Philippians 2:12-18 Sermon Discussion Questions
Paul defines God’s will for our life as - Christ - like humility displayed in sacrificial service for others. How are you tempted to define God’s will for your? Does the way you defined God’s will for your life hinder your sacrificial service of others? (Happiness / Comfort / Safety / Health) What things or circumstances do you believe God ‘wants’ for you that are more about you than others? Grumbling and complaining in the church should be seen as profanity. What does this mean? How are you tempted to grumble and complain? How is this “empty of God”? [...]
Philippians 2:1-4 Sermon Discussion Questions
We pursue unity in the church from our personal experience of the gospel. If our experience before God is only alienation, condemnation and demands, we will alienate, condemn, and demand more of others? How will you with the gospel fight your desire to alienate, condemn, and demand from others? How will you with the gospel purse unity through love, mercy, and compassion? Sameness is not unity. Unity is displayed through our gospel fellowship despite our differences. How do you struggle to see unity only in terms of sameness? How can you pursue unity with those who are different from [...]
Philippians 1:19-26 Sermon Discussion Questions
Our allegiance to the kingdom is to weight more than all other allegiances. What commitments, priorities, or allegiances in your life seem to have more weight that the gospel? How could / does this steal joy from you (and your family)? How will you give more weight to your allegiance to Jesus? Our lives are to match the worth or weight of the gospel. What areas of your life do you find the most lack of gospel gravity? What steps will you take to give your life (family, job, academics, friendships, etc) gospel worth? Joyful fellowship is found when [...]
Regathering: Guard Your Heart!
As we move toward resuming in person corporate worship. The priority for each and every Ashland attender must by our own hearts. Remember as the prophet Jeremiah declares, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 Therefore, we must be first and foremost concerned with our heart before we worry this the thoughts and actions of others. Here are some verses and application to help us do this very thing this week. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise [...]
Sermon Discussion Questions: Philippians 1:3-9
Paul finds joy in his prayers for the church in two ways. (1) He thanks God for what He has done in their lives. (2) He prays for what God has promised to do in their lives. Instead of complaining and doubting others, how might you pursue joy in praying in these ways for others. Be specific who and what are you gonna pray for this week. Suffering is often a platform for our witness. How have you seen this quarantine hinder your witness for Jesus? How might we use this quarantine as a platform for Jesus? How might [...]
Philippians 1:1-3 Sermon Discussion Questions
When our joy becomes enslaved or dependent upon anything other than Jesus we will live in disappointment instead of contentment. How have you experienced this in your life? What or who have you found yourself enslaved to and thus thoroughly disappointed? How has this time in quarantine exposed this in your life? When I see my identity as a slave or servant of Jesus first and foremost my joy is dependent upon him and not my circumstances? How have you found joy in serving Jesus in very difficult circumstances? Who in your life has been an example of joy [...]