The Word Became Flesh: A Sermon Series on the Incarnation
At the incarnation, God’s reason for all things was revealed in Jesus, the word. When it comes to your purpose, YOUR WHY, are you tempted to begin with something or someone other than Jesus? How have you learned that life must begin and end with Jesus? Consider what it means that Jesus chose to live with us. How is God’s love in your life magnified when you consider Jesus has chosen to endure and die for your worst qualities and most sinful behavior not just to dwell us temporarily but to live with us forever? We fall short of God’s glory [...]
Nehemiah 11-12 Sermon Discussion Questions
God’s faithfulness is displayed in people. How have you seen this displayed in vivid ways throughout your life? In your church? How do you expect generations to come to look back and see God’s faithfulness in your life? What do you think your name mean to them? What would you pray it means for Christ's glory to those who see it in years to come? The sights, sounds, and experience of gathered praise in the city was a tangible display of God’s faithfulness. How do you experience this weekly in our church gathering? Be specific. What are some very [...]
Nehemiah 10 Sermon Discussion Questions
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word holiness? Why do we tend to think of holiness as a negative thing instead of something that is good for us? God’s faithfulness in Jesus proves He desires our good. Are there certain commandments in the Bible that cause you to doubt His goodness? If he really wanted my good He would not command ____________. Israel was to be distinct from the nations when it came to their homes and their worship. How should we be distinct from the world when it comes to our [...]
Nehemiah 9 Sermon Discussion Questions
How have you recently forgotten God’s goodness in your life? How has this caused you to sin against God? How have you recently rejected God’s goodness in your life by rejecting His word? What specific sin has this led to in your life? How have you exchanged God’s goodness for the slavery of sin? How have you allowed God’s good gifts in your life to be stolen by sin? Which of the following describes you when you are found guilty of sin; I tend to be apathetic about confessing your sin and pursuing forgiveness I tend to withdraw from God, [...]
Nehemiah 7-8 Sermon Discussion Questions
Do you tend to think of the sermon as a private spiritual discipline performed in public? How will you seek to consider yourself in the context of a community when you hear the word of God? What are ways you minimize the importance of gathering to hear the word in your life and the life of your family? How can you make gathering to hear the word with the church more important in your life and the life of your family? We make a theological statement about the Bible by the way we gather to hear it. We declare [...]
Nehemiah 6 Sermon Discussion Questions
Describe how your life fits within God’s promise to be faithful to His people. How is God using you to fulfill this promise in the world? What is the enemy’s most effective tool to distract you from what God has called you to do? What are the normal patterns of this distraction in your life? How might you fight to stay focused on God’s mission despite this distraction? (Include practical suggestions) How do the things you are most worried about distract you from God’s mission in your life? How would prayer and work guard your heart from anxiety? What [...]