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Summit Church
FEARLESS Pt 5 | Fearless Discipline | Andrew Serr
Locations & Times
Summit Church
7200 S Clinton St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
⭐️ Big Idea:
God is not shaking you apart; He is shaking you free.
God is not shaking you apart; He is shaking you free.
👉 1. You Are Not Rejected
God’s discipline is evidence of adoption, not abandonment.
God’s discipline is evidence of adoption, not abandonment.
God is using the difficult parts of our lives redemptively. The shaking is not condemnation or wrath; it is formation in the hands of a loving Father.
You are not trained to earn your place; you are trained to live worthy of it.
❤️ Response 1
1. Rename the Pain
Where have I interpreted God’s formation as abandonment?
Consider the following:
Hardship
Correction
Conviction
Closed door
Delay
Loss
Disappointment
Unanswered prayer
A painful season
A relationship
A failure
Prayer:
Father, help me stop calling abandonment what You may be using for formation.
1. Rename the Pain
Where have I interpreted God’s formation as abandonment?
Consider the following:
Hardship
Correction
Conviction
Closed door
Delay
Loss
Disappointment
Unanswered prayer
A painful season
A relationship
A failure
Prayer:
Father, help me stop calling abandonment what You may be using for formation.
👉 2. You Are Being Formed
The Father uses painful seasons to make us whole.
The Father uses painful seasons to make us whole.
Discipline comes in many forms, but it only forms us when we choose to surrender to God through it.
God does not prune what He is done with; He prunes what He intends to grow.
❤️ Response 2
2. Surrender the Resistance
What is God trying to heal in me that I keep resisting?
Consider the following:
Bitterness
Control
Defensiveness
Pride
Fear
Numbing
Avoidance
Anger
Insecurity
Comparison
Self-protection
A hidden pattern
Prayer:
Father, I surrender my resistance. Train me through this.
2. Surrender the Resistance
What is God trying to heal in me that I keep resisting?
Consider the following:
Bitterness
Control
Defensiveness
Pride
Fear
Numbing
Avoidance
Anger
Insecurity
Comparison
Self-protection
A hidden pattern
Prayer:
Father, I surrender my resistance. Train me through this.
👉 3: You Are Standing Secure
Through Jesus, you belong to a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Through Jesus, you belong to a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.
A storm does not create a bad foundation. It reveals one.
The point is not that we never experience shaking.
The point is that when everything shakes, we have somewhere to stand.
The point is that when everything shakes, we have somewhere to stand.
❤️ Response 3
3. Release the Shakable Thing
What have I been trusting more than Jesus?
Consider the following:
Comfort
Control
Approval
Money
Success
Health
Certainty
A relationship
A dream
My timeline
My reputation
My future
Prayer:
Jesus, I release what I have been trusting more than You. Be my foundation again.
3. Release the Shakable Thing
What have I been trusting more than Jesus?
Consider the following:
Comfort
Control
Approval
Money
Success
Health
Certainty
A relationship
A dream
My timeline
My reputation
My future
Prayer:
Jesus, I release what I have been trusting more than You. Be my foundation again.
🗣️ Discussion Guide
Opener Question:
If your house was put on an earthquake shake table, what item would fall first?
Discussion Questions (use what’s helpful)
1. What stood out to you most from the message?
2. Hebrews says God disciplines the one He loves. Why is it easy to interpret hardship as rejection instead of love?
3. What is the difference between God’s discipline and God’s condemnation?
4. Romans 8 says there is no condemnation for those in Christ. How does that change the way we understand God’s correction?
5. The first response was “Rename the Pain.” Where have you been tempted to call God’s formation abandonment?
6. Hebrews says discipline is painful “at the time,” but fruitful “later on.” Why is it hard to trust God in the middle of the process?
7. James 1 says perseverance must “finish its work.” What does it look like to let God finish His work in us?
8. John 15 says fruitful branches are pruned to become more fruitful. What might God be pruning in you right now?
9. The second response was “Surrender the Resistance.” What is God trying to heal in you that you keep resisting?
10. Hebrews says we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken. What shakable thing have you been trusting more than Jesus?
If your house was put on an earthquake shake table, what item would fall first?
Discussion Questions (use what’s helpful)
1. What stood out to you most from the message?
2. Hebrews says God disciplines the one He loves. Why is it easy to interpret hardship as rejection instead of love?
3. What is the difference between God’s discipline and God’s condemnation?
4. Romans 8 says there is no condemnation for those in Christ. How does that change the way we understand God’s correction?
5. The first response was “Rename the Pain.” Where have you been tempted to call God’s formation abandonment?
6. Hebrews says discipline is painful “at the time,” but fruitful “later on.” Why is it hard to trust God in the middle of the process?
7. James 1 says perseverance must “finish its work.” What does it look like to let God finish His work in us?
8. John 15 says fruitful branches are pruned to become more fruitful. What might God be pruning in you right now?
9. The second response was “Surrender the Resistance.” What is God trying to heal in you that you keep resisting?
10. Hebrews says we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken. What shakable thing have you been trusting more than Jesus?