"Sovereignty of God & Human Responsibility" (Genesis 11:1-9)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. By having a brief look at the genealogy from Adam to Jesus,  what can we say about God’s orchestration of the events surrounding the lives of these characters?

  2. How did you first react to [Romans 9] passage—especially [vv.13 & 15]?  And how do you reconcile these words of God in your Christian faith?

  3. Do the words “duty and thriving” seem complimentary?  How does the sermon help to reconcile their relationship in your understanding?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Suffering and Sorrow in the Christian Life" (Genesis 3:1-24)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is the cause of broken human relationships according to Genesis 3? How does the gospel provide hope for healing?

  2. How was the cultural mandate frustrated by the Fall? How does the gospel provide solution for its restoration?

  3. What is the significance of Adam and Eve’s exile from the Garden? How does the gospel allow for the exiles to return?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Marriage, Family, Church & Society" (Genesis 2:15-25)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Beyond love and life-partnership, what other functions does marriage serve?

  2. How does the “connectedness” of individuals – couples – families – churches – societies provide a deeper appreciation and commitment for sanctification of individuals, couples and families?

  3. While we can never expect perfection in earthly societies, how does the vision of Christ encourage us to strive heavenward?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Divine Economy vs. Human Politics" (Genesis 1:28-29; 2:8-15)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Obviously we all want to “live well.” But how does our Creator-God commission His people to flourish according to His design?

  2. What do you make of our current earthly political offering (social & governmental)? Can perfection be expected in any of the systems? What is the best way to cope and participate constructively according to the sermon?

  3. How does our Lord Jesus Christ satisfy our longing for human flourishing, and how does the Holy Spirit guide our path to glory?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"The Image of God vs. Human Division" (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:4-9)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. How well do you get along with those who are different from you (race, gender, nationality, social “class”, political affiliation, etc.)?  Can you recall times from the past when you experienced conflicts based on these differences?

  2. How does the biblical position on common ancestry and bearing the divine image of God inform your unity with the whole of human race?

  3. What points of tension do we observe in our own society among people?  How can we become the agents of peace and grace in Christ?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"The Laundry List" (1 Corinthians 16:1-24)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Do you make budget to regularly give offerings and tithes for the gospel work of the Church?  How do you “steward” the Lord’s resources?  Discuss your experiences of growth and challenges on the subject of “money.”

  2. Do you get along well with others in the church community?  Do you submit well to the appointed leaders and give them due recognition, not because you expect perfection, but even through human-flaws?

  3. How are you at expressing godly affection for your brothers and sisters?  Do you even try?  Share your experiences in making these efforts, how they have worked in the past or have not.

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"A Glorious Hope" (1 Corinthians 15:35-58)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. How large does the hope of the resurrection loom in your daily life?  

  2. How would you summarise the hope that we have in resurrection?

  3. What difference does the hope of the resurrection make in our labour in the Lord?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Ordering Worship" (1 Corinthians 14:26-40)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What do you value more?  --order or freedom?  

  2. How does your longing testify of the goodness of God?

  3. According to the sermon, how can you convert your longings and frustrations into hope and faith in the Redeemer?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"The Perfect Love" (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is your greatest longing for perfection? What do you want “fixed”, or to have?

  2. How does your longing testify of the goodness of God?

  3. According to the sermon, how can you convert your longings and frustrations into hope and faith in the Redeemer?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"One and Many" (1 Corinthians 12:12-31)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Why is the diversity of gifts, roles, strengths and weaknesses within the Church something to thank God for?

  2. Why did God deliberately compose the body of many parts, each with varying roles?

  3. How does the headship of Christ help to focus the activities of the members of the body?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Tongues & Prophecy" (1 Corinthians 12:1-11; 14:1-25)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?  What spiritual gifts do you possess?

  2. What does it mean to “prophesy” today, and how can you exercise it?

  3. Have you ever seen someone exercise the “speaking of tongue”?  How does today’s sermon reconcile with your experience?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Truly Equal" (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What can we gain from understanding varying “Degrees of Importance” for any issue, and acquiring sound biblical interpretive methodology (biblical hermeneutics)?

  2. How did God use the inequality of authority to redeem mankind in Jesus?

  3. What does it mean to love/lead like Jesus?  And what does it mean to submit/love like Jesus?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Pursuit of Glory" (John 16:25 - 17:5)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What things did Jesus overcome in this world to make us take comfort in Him?

  2. How did Jesus exercise His given authority over people?

  3. Since Jesus is returning to glory which He had “before the world existed”, what can we say about His humility on earth?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Comfort for God's People" (Isaiah 42:1-9)

DISCUSSIONS QUESTIONS

  1. How does the gentleness of Jesus comfort your current weaknesses and fears?

  2. How should the power of Jesus shape your perspective on how we ought to think about and conduct ourselves in our current situation?

  3. How does the glory of Jesus motivate you to spend and steward the very limited time we have in this life?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

“Raised from the Dead” (1 Corinthians 15:12-19)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Is Christianity realistic about what is at stake regarding the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

2. What gives you assurance of Christ’s, and therefore your own resurrection?  What support do you have from the sermon, or past lessons?

3. What does the Bible say about our resurrected and glorified body?

4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

Order of Worship can be found here.

"Save Us, We Pray" (Mark 11:1-11)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What sort of “saving” do we really need now? How can we recognize our Savior?

  2. What is required in praying to our Saviour?

  3. In what ways are we similar to the colt on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem?

  4. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?

“Just As You Are” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Do you truly feel secure in Jesus? Does your eternal spiritual security translate to earthly and physical security? How do you understand the presence of “comfort gap” between what we know to be true spiritually and how we experience life physically now?

2. What can you practically do better to “keep awake and be sober” according to the sermon?

3. What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?