"Ownership vs. Stewardship" Matthew 21:33-46

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is the meaning of the two words “sovereignty” and “providence”? How are they related to each other, and what is their relevance to us the people?

  2. Have you, or do you, “own” anything so hard that you’ve managed to push God out of sight? What might that be? (Personal will, body, family, possession, future plans, other people, church, etc.)

  3. Do you now understand your place as a “steward” of God in Christ? What features or functions of a steward will you strive to take on more intentionally?

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

"The Only True Head of the Church" Galatians 2:11-14

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. How does the interaction between Peter and Paul highlight the importance to following the truth of the Word, not the positions of people?

  2. What does it look like for you to walk in step with the truth of the gospel today?

  3. When have you been tempted to place too much trust in people or structures as opposed to the truth of Scripture?

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

"The Right Hand of Fellowship" Galatians 2:1-10p

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. According to the sermon, when is the approval of men as “the right hand of fellowship” good and necessary in gospel ministry?

  2. How do we “separate” the politics from the ministry of the gospel?

  3. Where does the subject of “the poor” fit in the discussion of power and influence?

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

"Called by God" Galatians 1:10-24

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Do you tend to be a “people-pleaser”? If so, to what degree (1-10)? Describe the pros and cons of people-pleasing attempts in your own experience.

  2. Describe your first-person experience with God’s presence and/or truth that increased your spiritual conviction or resolve.

  3. When you feel convicted inside to pursue God in a certain way or service, how does the church and community affirm that conviction? In other words, is your “internal calling” matched or affirmed by the “external calling”?

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

"God's Faithfulness: Past and Present" Luke 22:7-20

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Why is it so important to have a sound, biblical understanding of the nature of the Lord’s Supper?

  2. How does the Lord’s Supper function as one of the ordinary means of grace available to us in Christ?

  3. How does the physicality of the Lord’s Supper enrich your life of hope in the future coming of Christ?

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

"The Word of God" Psalm 19:7-11

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is the relationship between God and His Word according to the sermon?

  2. What are the corresponding definitions of the key doctrines on Word of God such as inerrancy, infallibility, plenary inspiration, perspicuity?

  3. What two functions of the Word of God is highlighted in the message?

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

"His Steadfast Love Endures Forever" 2 Chronicles 6:12 - 7:3

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. How does Jesus being the true ‘house of the Lord’ shape the direction of all your thoughts and prayers?

  2. How does the presence of God among us through the Spirit of Christ encourage you in your daily fight against sin?

  3. What makes the steadfast love of God so steadfast? Who does it all depend upon?

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