Check here each week for information to prepare your heart for the upcoming sermon and follow-up questions you can use after the sermon to dig deeper and disciple your family!
Daily Dependence on our Father
Daily Dependence on our Father – Matthew 6:11-15
Sermon Notes:
1) “Give us this day our daily bread” =
2) “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors” =
3) “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” =
Digging Deeper:
- Why did God command the Israelites in the wilderness to only gather a day’s worth of manna?
- How does prayer demonstrate dependence upon God?
- Why is it important for Christians to daily confess & repent of sins?
- How does Satan attack believers? Given that reality, what does God call us to do?
Other Passages to Consider:
Deut 8:3; Matt 18:23-35; John 13:10; Rom 8:31-35; Eph 6:10-18; 1 Cor 10:13; Col 2:13-15; James 1:13-14; 1 Peter 5:6-11; 1 John 1:5-10.
Priority in Prayer
Priority in Prayer – Matthew 6:9-10
Sermon Notes:
1) God’s glory – “Hallowed by your name”
2) God’s reign – “Your kingdom come”
3) God’s will – “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”
Digging Deeper:
- What tends to be the focus of your prayers? What is Jesus showing should be our priority?
- What is the Kingdom of God? Explain how the Kingdom of God is already present, but not yet completed.
- How does God reveal His will? If we are going to pray, “Your will be done”, what commitment(s) do we need to make with regard to the Bible?
- How can we cultivate a God-centered focus in our lives?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ps 30:4; 97:12; 103:1; 111:9; Ezek 20:8-9; 36:20-23; Matt 7:21; 12:50; 1 Pet 3:15; Col 3:1-4; Titus 2:11-14.
Praying to God our Father
Praying to God our Father - Matthew 6:7-9
Digging Deeper:
- Are we all children of God? How does one become a child of God?
- What blessings are ours because God is our Father? Praise God for his grace!
- How does God being our Father encourage us to pray?
- How does God being our Father encourage us after we pray?
Other Passages to Consider:
1 Kings 18:24-39; Matt 6:25-33; John 1:9-13; Rom 8:14-17; Gal 4:4-7; Eph 1:3-6; Heb 10:19-22; 1 John 3:1.
Seeking God Through His Word
Seeking God Through His Word – Psalm 119:1-16
Sermon Notes:
1) The Blessing of Knowing & Obeying God
2) The Factors of Knowing & Obeying God
Digging Deeper:
- How has God made Himself known? How can we grow to know God better?
- Since salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, why is obedience to God important?
- Describe the connection between desire and effort. Give an example of something you wanted and worked hard to accomplish.
- What steps can you take to seek God through His Word?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ps 19; 27:8; John 1:14,18; 6:68-69; 17:17; Phil 2:12-13; 2 Thess 1:11-12; 2 Tim 3:16-17; 1 Pet 2:2; 1 John 1:5-10.