Posted on May 29, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Tools for Worship, Worship Prep |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- What is your greatest obstacle to participating in personal evangelism? Does this week’s passage/message address that fear? If so, how?
- How might the scenario have played out differently in this week’s passage if Barnabas and Paul had been man-centered instead of God-centered?
- Have you had the opportunity to share the gospel at all with your “one?” How can your group continue to pray as you seek to share with them?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
Posted on May 22, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- What is one aspect of who Jesus is that is bigger in your view after our study of Hebrews 1:1-4 on Sunday? How does this change your perspective?
- Read the following passages together and see if you can summarize what our response (in worship & in life) should be to each as a group: John 1:1-18; Philippians 2:5-11; & Colossians 1:15-20.
- Take some time in your group to pray in reflection of this past year’s My Life Matters ministry. Pray for the seeds planted, for others to water, and for us all to be faithful now as God continues to work through his Spirit.
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
Posted on May 15, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- The mission of this early church was fueld by worship/service and prayer/fasting. How can we trace a lack of intentional mission in our own lives back to a deficiency in these areas?
- What does this week’s passage and message teach you about the nature of evangelism?
- What does this passage teach you about opposition to the gospel?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
Posted on May 8, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- How does this passage help us to understand prayer in light of God’s sovereignty? Based on how we’ve seen this church pray before, what do you imagine shaped their prayers in this instance?
- What does this passage teach us about God’s peace?
- What does it truly mean to “take God at his Word?” How should that result in confidence for believers despite what is happening in the world around us?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- What is the vision you believe God would have us attain for how we pursue discipleship together at Westwood from this week’s passage? What would be your role?
- What aspect about the character of Barnabas has been the most compelling to you? Why? What type of personal response has this compelled you to take?
- How does generosity in meeting specific needs of brothers and sisters, within the church body or in the greater mission of the gospel, serve to edify the whole Church (capitol C)?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
Posted on Apr 24, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
- How should the description of our inheritance in Christ from 1 Peter 1 change the way we view and live our lives? Are you living more for that inheritance, or for one(s) that is fading?
- Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 together. What would be noticeably different about your own life if the resurrection were not true? What does the answer to this question tell us about our lives?
- How have we seen the resurrection at the forefront of life for the first Christians so far in our study of the Book of Acts? Can you say that the resurrection is at the forefront of your own life? What does that look like?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
