Breaking Ground What were some of the biggest Christmas gifts that you hoped for as a kid? What was it like when you finally got it (or didn’t get it)?  The Dig This Sunday, we began Advent, the four weeks preceding Christmas where the Church anticipates Christ’s arrival. This week, we reflected upon how Jesus’…

Breaking Ground How do you celebrate Advent & the Christmas season? Do you have any traditions or regular practices? Are there any new things that you want to add to your life this year? The Dig This week, we continued our series Selling Jesus by exploring what it means to witness to Jesus through being…

Breaking Ground What’s the farthest place you’ve ever traveled to? Why did you go there? How did that trip impact you? The Dig This week, we continued our series Selling Jesus by exploring what it means to be witnesses to Jesus’ story through going. Specifically, we heard from a number of E3ers who shared their experiences…

Breaking Ground What’s the most exciting news that you’ve been able to break to someone else? What was it? How did they respond?  The Dig This week, began our new series Selling Jesus, in which we’ll be exploring how to share the story of Jesus through what we do, where we go, & who we…

Breaking Ground Have you been baptized? If so, what was your baptism like? What was most meaningful about that experience? If not, why haven’t you been? Have you ever considered being baptized? The Dig This week, we celebrated Baptism Sunday & reflected on the meaning of this critical Christian Sacrament. Begin by reading Mark 1:1-11.…

Breaking Ground Think about an accomplishment, achievement, or success from your past that, in hindsight, you feel like a whole season of your life was building to. What was it? What built up to this moment? How did it reframe your understanding of the journey that led to it? The Dig This Sunday, we concluded…

Breaking Ground What do you know about your family history? Where did your family originally come from? How important is ancestry to you & how you think about your identity?  The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Covenantal by exploring God’s Covenant with King David, where God moves His redemptive story forward by expanding…

Breaking Ground Identify a time when you got in a lot of trouble at school. What happened? How were you punished? How did that impact you?  The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Covenantal by exploring God’s Covenant with Moses & Israel at Mount Sinai. Critically, this Covenant is given to Israel after God…

Breaking Ground Did you play any sports growing up? If so, which ones? If not, what kind of extracurriculars did you do instead?  The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Covenantal by exploring the story of Jacob.  Despite being Abraham’s descendant, Jacob spends the majority of his early life making choices that directly undermine…

Breaking Ground Think about a major crossroads from your life where you made a decision that positively changed the direction of your career, relational world, personal development, etc. What led to this decision? What decision did you make? How has that shaped you today? The Dig This Sunday, we continued our series Covenantal by exploring…