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!
Prepared for the Lord’s Return

Prepared for the Lord’s Return- Matthew 24:42-25:13
Notes:
Digging Deeper:
- What common lesson is Jesus teaching with these parables?
- How do we prepare for Christ’s return?
- What happens to those who are not prepared for Christ’s return?
Other passages to consider:
Isa 54:4-6; 62:4-5; Ezek 16:7-34; Hos 2:19; 1 Thess 4:13-5:11; 2 Pet 3:1-13.
The Return of Jesus Christ

The Return of Jesus Christ-Matthew 24:29-41
Notes:
1) The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv29-31
2) The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv32-33
3) The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv34-35
4) The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv36-41
Digging Deeper:
- The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv29-31
- The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv32-33
- The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv34-35
- The _____________ of Christ’s Coming – vv36-41
Other Passages to consider:
Isa 13:9-10; Dan 7:13-14; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15:50-52; 1 Th 4:13-5:11; 2 Pet 3:1-13; Rev 6:12-17; 14:14-16.
Living Between His Comings

Living Between His Comings – Matthew 24:3-28
Notes:
Digging Deeper:
- What did the disciples ask Jesus? Why would the disciples connect the destruction of the temple with the end of the age?
- What commands does Jesus give his disciples in this passage? Which commands are applicable to Christians in every age?
- How can Christians guard against being led astray or having their love grow cold?
Other passages to consider:
Dan 9:27; 12:11; Matt 7:15-23; 13:21; 28:18-20; Acts 5:36; 8:1,4; 20:29-30; 2 Pet 2:1; 1 Jn 4:1.
God's Sovereignty Ensures Our Resurrection

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?
Celebrating What Christ Accomplished

Celebrating What Christ Accomplished
Matthew 26:26-29
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- What does the finished work of Christ refer to? What is significant about saying “finished”?
- Why did Christ institute the Lord’s Table?
- Why should the Lord’s Supper be a solemn occasion? Why should it also be a time of celebration?
Other passages to consider – Ex 12:1-28; 24:7-8; Ps 103; Isa 1:18; 53; Jer 31:31-34; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 22:7-30; 1 Cor 10:14-22; 11:17-34; Rev 19:6-10
Digging Deeper:
- How does taking the Lord’s Supper help us to look forward to Christ’s return?
- 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?
- How should the truth of being set free from sin affect your life?