Week of August 29, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 15
 
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. Why are the glory and judgment of God so often seen together? How do these two aspects of his character relate?

 

  1. What is the significance of the connection shown in the worship of God’s people in Revelation 15 and the origin of the song they sing? What does that teach us about God? What does it teach us about worship?

 

  1. How should the holiness of God fuel our worship? How should it fuel our mission? What is the danger of forgetting about or neglecting his holiness?
 

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Week of August 22, 2021

This Week’s Passage: The Book of 1 John
 
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 are you prone to self-deception? How do we guard against it?

 

  1. What is the connection between the pursuit of righteousness and love? Why is abiding in Christ vital to both?

 

  1. How does our culture cause it to be increasingly difficult to deal well with opposition and division? How does the message of 1 John help us with that?
 
 

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Week of August 15, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 14
 
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 passage cause us to see the reality of sin? How should it affect our posture toward sin, beginning with the sin in our own lives?

 

  1. How are we to reconcile the terrible and wrathful picture of judgement in this chapter as being a part of the gospel, or “good news” proclaimed by the angels (as well as the entirety of the Scriptural narrative)?

 

  1. How does v. 13 of this passage help shape the Christian perspective of the death of believers? How, perhaps, should a verse like this affect the way we pray in light of physical ailments and death?
 

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Week of August 8, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 14
 
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. There is a clear delineation between those who belong to the beast (Ch 13) and those who belong to the Lamb (Ch 14). The delineation is highlighted in contrasting – distinguishing characteristics. The new song of the redeemed is learned and lived out. How is this concept presented in this passage? How does it help us understand the aim of discipleship? How do we learn and rehearse this song here and now?

 

  1. The first angel’s announcement called on all humanity to “fear God”. What is there to fear in the announcements of the angel’s in vv 8-13? How does, or how should, the reality of God’s wrath and an eternal hell influence the song of our lives? How does, or how should, the reality of God’s wrath and an eternal hell influence the way we pray and share with our lost family & friends?

 

  1. Why is there another call for endurance in this passage (14:12), and how does the promised blessing of v 13 encourage us in our perseverance and endurance?
 
 

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Week of August 8, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 14
 
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. There is a clear delineation between those who belong to the beast (Ch 13) and those who belong to the Lamb (Ch 14). The delineation is highlighted in contrasting – distinguishing characteristics. The new song of the redeemed is learned and lived out. How is this concept presented in this passage? How does it help us understand the aim of discipleship? How do we learn and rehearse this song here and now?

 

  1. The first angel’s announcement called on all humanity to “fear God”. What is there to fear in the announcements of the angel’s in vv 8-13? How does, or how should, the reality of God’s wrath and an eternal hell influence the song of our lives? How does, or how should, the reality of God’s wrath and an eternal hell influence the way we pray and share with our lost family & friends?

 

  1. Why is there another call for endurance in this passage (14:12), and how does the promised blessing of v 13 encourage us in our perseverance and endurance?
 
 

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Week of August 1, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 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 are the dangers of too much speculation regarding the exact identity of the Beasts (or the Antichrist)?

 

  1. How might it change the way we seek to proclaim the gospel in our world to understand that every person is a worshiper in identity? How should that define our deepest desire for every person?

 

  1. How does this passage present to us the true nature of the deception of our enemy? How does it illustrate the need for us to pursue wisdom and discernment?
 

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