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!
Joy in the Midst of Pain
Joy in the Midst of Pain – 1 Peter 1:6-9
Reason #1 – The grounds for our joy is our ______________________.
Reason #2 – God has a __________________ for our temporary pain.
Purpose #1 – Assuring us of our ______________ of our salvation/inheritance
(proving the genuineness of our faith)
Purpose #2 – Increasing our ________________ of our salvation.
(purifying the quality of our faith)
Digging Deeper:
- What is the danger of tying our joy to our circumstances?
- Why is the joy of the Christian unshakable – even in the midst of pain?
- How does God use trials in our lives?
- Do you tend to grow closer to God in times of difficulty? Why?
- What (or better, who) is our ultimate inheritance? (see Rom 8:17, Matt 5:8)
Other Passages to Consider:
Matt 5:10-12; John 16:33; 20:29; Rom 8:16-18; Phil 3:10-11; Jam 1:2-4; 1 Pet 4:12-13)
Guaranteed Future Salvation
Guaranteed Future Salvation – 1 Peter 1:3-5
Digging Deeper:
- How did we come to have this salvation?
- Why can we be certain that our salvation is secure?
- When will we receive our final salvation (our inheritance)?
- How does having hope give us an opportunity to point others to Jesus? (see Eph 2:14; 1 Thess 4:12; 1 Pet 3:15)
- How should we respond to this text?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ex 34:6; Matt 5:5; 6:19-21; Jn 3:1-6; Rom 8:12-25; 1 Cor 15:50-58; Eph 1:16-18; 2:1-7; Col 3:4; Titus 2:13; 1 Pet 1:3-9,13,23; Rev 21:1-5
Blessings Secured For Us By Christ
Blessings Secured For Us By Christ – Romans 4:24-5:2
Digging Deeper:
- What is justification? How does Jesus secure it? How do we receive it?
- By nature, why do we need peace with God? Describe the blessing of knowing you are at peace with God.
- What does it look like to have access to God?
- What is biblical hope? What will the believer’s future be like?
- What from the text assures you these blessings are secure?
Other Passages to Consider:
Rom 4:24-5:11; 8:18-30; Phil 3:20-21; Heb 4:14-16; 10:19-25; 1 Pet 1:3-9
Psalm 86 – Desperate, but Confident
Psalm 86 – Desperate, but Confident
Digging Deeper:
- Why is David so desperate in this psalm?
- What gives David confidence that God hears him and will help him?
- Why should we have a desperate dependence on God? What does that look like on a daily basis?
- What about God and the Gospel gives you confidence to draw near to Him again and again?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ex 34:6-7; Matt 7:7-11; Luke 18:9-14; Eph 3:14-19; 6:10-20; Heb 4:14-16; 1 Jn 4:9-10