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!
Radically Different (Better) Physical Bodies
May 18, 2019
Radically Different (Better) Physical Bodies
1 Corinthians 15:35-44
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- What were the Corinthians asking? What were they really doubting?
- How does a seed growing into a plant/tree relate to bodily resurrection?
- What do we learn about God’s creative power by observing the different earthly and heavenly bodies?
Other passages to consider: Gen 1; Ps 8; Rom 8:18-30; 1 Cor 1:18 -2:16; 2 Cor 4:16-5:10; Phil 3:21; Rev 21:1-6
Digging Deeper:
- How do you envision your future resurrection body? Do you grasp how different and awesome it will be?
- In what areas are you tempted to doubt God’s power or wisdom? What shall you do?
- How does remembering our hope help us follow Christ now?
- What will it be life to worship Christ with no weakness or sin?
Shepherding the Flock
May 11, 2019
Shepherding the Flock
Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 5:1-4; Heb 13:17
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How did the church come to be? How is the church described in the NT?
- What does a shepherd do for sheep? How does that describe how elders are to serve the church?
- What does it look like for elders to pay careful attention to all the flock and exercise oversight? What does that entail?
Other passages to consider: Ezek 34:1-10; John 10:7-18, 22-30; Acts 20:17-32; Col 1:28-29; 1 Thess 2:1-12; 1 Tim 3:1-7; Heb 13:7-9, 12-21
Digging Deeper:
- How does a man become an elder? Who puts him in that position?
- How, practically speaking, can elders keep watch over the souls of the church?
- Given God’s design, what responsibility do Christians have to the church and to elders?
- What should motivate elders to diligently care for the flock? What should not motivate them?
Future Hope Should Affect Present Life
May 02, 2019
Future Hope Should Affect Present Life
1 Corinthians 15:29-34
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How did Paul's life reflect his belief in the truth of the Gospel?
- What is a Christian's hope?
- How should Christians live differently from unbelievers? Why?
Other passages to consider: Isa 22:13; Matt 5:13-16; Rom 6:3-13; 8:35; 1 Cor 15:1-28; 2 Cor 1:8-10; 4:7-12; 6:4-10; 11:23-29; Phil 1:21
Digging Deeper:
- How can unbelievers have a negative influence on us?
- What effect is my future hope having on my life now?
- In what ways am I being influenced by the world? What steps do I need to take?
- How can my actions/commitments point others to faith in Christ?
God's Sovereignty Ensures Our Resurrection
April 26, 2019
God's Sovereignty Ensures Our Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:23-28
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- Where is Jesus now? How did He get there?
- How is Jesus like Adam? How does Jesus succeed where Adam failed?
- What will happen when Christ returns?
Other passages to consider: Gen 1:26-31; 3:1-19; Ps 8; 110:1; Matt 28; Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:15-23; Col 1:15-20; Rev 19:11-21:5
Digging deeper:
- How much authority does Jesus have? Where did it come from?
- What is the final goal of history?
- How does the truth that Christ reigns encourage you today?
- Why does it often not look like Christ is reigning?