Oct 2, 2022
Weeds in the Garden – 2 Peter 2:1-10
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: II Peter
  1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
  2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
  3. What are some destructive heresies that the church faces today? Why might these heresies be appealing and seductive?
  4. How can we guard ourselves against destructive false teaching?
  5. In today’s passage we see many historical examples of God judging evil. What additional examples of this can we see in the Scripture?
  6. Today’s passage makes clear that God knows how to rescue the godly and judge the unrighteous. How does this reminder encourage you in your walk with the Lord?     
  7. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
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  • Oct 2, 2022Weeds in the Garden – 2 Peter 2:1-10
    Oct 2, 2022
    Weeds in the Garden – 2 Peter 2:1-10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: II Peter
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. What are some destructive heresies that the church faces today? Why might these heresies be appealing and seductive?
    4. How can we guard ourselves against destructive false teaching?
    5. In today’s passage we see many historical examples of God judging evil. What additional examples of this can we see in the Scripture?
    6. Today’s passage makes clear that God knows how to rescue the godly and judge the unrighteous. How does this reminder encourage you in your walk with the Lord?     
    7. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Sep 25, 2022God has Spoken – 2 Peter 1:12-21
    Sep 25, 2022
    God has Spoken – 2 Peter 1:12-21
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: II Peter
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. What spiritual truths do we need to be continually reminded of? What does God use to remind us of these truths?
    4. Why do we as Christians believe the Bible to be the written Word of God? What helps you to know this is true?
    5. How are you seeking to pay careful attention to the prophetic word (scripture) in your own life? Do you find it to be like a lamp shining in a dark place?   
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Sep 18, 2022Make Every Effort – 2 Peter 1:5-11
    Sep 18, 2022
    Make Every Effort – 2 Peter 1:5-11
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: II Peter
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Which good quality listed in verses 5-7 do you most need to make every effort to grow in?
    4. Give an example of how possessing these good qualities would prevent a Christian from being useless and unproductive. Do you have an example from your own life?
    5. Why would lacking these good qualities be the result of forgetting one’s own salvation?
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Sep 11, 2022Divine Provision – 2 Peter 1:1-4
    Sep 11, 2022
    Divine Provision – 2 Peter 1:1-4
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: II Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Does it encourage you to know that you have everything that is needed to live a life that is growing in godliness?
    4. Where might we be tempted to look for the ability to be godly, besides the Lord?
    5. How does believing God’s promises enable us to share God’s holy character and escape corrupt desires. How have you experienced this to be true in your own life?
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Aug 28, 2022Making it to the Finish Line – I Peter 5:6-14
    Aug 28, 2022
    Making it to the Finish Line – I Peter 5:6-14
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Why is entrusting your anxieties to God an expression of humility?
    4. Is there an area of your life where you need to cast your anxiety upon God?
    5. What does soberly resisting the devil look like in your own life?
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Aug 21, 2022The Recipe for Church Unity – I Peter 5:1-5
    Aug 21, 2022
    The Recipe for Church Unity – I Peter 5:1-5
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Why are the instructions of verses 1-3 so important for pastors? How can they also apply to others who serve in different leadership positions of the church as well?
    4. Why might younger members of the church be singled out for instruction about being subject to elders/pastors?
    5. Humility among all persons of the church is essential for unity. Is there an area of church life where you need God’s grace to grow in humility?
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Aug 14, 2022How to Respond to Suffering – I Peter 4:12-19
    Aug 14, 2022
    How to Respond to Suffering – I Peter 4:12-19
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about today’s passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. What is the relationship of sharing in Christ’s sufferings and sharing in His glory? Why are these connected? (See I John 2:6 & 2 Timothy 3:12) 
    4. We are all called to say and do things for the name of Christ that will surely get us insulted. What is this for you?
    5. Is there an area where you have dodged suffering by being less than faithful?
    6. Why are we able to rejoice when we suffer for Christ’s sake? (See Acts 5:41, Romans 5:3, & Hebrews 10:34.)
    7. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Aug 7, 2022Because the End is Close – I Peter 4:7-11
    Aug 7, 2022
    Because the End is Close – I Peter 4:7-11
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about the passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Why should the coming end have such a big influence on how we live now? In what way does this influence your life?
    4. Is your life marked by sober praying? What changes might the Lord have you make to your prayer life?
    5. What gifts has God given you? How can you use these gifts to lovingly serve others?
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Jul 24, 2022Don’t Look Back – I Peter 4:1-6
    Jul 24, 2022
    Don’t Look Back – I Peter 4:1-6
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about the passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Do you feel willing and ready to suffer as a Christian? Why? Why not?
    4. Do you have any former friends who now reject you? How can you love them and pray for them?
    5. What gives us strength to keep going even when we suffer for good? (4:5-6.)
    6. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
  • Jul 17, 2022Jesus’ Victory – I Peter 3:18-22
    Jul 17, 2022
    Jesus’ Victory – I Peter 3:18-22
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What questions do you have about the passage?
    2. How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
    3. Why was Jesus’ suffering necessary in order to bring us to God?
    4. How do you show your thankfulness that Jesus suffered for you?
    5. How are we similar to Noah in the days that he built the ark? Does this similarity encourage you?
    6. What are the similarities of Christian baptism to the flood of Noah’s day?
    7. How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
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