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January 10, 2021

At Trailhead, we believe that church is not just about growing in God’s Word but doing so in community. We have designed this study guide to help you follow along with Sunday’s message. Study the scriptures, take notes, and then reinforce what you learned by answering a few questions. Ask others to join you in discussion, whether it be with your family or online with your Trailhead study group. Let’s have church!

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Interactive Scriptures and Notes


Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.


Luke 15:25-32 (NIV)
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him! “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”


Are you making it harder for others to follow God?


Our Christian life is not a marathon, it’s a relay.


Other Notes


Discussion Questions

Pastor Josh said that faith and fear both ask you to believe in something that hasn’t happened yet. There’s big differences between the two, though. What’s the differences between anticipating in faith and anticipating in fear?


What should a faith-filled prayer sound like? Are your prayers reflecting this?


What’s the difference between being an example and being an excuse?