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!
Church Growth
Church Growth – Ephesians 4:11-16
Sermon Notes:
- Source – Our life & growth ____________________________________ - vv11,16.
- Goal – To grow up into ________________________________________ - vv13-14.
- Process
- Pastors/teachers _____________________________________________ - vv11-12
- Members _____________________________________________________ - vv15-16.
Digging Deeper:
- What does growth in the church look like? What is it contrasted with?
- How does God use members to help the Body grow?
- How can you encourage others with the truth? Who can you invite into your life to encourage you?
Other Passages to Consider:
Matt 16:13-18; Jn 15:1-17; 1 Cor 12:12-13:7; Eph 3:14-4:7; Col 2:6-10; 1 Th 5:8-11; Heb 3:13; 10:24-25; 1 Pet 4:10
Gather to Worship the Triune God
Gather to Worship the Triune God – Hebrews 10:24-25; Ephesians 5:18-21
Sermon Notes:
1) What is worship?
2) Why is corporate worship important?
Digging Deeper:
-What is worship? How can we prepare our hearts for corporate worship?
-Why should you participate in corporate worship? What do you miss if you don’t go? What do others miss if you don’t go?
-What are some common misconceptions about worship?
Other Passages to Consider:
1 Cor 3:9, 16-17; 14:24-25; Col 3:16; Eph 2:19-22; 5:18-19; Heb 10:24-25; 12:22-24; 13:14; 1 Pet 2:5-9
King of Kings
King of Kings – Ephesians 1:19-23
Sermon Notes:
1) Jesus is____________________– vv19-21a
2) His reign is____________________– v21b
3) He is exercising his sovereign power for____________________– vv22-23
Discussion Questions:
- Where is Jesus now? What is He doing?
- How does the resurrection and ascension prove that Jesus is Lord of all?
- What causes us to lose sight of the Lordship of Christ? What other things do we sometimes place our hope in?
Other Passages to Consider:
Ps 146:3-4; Acts 1:8-11; 2:32-36; 5:30-32; Phil 2:6-11; Col 3:1; Heb 1:8,13; 4:15; 1 Jn 2:2
Growing Together into Christ
Growing Together into Christ
Ephesians 4:11-16
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- What picture does Paul give for the church in this passage? What parts of the body are identified?
- How many times does the text speak of the body growing or being built up? Why would God mention it so often?
- What does growth in the church look like? What is it contrasted with?
Other passages to consider: Matt 16:13-18; John 15:1-17; Acts 20:28-32; 1 Cor 12:12-13:7; Eph 2:11-22; 3:20-4:16; Col 1:15-20; 1 Pet 4:7-11
Digging Deeper:
- How does God intend the church to grow?
- How does the text emphasize corporate growth rather than just individual? What does this say about the importance of involvement in the life of the church?
- What does it mean to grow up into Christ?
- Does your current commitment to the church match God’s intention? How can you be more connected to the body?