Cross Bridge Church - A Church of the Nazarene
4.27.2025
Our mission is helping people move from where they are to where God wants them to be.
Locations & Times
Cross Bridge Church
651 Barnes Blvd, Rockledge, FL 32955, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Pastor Brad Fink
Lie #1 - God Can’t Be Trusted
VISION SUNDAY
The enemy’s number one strategy is not to make us ______ ______________, it’s to make us ____________ _______________ - that God can’t be ______________.
TWO STORIES - ONE KIND OF LIE
Genesis 3:1-24 & Matthew 4:1-11
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
1.His nature is to ________, and he's ____________ _____ _______.
He doesn’t just tempt you to ______ _____________ - his ultimate goal is just to get you to to doubt God's ___________________.
2.His favorite weapon is the ___________ ______________
3.He whispers: Don’t _________ ________________, or You don’t want to __________ _____________.
4. His power is __________ - but __________________.
Giving
At Cross Bridge, we are joyful and generous in our giving, because we see it as an act of worship, and a way for us to bring back to God's work a portion of what He has entrusted us to manage. The link below will direct you to our giving page.
https://crossbridgechurch.churchcenter.com/givingWELCOME!
At Cross Bridge Church our mission is: Helping people move from where they are to where God wants them to be.
At Cross Bridge Church our mission is: Helping people move from where they are to where God wants them to be.
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER
What is your all time favorite movie or TV villain?
What’s a time in your life when you trusted someone and they let you down? How did that affect your ability to trust others afterward?
SERMON QUOTES
What was your favorite quote from the message on Sunday?
GOING DEEPER IN THE WORD TOGETHER
Read: Genesis 3:1–19 NLT
At the heart of humanity’s fall is a lie: God is not good, His commands are not for our best, He can’t be trusted, and we are better off doing it our own way.
What specific doubts does Satan introduce to Eve in this passage?
How does questioning God's word lead to questioning His character?
Why do you think this lie was so effective?
What are some modern versions of this same lie today?
What changed for Adam and Eve after they ate the fruit? Why do you think their immediate instinct was to hide from God?
How does shame affect our relationship with God and others?
What are some ways we try to "cover ourselves" or hide when we feel exposed or guilty?
What are the consequences that come from sin—both relationally and practically?
APPLYING SCRIPTURE TO YOUR LIFE
Are there areas where you’ve heard or believed, God is holding out on me? Or is there another lie of the enemy that comes up frequently for you?
What truths about God’s character do you need to hold onto in those moments of doubt or in the moments when the lies seem so true?
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER
What is your all time favorite movie or TV villain?
What’s a time in your life when you trusted someone and they let you down? How did that affect your ability to trust others afterward?
SERMON QUOTES
What was your favorite quote from the message on Sunday?
GOING DEEPER IN THE WORD TOGETHER
Read: Genesis 3:1–19 NLT
At the heart of humanity’s fall is a lie: God is not good, His commands are not for our best, He can’t be trusted, and we are better off doing it our own way.
What specific doubts does Satan introduce to Eve in this passage?
How does questioning God's word lead to questioning His character?
Why do you think this lie was so effective?
What are some modern versions of this same lie today?
What changed for Adam and Eve after they ate the fruit? Why do you think their immediate instinct was to hide from God?
How does shame affect our relationship with God and others?
What are some ways we try to "cover ourselves" or hide when we feel exposed or guilty?
What are the consequences that come from sin—both relationally and practically?
APPLYING SCRIPTURE TO YOUR LIFE
Are there areas where you’ve heard or believed, God is holding out on me? Or is there another lie of the enemy that comes up frequently for you?
What truths about God’s character do you need to hold onto in those moments of doubt or in the moments when the lies seem so true?
