you need to...

Genesis 12:5–20-15 Discussion

Reading: Genesis 16 Questions: Where have you believed that God is holding out in your relationship with Him? Where are you rejecting His invitation to join Him in His plan and purpose for this world? What life circumstance is distracting you from being able to...

Genesis 12:1–4 Discussion

Reading: Genesis 12:1–4 Questions: How does God’s call to Abram display both challenge and promise? What does it mean for Abraham to be “a blessing to all nations”? How does this covenant set the stage for the rest of the biblical story? Where might God be calling you...

Genesis 10–11 Discussion

Reading: Genesis 11:1–9 Questions: What does the Tower of Babel reveal about human pride and ambition? In what ways do people today try to “make a name for themselves”? How does God’s scattering actually protect humanity from itself? How does Pentecost (Acts 2) serve...