Breaking Ground What’s your silliest or most unreasonable fear? Why?  The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Why, where we’re diving into questions submitted by the E3 community. This week’s question was: “Why are we told to fear a loving God?” As Pastor Mike explored on Sunday, “the Fear of the LORD” is a…

Breaking Ground What’s your favorite topic or subject to study or learn about during this stage of life? Why? The Dig This Sunday, we began our series Why, where we’re diving into questions submitted by the E3 community. This week’s question was: “How can we participate in the Church in a healthy way after undergoing…

Breaking Ground What from this summer are you most grateful for? This could be a person, experience, circumstance, event, etc.  The Dig This Sunday, we concluded our series Jesus’ Money, where we’ve been exploring Jesus’ teachings concerning how we should see, think about, & interact with money.  Begin by reading Mark 8:27-37. In this section,…

Breaking Ground What are you most looking forward to in the fall? Why? The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Jesus’ Money, where we’re exploring several of Jesus’ teachings concerning how we should see, think about, & interact with money.  Begin by reflecting on your experience with giving & the Church.  What have you…

Breaking Ground What charitable cause, charity, or organization have you felt most drawn or connected to in your life? Why? The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series called Jesus’ Money, where we’re exploring several of Jesus’ teachings concerning how we should see, think about, & interact with money. This week, we reflected on what…

Breaking Ground What summer activity did you look forward to the most when you were a kid? Why? The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series called Jesus’ Money, where we’re exploring several of Jesus’ teachings concerning how we should see, think about, & interact with money.  This week, we turned our reflection towards how…

Breaking Ground What was your first job? What was it like? What do you think about the experience in hindsight?  The Dig This Sunday, we began our new series called Jesus’ Money, where we’re going to be exploring a number of Jesus’ teachings concerning how his disciples should see, think about, & interact with money,…

Breaking Ground Who in your life has had the biggest influence on your worldview or current belief system? Why?   The Dig This Sunday, we explored the topic of having principles as Christians (both individually & corporately). Begin your discussion today by reflecting on the nature of principles in your own life & world. How…

Breaking Ground What’s been your favorite experience or part of summer so far? Why? The Dig This Sunday, we celebrated Baptism Sunday or THE BEST DAY EVER! With this in mind, reflect this week on the sacrament of baptism & your own experiences with it. Have you been baptized? If so, what did it mean…

Breaking Ground What is your favorite subject to learn about? Why?  The Dig This Sunday, we concluded our series on our new vision statement; which is for Element3 to live as a Centered Set Church that fosters transformative growth towards Christlikeness through Worship, Connection, & Service.  Throughout Scripture, we find calls for disciples to embrace…