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!
Take Sin Seriously
Take sin seriously – Joshua 7
Notes:
1) ________ of Israel’s sin – v1a
2) ________ of Israel’s sin – v1b-9
3) ________ of Israel’s sin – vv10-12
4) ________ of Israel’s sin – vv13-26
Digging Deeper:
- What does Joshua 7 teach you about sin and God?
- No one sins in isolation. How might your sin affect others?
- As God reveals sin in our lives, what should we do?
Other passages to consider:
Gen 3:6-8; Deut 7:25-26; Hos 2:14-15; Amos 3:1-2; Acts 5:1-11; Rom 5:9; 1 Cor 5:1-13; Phil 2:14-15; Col 3:5-11; 1 Thes 1:10; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 2:15-17.
Responsible for One Another
Responsible for One Another-Matthew 18: 15-20
Notes:
1) - v15a
2) - vv15b-17
3) - vv18-20
Digging Deeper:
- Why is it important that unrepentant sin is dealt with in the church?
- What do you notice about the process laid out in vv15-17? Who is responsible for carrying out this process?
- How does this passage point to the importance of church membership?
- How am I to be responsible for, and accountable to, my fellow church members?
Other passages to consider:
Lev 19:17; Deut 19:15; Matt 12:49-50; 16:19; 28:20; John 8:17; 16:19; 1 Cor 5; 1 Tim 5:19.
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.
Be Truthful & Reliable
Be Truthful & Reliable – Matthew 5:33-37
Sermon Notes:
1) Jewish tradition used oaths to_______________.
2) Jesus commands us to simply_______________and_______________.
Temptations/Hazards to Avoid
Digging Deeper:
- How are all three members of the Trinity associated with truth?
- Where does lying come from?
- How are others affected when we don’t keep our word?
- How is being truthful and reliable a great opportunity to bring glory to God?
Other Passages to Consider:
Lev 19:12; Num 23:19; Deut 23:21; Ps 15; 51:6; Matt 23:16-22; Jn 8:44; Eph 4:25; Heb 6:18; Jam 5:12
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
Undeserved Treatment
Undeserved Treatment – 2 Corinthians 5:21
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- In v21, who is acting on behalf of whom?
- What does it mean for Christ to be made sin?
- v21 says we become the righteousness of God. How can this be? Where does this righteousness come from?
Other passages to consider: Ps 103:10-12; Isa 53:4-12; Mark 10:45; Rom 3:21-26; 4:6-8; Rom 5:1, 6-8, 18; 2 Cor 5:14-21; Gal 3:13-14; Phil 3:9; Heb 4:15; 10:11-14; 1 Pet 2:24
Digging Deeper:
- This passage speaks of reconciliation with God. What does the word reconciliation tell us about the nature of God and our sin?
- What needed to be true of Christ in order for him to be our substitute?
- How do we benefit from Christ’s atoning work? Where in v21 is that pointed out?
- What applications of this great truth do you see in the immediate context of v21?
Love Doesn’t Do That
Love Doesn’t Do That – 1 Corinthians 13:4b-6
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How have the Corinthians acted in the unloving ways described in vv4b-6?
- What do these unloving actions do to the health of a church and its ability to glorify God?
- How do these unloving actions manifest themselves in congregations today? How can a church put off these actions?
Other passages to consider: Mark 10:45; John 3:30; Rom 12:21; 1 Cor 1:26-31; 3:1-4; 4:6-7; 5:6-8; 6:6-8; 10:23-24; 11:21-22; 12:14-27; 2 Cor 5:19; Gal 2:20; 1 Tim 2:5-6
Digging Deeper:
- How would you summarize these negative actions?
- How could love help prevent you from sinning in these areas?
- Are you acting in any of these unloving ways? If so, what do you need to do?
- What would be the effect of a church that didn’t treat each other this way, but instead truly served one another in love?
Communion Calamity
Communion Calamity - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How was the Corinthian church sinning in their celebration of the Lord’s Table?
- What does Paul mean in v20 that the Corinthians are not eating the Lord’s Table?
- Why did Christ institute the Lord’s Table?
Other passages to consider – Ex 12:1-28; 24:7-8; Ps 133; Isa 53; Jer 31:31-34; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 22:7-30; 1 Cor 10:14-22; Phil 2:1-11; Rev 19:6-10
Digging Deeper:
- Why is the Lord’s Table meant to be a corporate celebration?
- How did the Corinthians’ behavior strike at the very heart of the intended purpose for the Lord’s Supper?
- 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?