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?
Posted on Apr 1, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
This Week’s Passage: Acts 9:32-10:33
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 has the gospel done a similar work your life to that of Peter’s in Acts 9/10 in the way you view people and the culture around you?
- In what ways do you continue to struggle with prejudice or preferences that may color the way you see certain people? How can your group pray?
- As we continue to be painfully aware of brokenness and prejudice in our world today, how does our eternal hope inform our perspective of that brokenness, the cure for it, and our response to it?
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 Mar 8, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
This Week’s Passage: Acts 9:1-19
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.
- Have you identified your “one” yet? If you haven’t, take this time to share a few names who could be your “one.” What is your biggest fear as you prepare to intentionally share the gospel with this person? If so, share who that is with your group and take time to pray for that person as each one shares.
- Is there any person in your sphere of influence who you might consider the last person to choose as your “one?” How does this passage this week speak to that perspective?
- What elements of your own conversion story do you recall as you consider Saul’s in this passage?
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 Mar 5, 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 would you define living with gospel awareness? If you had to rate your own level of gospel awareness in your day-to-day life, what would that rating reflect?
- How does the natural tendencies of our culture prevent us from seeing every setting, event, person, and action as being significant from an eternal perspective? How must we counteract these tendencies?
- How are you growing in your ability to speak the Word of God into the lives of others? How do you desire to grow in this area? How can your group pray for you?
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 Feb 16, 2019 by Jason in Life Group Guide, Worship Prep |
This Week’s Passage: Acts 8:1-4
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 week’s passage and message help us to better understand the sovereignty of God in all things? How does this new perspective shape how we understand life under the sun?
- Read Romans 5:1-5 together. How do these verses help us understanding and respond to suffering? What is the basis of our rejoicing in suffering?
- In these verses we begin to see the promise of Acts 1:8 unfold. What promises from Scripture do you hold fast to when you face hardship and suffering in your life or in the world? How do these promises refocus your eyes on God’s goodness and ultimate purposes?
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 Aug 27, 2018 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:
Spend some time this week, either with your family or with your group (or both!) simply praying, slowly, through this prayer.
- How have you seen the authority as Jesus the King throughout the Sermon, and how have you seen that authority rub up against the world and its systems?
- What aspect of this sermon is most astonishing to you? To the world? Why?
- Are there ways in which you struggle to relinquish control to that authority in areas addressed in this Sermon? How can your group pray for you in this?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time consider 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?
