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!
Consider the Cost
Consider the Cost
Matthew 16:21-28
1) The Cost of Salvation – vv21-23.
2) The Cost of Following Christ – vv24-28.
Digging Deeper:
-As you consider what Jesus did for you, what is your response?
-Are the requirements to follow Christ a one-time decision or ongoing? Or both?
-In what areas do you need God’s help to deny yourself and come under Christ’s authority?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ps 2; Isa 53; Matt 4:1-11; 10:16-39; 26:30-28:7; Phil 2:5-11; 3:7-9.
Lust and the Fight for Purity
Lust and the Fight for Purity – Matthew 5:27-30
Sermon Notes:
1) Committing of Sin - Lusting is _______________in your heart.
2) Causes of Sin - We must take _________________ to remove sin from our lives.
3) Consequences of Sin - Sin ______________and ultimately leads _______________.
Digging Deeper:
- What things consistently cause me to sin? What can I do to get rid of temptations?
- Are there areas of sin that I am holding on to? What does that say about my spiritual health?
- Who can I recruit to help me in my pursuit of holiness?
- How does this passage point me to my need for Christ?
Other Passages to Consider:
Proverbs 5; 6:20-35; 7:10-27; Rom 3:21-26; 1 Cor 6:9-20; Col 3:5-6
First of Many
First of Many – 1 Corinthians 15:20-23
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- Why do people die?
- How has Paul already in this chapter pointed to the certainty of Christ’s resurrection?
- What are firstfruits? What does it mean that Christ is our firstfruits?
Other passages to consider: Gen 1; 3; Lev 23:10; Luke 23:32-24:12; John 11:25; Rom 5:12-21; 8:18-30; Phil 3:21; 1 Pet 1:3-9
Digging Deeper:
- What two groups/representatives do you see in this passage? How do you get into those groups?
- What can we learn about our future resurrection by looking at Christ’s?
- How does knowing my future affect how I live in the present?
- What does the resurrection tell us about Christ?