Week of February 20, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 3:1-13
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. What sort of ideas about the church are we prone to adopt from our culture that hinder our biblical understanding? How does that affect the mission and purpose of church?

 

  1. How should this vision of the church as the manifold wisdom of God shape our understanding of church membership, as well as our function and practice as members? How should that motivate us asthe church?

 

  1. Can you say that the relationships you are cultivating within the Body reflect the manifold wisdom of God? What relationships are you building that can only be attributed to the work of gospel and the Spirit’s empowerment to bring unity and joy?
 
 

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Week of February 13, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 2:17-22
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. How would you assess your response to this access we have to God in Christ? How would you evaluate your communion with God through his Word and prayer?

 

  1. How are you being intentional to press into this access with other members of the Body? How have you seen God bless that? How can you be more intentional in this way?

 

  1. How should our reconciliation with God through Christ shape our relationships within the Body? How should we relate to one another despite the differences we may have?
 
 

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Week of February 6, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 2:11-17
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. What comes to mind for you when you hear the word reconciliation? How has this passage and this week’s message impacted your understanding of it?

 

  1. What are some of the aspects of this present age that you see affecting your own mind and heart? How should we go about combating that as we seek to be gospel people?

 

  1. What is one step that you feel compelled to take toward being committed to the ministry of reconciliation? How can your group pray for you to embrace the role of ambassador of Christ with greater intentionality?
 
 

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Week of January 30, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 2:11-17
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. How does this picture of alienation help us in (1) gaining a greater view of the gospel, and in (2) understanding and responding to those who are outside of Christ?

 

  1. How did this week’s message and a focus on this passage help you to better understand your relationship with God in light of this new identity in Christ? What should this compel us to do?

 

  1. How does our reconciliation with God (from enemy to friend) change our relationship to the world? What are the most difficult aspects of this change for you?
 
 

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Week of January 23, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
 
1. Make a list of remembrance from this passage: truths that we need to remember as believers. Why is it important that we remember each truth? How do we go about remembering? What are the dangers in forgetting each?
 
2. What do we learn from this passage about the character of God? How does everything stated in this passage about us enhance our understanding of his character?
 
3. How would every area of our lives look if we were to look at them from the understanding and purpose of v. 10? How could this verse serve as a mission statement to all we do?
 

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Week of January 16, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. How did this study through Paul’s prayer from Ephesians 1 help to clarify for you the idea of discipleship, spiritual growth, and/or maturity in Christ?

 

  1. How does Paul’s prayer show us the vital importance of abiding in the Word and seeking to abide in the Spirit? How is it that we can believe we are truly growing as Christians though we neglect those things?

 

  1. How did this study help you in gaining a true picture of faith? How has this study helped you better understand what it means to seek to know God? In light of what you’ve learned, what is the first step you need to take?
 
 
 

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