by Simon Ford | May 4, 2026 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Discussion Questions
1. Strategic Places & Venn Diagrams (Where has God put us?) The sermon said Israel was in a “strategic place” and that each of us is too. Where has God placed you? (Think: school, work, neighbourhood, teams, online groups.) Who do you see regularly that no one...
by Simon Ford | Apr 26, 2026 | Blog post, CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next
Have you ever felt like you don’t quite belong? Like you’re living in a place that doesn’t feel like home, even when you’re surrounded by familiar sights and sounds? This feeling—this spiritual homesickness—is more than just nostalgia....
by Simon Ford | Apr 26, 2026 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Discussion Questions
1. Feeling Homesick & Exile When have you felt homesick or “out of place”? What made you feel that way? The preacher talked about God’s people being “in exile” and feeling homesick. In what ways can Christians today feel like they don’t “fit” in the world? Adam...
by Simon Ford | Apr 26, 2026 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Devotional
Day 1: We Don’t Belong Here Reading: 1 Peter 1:1-2; Philippians 3:20-21 Devotional: Peter addresses believers as “exiles scattered throughout the provinces”—spiritual foreigners in a world that isn’t our true home. Like Abraham leaving the...
by Simon Ford | Apr 20, 2026 | Blog post, CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next
There’s a word we don’t use much anymore in everyday conversation: sin. It feels old-fashioned, religious, almost quaint. Yet the reality it describes is anything but outdated. Turn on the news for five minutes and you’ll see the consequences of sin...