Bethel Community Church Orlando

Secret Vices - Week 8 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

Session 8 discusses how "We become comfortable in secret vices." Our phones have made it easier than ever to hide our sin. What used to be inconvenient or more difficult because of physical distance has practically been eliminated with technology. But God sees everything! How are you safeguarding yourself from smartphone sin?

If you'd like a copy of the worksheet, email Jay@mybethel.cc.

We Get Lonely - Week 7 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

The seventh session of our Community Group is about how "We Get Lonely" even in a group or despite having connections through social media. 

 

If you would like of a copy of the handout for this session, please email jay@mybethel.cc.

THE SUPREME LIFE // WEEK 4 ”JESUS + NOTHING”

The church in Colossae had a "Jesus and..." mentality. They believed in Jesus, but they also thought they needed to add the law, mystical rituals, or traditions to their faith in Christ. Paul was telling them in this portion of his letter that Christ is enough. Period! We do the same thing today. We put our faith in Jesus for our eternal salvation, but we continue to turn to other things, like money, for our security in life. We must realize that Jesus plus nothing else is all that we actually need. 

What We Like - Week 6 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

The sixth session of our Community Group is about how "We Become Like What We 'Like.'" We are all trying to become like someone else, and hopefully, you are striving to be more like Christ.

 

If you would like of a copy of the handout for this session, please email jay@mybethel.cc.

 

THE SUPREME LIFE // WEEK 3 ”START WITH JESUS. STAY WITH JESUS.”

What do you imagine your best life would be like? No debt? Perfect children? Better job? While we may have ideas of what the supreme life might look like, Paul gives us instructions in Colossians chapter two on how to attain it. Paul basically tells us to start with Jesus by believing and accepting the gospel, and then to stay with Jesus by basing our lives on what He has done for us. Because Christ already has the victory over Satan and sin, we can live each day in the supreme life.

Feed on the Produced - Week 5 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

Session five deals with our desire to "Feed on the Produced." Everything real, meaning all of creation, is mediated by God. Man takes the mediated and reproduces it into the intermediated. Christians have to be aware of the biases and interpretations of intermediated content. Everything a Christian creates or shares should bring God glory, and the intermediated, whether intentional or inadvertent, can be used for evil.

 

For a copy of the handout for this session, email Jay@mybethel.cc. 

SUPREME LIFE // WEEK 2 ”IS IT WORTH IT?”

What did it cost you to receive the free gift of salvation? Nothing! Jesus paid it all. Now, are you willing to do what it takes for people all over the world to hear that message? How can we receive the extravagant grace of the gospel, and then do nothing to get it to those who have never heard? God has given each of us the talent, abilities, and even the finances to invest into eternity. But what are we willing to sacrifice in order to further the spread of the gospel?

Losing Literacy - Week 4 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

Session 4 discusses how "We are losing our literacy." Research shows that comprehension is better with print versus digital material. Reading and understanding the Bible is a lifetime investment. The Bible shouldn't be read in the same way we scroll our social media feeds. 

If you'd like a copy of the worksheet, email Jay@mybethel.cc.

Crave Approval - Week 3 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

The third session deals with how "We crave immediate approval." You may not even realize that you use social media in order to get attention, gain approval, or seek praise from others. The problem with this mindset is that all of the glory and praise should go to God not to us. 

If you'd like a copy of the worksheet, email Jay@mybethel.cc.

Ignore Flesh and Blood - Week 2 of ”12 WAYS YOUR PHONE IS CHANGING YOU”

Session two is "We ignore our own flesh and blood." From texting and driving to sending an angry email, technology has the potential to get in the way of our physical relationships. Although we can't get away from remote and digital communication altogether, let's do better at loving through our physical presence. 

If you'd like a copy of the worksheet, email Jay@mybethel.cc.