Aug 7, 2022
Because the End is Close – I Peter 4:7-11
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?
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  • 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
    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 31, 2022Colossians 3:1-4 Pursuing the Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ
    Jul 31, 2022
    Colossians 3:1-4 Pursuing the Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ
    Series: Colossians
    Questions
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of Scripture?
    2. How is Jesus described in verse 1? What does this tell us about him?
    3. What are the two commands that Paul gives in verses 1-2? What kind of mindset is Paul challenging Christians to have?
    4. “Set your mind on things above.” What do you think this actually looks like in practice? What are some obstacles in daily living that make practicing this heavenly mindset difficult?
    5. Verses 1-4 claim that the believer has died, risen, is now hidden, and will one day be glorified with Christ. How should this change how we view our identity and our true purpose?
    6. Verse 3 says our life is hidden with Christ in God. Who is doing the hiding? What does this say about the security of our salvation?
    7. By God’s grace, what needs to change in your life based on this study of Colossians 3:1-4?
  • Jul 24, 2022Don’t Look Back – I Peter 4:1-6
    Jul 24, 2022
    Don’t Look Back – I Peter 4:1-6
    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
    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?
  • Jul 10, 2022Living with Courage in the face of Enemies – I Peter 3:13-17
    Jul 10, 2022
    Living with Courage in the face of Enemies – I Peter 3:13-17
    Series: I Peter
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. Have you ever faced a situation where you felt tempted to fear someone who was speaking maliciously to you or about you? Why is it important that we not fear such people?
    3. What makes it possible for us to not fear such people who are maligning us?
    4. What will help us to be prepared to defend our hope in Christ with gentleness and respect? When has God given you an opportunity to do this?
    5. Christians are sometimes reviled for our “good behavior” (verse 16). What are some examples of this happening in our own context?
    6. In what sense will our enemies who slander and revile us be put to shame by our good conduct?
  • Jul 3, 2022Instructions for All of Us – I Peter 3:8-12
    Jul 3, 2022
    Instructions for All of Us – I Peter 3:8-12
    Series: I Peter
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. Of the several descriptions of how we are to relate to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, which is most convicting for you? Why?
    3. How does a “humble mind” (vs. 8) enable us to have “unity of mind” with other believers and to resist the temptation to “repay evil for evil”? What enables us to have a “humble mind”? (See I Peter 2:9-10.)
    4. According to verse 9, we are “called” to bless those who do us evil so that we may obtain a blessing. What is this blessing? (See verses 10-12.)  How have you experienced such blessing in your own life?     
    5. How does this passage challenge you personally? How will you respond in obedience to what you have heard?
  • Jun 26, 2022Treasuring the Supremacy and Sufficiency of Jesus
    Jun 26, 2022
    Treasuring the Supremacy and Sufficiency of Jesus
    Series: Colossians
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of Scripture?
    2. Why is the law in the Old Testament no longer needed for people to be right with God?
    3. Why does having a list of rules seem attractive to us? Why does it seem to be part of our DNA to want rules to keep? What is the danger of focusing on the law rather than on Christ (19)?
    4. Where do you struggle with legalism in your relationship with Christ? What truth about how God relates to us helps you fight this tendency?
    5. In what ways as a church might we be in danger of adding to Christ and his work? What rules or guidelines do we want believers to follow that are more cultural than biblical?
    6. Paul says that all of these practices have no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. Why do you think that is the case? (Consider Mark 7:14-23; Matthew 15:15-20).
    7. By God’s grace, what needs to change in your life based on this study of Colossians 2:16-23?
  • Jun 19, 2022Husbands and Wives – I Peter 3:1-7
    Jun 19, 2022
    Husbands and Wives – I Peter 3:1-7
    Series: I Peter
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. What example have you seen of a Christian wife’s lifestyle eventually leading to her husband’s conversion?
    3. Wives, what does it look like for you to adorn yourself with a gentle and quiet spirit. How does this passage challenge you to live differently?
    4. Husbands, what does it look like for you to live with your wife in an understanding way and to show honor to her? How does this passage challenge you to live differently?  
    5. In what ways are the instructions of this passage to both men and women countercultural? How might these countercultural lifestyles point people towards Christ?  
    6. How does this passage challenge you personally? How will you respond in obedience to what you have heard?
  • Jun 12, 2022Submission to Authority – I Peter 2:18-25
    Jun 12, 2022
    Submission to Authority – I Peter 2:18-25
    Series: I Peter
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. Is it surprising to you that Peter instructs slaves to submit? Why is this NOT an endorsement of slavery?
    3. Where are you called to patiently endure unjust treatment or submit to a difficult authority in your own life?
    4. What do you see in this passage that encourages you to graciously endure unjust treatment or submit to a difficult authority?
    5. How does this passage challenge you personally? How will you respond in obedience to what you have heard?
  • May 29, 2022Colossians 2:6-15 – Complete in Christ: Walking confidently in Christ’s Sufficiency
    May 29, 2022
    Colossians 2:6-15 – Complete in Christ: Walking confidently in Christ’s Sufficiency
    Series: Colossians
    Questions:
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of Scripture?
    2. The central confession of the early church was ‘Jesus is Lord.’ What are the implications of this statement for the world, the church, the home, and your life?
    3. Why do you think Paul sees thankfulness as the believer’s necessary response to salvation (see Colossians 1:12; 2:7; 3:16; 4:2)? What is thankfulness? What does thankfulness look like for you as a Christian?
    4. In 2:8, Paul commands believers to watch out for harmful beliefs that would undermine their faith. What are the potential philosophies or worldviews that can tempt believers to look for fullness outside of Christ?
    5. In 2:9-15, Paul provides several reasons to cling to Christ and no other. Why do you think Paul focuses on what is right and true instead of emphasizing what is wrong with the false teaching?
    6. In 2:9-15, which statement about Christ or about our status in Christ is most encouraging to you? Why?
    7. By God’s grace, what needs to change in your life based on this study of Colossians 2:6-15?