Sermon Series: Countercultural Values


Sep 14, 2025
Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Church Community – I Corinthians 12:12-20
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Countercultural Values
Questions for Discussion & Application
  1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
  2. How do you see the influence of self-centered individualism in your own life?
  3. What is surprising to you about a Biblical vision of Church Community? How does this change your own view of the Church? 
  4. Why might persons outside the Church be drawn towards faith in Jesus by seeing the Church love one another well? Do you have any examples of this happening?  
  5. How might your Biblical vision of the Church lead you to make some changes? What are these changes?   
  6. How is the Lord using your own Church congregation to help and encourage you?
  7. What makes it difficult to embrace and live out a Biblical vision of Church Community? What can you do to address these difficulties?   
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  • Sep 14, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Church Community – I Corinthians 12:12-20
    Sep 14, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Church Community – I Corinthians 12:12-20
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. How do you see the influence of self-centered individualism in your own life?
    3. What is surprising to you about a Biblical vision of Church Community? How does this change your own view of the Church? 
    4. Why might persons outside the Church be drawn towards faith in Jesus by seeing the Church love one another well? Do you have any examples of this happening?  
    5. How might your Biblical vision of the Church lead you to make some changes? What are these changes?   
    6. How is the Lord using your own Church congregation to help and encourage you?
    7. What makes it difficult to embrace and live out a Biblical vision of Church Community? What can you do to address these difficulties?   
  • Sep 7, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Generosity – I Timothy 6:17-18
    Sep 7, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Generosity – I Timothy 6:17-18
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. Where do we see materialism and greed encouraged by our culture? How can we guard against this influence? 
    3. Where do you find it most difficult to live with generosity? Why?    
    4. How have you experienced God’s generosity toward you in your own life? How does this motivate you to live with generosity?   
    5. Why does trusting God to be your loving Father who provides for you, enable you to be generous?
    6. Why is it essential that we plan and budget to be generous? What is your plan to be generous?    
    7. What should be our attitude when we give money to the Lord’s church and work (see 2 Corinthians 9:6-7)? What has helped you to grow in having these attitudes as you give? 
  • Aug 31, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Pure Speech – Ephesians 4:29
    Aug 31, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Pure Speech – Ephesians 4:29
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. In what places in our culture are we most likely to hear talk that does not honor God?
    3. How are you sometimes tempted to use corrupting or impure speech?
    4. Why is the countercultural value of pure speech most likely to be noticed by the world?
    5. How have the words of other Christians been used by God to give you grace and build you up?
    6. Has your pure speech led to opportunities to speak of the Lord to others?
  • Aug 24, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Purpose – Matthew 6:33
    Aug 24, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Purpose – Matthew 6:33
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. If you were to ask the average American what is their purpose in life, what kinds of answers do you think you might hear?
    3. Why does our ability to live with a God-centered purpose flow from faith in Jesus?
    4. What things have a tendency to pull your attention away from your true purpose in God?
    5. What has helped you to keep the focus of your life on your true purpose?
    6. In your own life, how does living for the glory of God and the kingdom of God lead you to be most out of step with our culture?
    7. How do you need to respond in repentance, faith, and obedience to hearing God’s Word?    
  • Aug 17, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Children – Genesis 1:26-28
    Aug 17, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Children – Genesis 1:26-28
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. What are some specific examples that you have seen of children NOT being valued within our own culture?
    3. What are some of the destructive consequences to a society that fails to value the raising of children?
    4. As a Christian, how does your value of children lead you to make countercultural decisions?
    5. If you’re a parent, how might God want to change your perspective and actions as a parent?
    6. If you’re not a parent, how might God want you to better support and encourage those who are parents?
  • Aug 10, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Purity – I Corinthians 6:18-20
    Aug 10, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Purity – I Corinthians 6:18-20
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. What are the destructive consequences of sexual sin?
    3. Since sexual sin is so harmful, why do you think our culture still celebrates it?
    4. Are there any specific ways that you need to embrace more fully a countercultural pursuit of holiness?
    5. What are some of the reasons given to pursue holiness in I Corinthians 6:18-20?  How do these reason impact you?
    6. How do you need to pursue greater purity in your own life?  
  • Aug 3, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
    Aug 3, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Marriage – Genesis 2:18-25
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. Why would Satan want to attack God’s good plan for marriage?
    3. Why is the attempt to redefine marriage so clearly a rejection of God and His authority?
    4. What foundational truths can we learn about marriage from the first marriage of Adam and Eve?
    5. How and why are the husband and wife’s roles different in marriage? (See Ephesians 5:22-33)
    6. What good examples of a godly marriage have you seen modeled for you? What made them good? 
    7. Is there anything that God’s Word would lead you to change in your own marriage or your view of marriage?
  • Jul 27, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Gender – Genesis 1:26-27
    Jul 27, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Gender – Genesis 1:26-27
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. Why would Satan want to attack and confuse God’s good plan for gender?
    3. What specific examples have you seen of God’s good plan for gender being under attack in our culture?
    4. How have Christians possibly contributed to the confusion about gender?
    5. Have you seen the rejection of God’s plan for gender leading to human suffering? If yes, how?   
    6. How does this countercultural value of gender as designed by God lead you to live differently?
    7. Is there any area in your thinking and lifestyle where you need to repent and follow Jesus more faithfully?
  • Jul 20, 2025Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Life – Genesis 1:26-27
    Jul 20, 2025
    Going Against the Flow… Our Call to Countercultural Values Valuing Life – Genesis 1:26-27
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Countercultural Values
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage and message?
    2. Why is respect for human life so essential to the flourishing of human society?
    3. How is our culture failing to value human life?
    4. How might Jesus’ church be failing to value human life?
    5. Is there a person or persons who you need to see and value as being made in the image of God?
    6. What things can we do to protect and preserve human life?
    7. How does today’s message challenge you to greater obedience?
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