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!
Faith in God’s Powerful Promise
Faith in God’s Powerful Promise- Joshua 6
Notes:
Digging Deeper:
- Why does God often use weak or untraditional ways to accomplish His purposes?
- What examples of faith do we see in this chapter? How is that faith demonstrated to be real? What is the result of these displays of faith?
- In what way(s) is God calling you to obey Him in faith?
Other passages to consider:
Gen 15:16; Lev 18:24-25; 27:28; Deut 7:1-5; 20:16-18; 2 Cor 10:3-5; Eph 6:10-18; Heb 11:30-31; Jam 2:14-17.
Came to Save; Saved to Serve
Came to Save; Saved to Serve – Luke 1:67-80
Sermon Notes:
1) As promised, God ______________________... - vv67-74a, 77-79.
2) …that we might ______________ without fear in holiness & righteousness – vv74-75.
Digging Deeper:
- What promises does Zechariah refer to the coming of Christ fulfilling? Why did that cause great rejoicing?
- How do you feel knowing that God keeps his promises? What other promises from God encourage you?
- What enemies does Jesus save us from? What attributes of God are displayed the coming of Christ?
- What does this passage teach you about serving God? Where is God calling you to serve Him now?
Other Passages to Consider:
Gen 17:1-8; 2 Sam 7:8-17; Ps 100:1-2; Mark 10:45; Rom 3:23-24; 7:6; Eph 2:1-10; Col 1:13-14; 1 Thess 1:7; Titus 2:11-14; Heb 9:11-14.
Living as a Stranger on the Earth
Living as a Stranger on the Earth - Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16
Sermon Notes:
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Discussion Questions:
- How is God’s call of Abraham a picture of God’s sovereign grace?
- What is significant about Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob living in tents throughout their lives?
- In what ways do we tend to forget that we are strangers in this world?
- What can fuel our faith and longing to be with God?
Other Passages to Consider:
Gen 12:1-3; Josh 24:2; John 15:18-19; 17:15-18; Phil 3:20; 1 Pet 1:17-19; 2:11-12; Heb 12:28; 13:14; 1 Jn 2:15-17; Rev 21:1-7
A Prophet Like Moses
Sermon - A Prophet Like Moses – Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How does Jesus reveal God to us?
- What are the different ways God makes Himself known? Is there a progression?
- What was the role of a prophet in the OT? How did one become a prophet?
Other passages to consider: Deut 34:10-12; Matt 17:1-8; John 1:1-14; 3:31-36; 6:14; 7:16; 8:28; 14:8-11, 23-24; 17:6-8; Acts 11-26; 7:37; Heb 1:1-4; 3:1, 3-6.
Digging Deeper:
- Why are the words of God essential to our relationship with God?
- What do we learn about Jesus from the Transfiguration?
- How is the New Covenant superior to the Old?
- Do I listen to Jesus? How can I grow in this area?