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!
The Marvelous Diversity of Oneness
September 14, 2018
The Marvelous Diversity of Oneness –
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Preparing my heart for the sermon:
- Why does Paul reference the Trinity in vv4-6?
- What is significant about Paul calling spiritual gifts – gifts of grace?
- What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?
Other passages to consider: Joel 2:28-29; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Cor 12-14; Eph 4:1-16; 1 Pet 4:7-11
Digging Deeper:
- How is God glorified through gifting his people in such a diverse way?
- How does a diversity of gifts help strengthen the Body of Christ?
- What is a spiritual gift? Who gets them?
- How should I discover and use my spiritual gift?
What is a spiritual person?
September 07, 2018
Sermon – What is a spiritual person? –
1 Corinthians 12:1-3
Preparing my heart for the sermon:
- What is true spirituality? How does the world miss the mark on this?
- In what ways is Christianity confused about true spirituality?
- How is the ministry of the Holy Spirit related to Christ?
Other passages to consider: Deut 11:13-21; Ps 115:1-11; Isa 41:22-42:9; Matt 7:21-27; John 15:26-16:15; Acts 2:36-41; 9:1-5; Rom 1:1-4; 1 Cor 8:4-6; 12:1-14:40; Eph 2:1-5; Titus 3:1-7; 1 John 4
Digging Deeper:
- Why does the Bible say that no one can confess that Jesus is Lord without the Holy Spirit?
- Apart from Christ, we were all ignorant about spiritual things. In what ways was your ignorance manifested?
- How do vv1-3 prepare us for a discussion about spiritual gifts?
- What does it look like to follow Jesus as Lord? Can Jesus be your Savior without being your Lord?
Communion Calamity
September 01, 2018
Communion Calamity - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How was the Corinthian church sinning in their celebration of the Lord’s Table?
- What does Paul mean in v20 that the Corinthians are not eating the Lord’s Table?
- Why did Christ institute the Lord’s Table?
Other passages to consider – Ex 12:1-28; 24:7-8; Ps 133; Isa 53; Jer 31:31-34; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 22:7-30; 1 Cor 10:14-22; Phil 2:1-11; Rev 19:6-10
Digging Deeper:
- Why is the Lord’s Table meant to be a corporate celebration?
- How did the Corinthians’ behavior strike at the very heart of the intended purpose for the Lord’s Supper?
- We are told to examine ourselves before we take the Lord’s Supper. What should we be looking for?
- What steps can we take to ensure that God is glorified and the Body strengthened through our celebration of the Lord’s Table?
Embrace God's Design for Gender Distinctions & Roles
August 23, 2018
Embrace God's Design for Gender Distinctions & Roles
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- What does the Trinity teach us about roles?
- How does Creation point to God's design for authority in the church and home?
- What happens when churches and homes do not follow God's design for gender roles?
Other passages to consider - Gen 1:26-27; 2:18-23; Gen 3:16; Ps 8; Rom 1:24-27; 1 Cor 15:28,49; 2 Cor 3:18; Eph 1:22-23; 4:15-16; 5:23; Col 1:18; 2:19; 1 Tim 2:11-14
Digging Deeper:
- How does Creation point to men and women's interdependence?
- In what ways might a church fail to maintain gender distinctions & roles?
- How does embracing God's design for gender bring glory to his name?
- What unique gifts and strengths do women bring to a church and home?