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Great Service Opportunity! Christmas Village at MBC December 11-16, 6:30-9:30pm Talk with your new “Supper for Six” group about this opportunity to serve.

NIGHT WITH FREE CHILDCARE Season Started Sept. 21,2016, but….. NEWCOMER CLASSES BEGIN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH FREE CHILDCARE

“Avoiding Election Infection” with Pastor Andy Stanley Teammates October 9, 2016 Lee Bennett (facilitator)

Opening Prayer Parable of the Wise Man and the Foolish Man who built their homes (marriages) solidly on the rock or on the sand (Luke 6:46-49) Pray for those affected by Hurricane Matthew

Andy Stanley’s message http://northpoint.org/messages/avoiding-election-infection/

Table Talk Do politics play a role in your family’s mealtime conversations during Thanksgiving and Christmas? If so, do you tend to join the debate or withdraw? Why do you respond the way you do? During the message, Andy said, “No matter where you stand politically, you can find something in the Bible to support your stand.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

Table Talk Think of a political belief you oppose so strongly that you can’t imagine how someone else could hold it. What questions would you ask a person who holds that belief? What value might there be in asking questions? Talk about a time when you sacrificed influence with someone in order to make a point. Did you change that person’s opinion?

Question for personal reflection What is one practical step you can take this week to put people first and your politics second? How could Teammates help you follow through?

Mount Ararat (as we go to prayer) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Kohrvirab.jpg/281px-Kohrvirab.jpg (Paul/Frank: can you upload this picture and get it to fit on this slide?)

Launching next week: “Follow” series with Andy Stanley Closing prayer