Aug 1, 2021
Thinking about Pastors, part 2 – 2 Timothy 4:1-4
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
Questions for Discussion & Application
  1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
  2. What about a pastor’s job description is surprising to you? Why?
  3. Most of the qualifications for pastors that are described in I Timothy 3:1-7 are also things that all Christians should aspire to. Which of these qualities do you feel needs the most strengthening in your own life?
  4. What are some of the benefits of having a plurality of pastors in a local church?
  5. Why is it so important that we NOT put pastors up on a pedestal and instead view them as men whose example we want to follow as it conforms to God’s Word?
  6. Do you have a plan to pray for your pastors? If not, what might be a good plan to pray for them?   
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  • Aug 1, 2021Thinking about Pastors, part 2 – 2 Timothy 4:1-4
    Aug 1, 2021
    Thinking about Pastors, part 2 – 2 Timothy 4:1-4
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. What about a pastor’s job description is surprising to you? Why?
    3. Most of the qualifications for pastors that are described in I Timothy 3:1-7 are also things that all Christians should aspire to. Which of these qualities do you feel needs the most strengthening in your own life?
    4. What are some of the benefits of having a plurality of pastors in a local church?
    5. Why is it so important that we NOT put pastors up on a pedestal and instead view them as men whose example we want to follow as it conforms to God’s Word?
    6. Do you have a plan to pray for your pastors? If not, what might be a good plan to pray for them?   
  • Jul 25, 2021Thinking about Pastors – I Timothy 3:1-7
    Jul 25, 2021
    Thinking about Pastors – I Timothy 3:1-7
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
    2. What are some of the most important things that pastors should be focused on? What could hinder this focus in a pastor’s life?
    3. Do you pray for your pastors? What important requests can you make on behalf of your pastors?
    4. What are some of the things that could wrongly become the motivation of a pastor or any of us for ministry rather than faithfulness to God? How can we protect against these false motives?
    5. How can you grow in following the leadership of your pastors?
  • Jul 18, 2021Thinking about Baptism – Acts 2:36-41
    Jul 18, 2021
    Thinking about Baptism – Acts 2:36-41
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
     
    1. When were you baptized? What stands out to you about your own baptism?
     
    1. What would you say to someone who professes to be a Christian but doesn’t see the importance of being baptized?
     
    1. What are some of the things being symbolized in baptism?
     
    1. What would you say to someone who believes that baptism itself will give them salvation?
     
    1. Why is baptism linked together with church membership?
  • Jul 11, 2021The Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 11:20-34
    Jul 11, 2021
    The Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 11:20-34
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
     
    1. What are some examples of unbiblical ways of celebrating the Lord’s Supper?
     
    1. How has the Lord’s Supper been an encouragement to you personally?
     
    1. How will this study of the Lord’s Supper change the way you participate in it in the future?
     
    1. Why is the Lord’s Supper so important to us as a church and as individual Christians?
  • Jul 4, 2021Learning from Daniel’s Prayer – Daniel 9:1-19
    Jul 4, 2021
    Learning from Daniel’s Prayer – Daniel 9:1-19
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
     
    1. What are you most thankful for about the nation in which we live? Do you thank God for these blessings regularly?
     
    1. Have you ever confessed the sins of our nation to the Lord?
     
    1. What requests should we make for our nation that are motivated by a desire for God’s kingdom and glory?
    2. What have you learned from Daniel’s prayer that you will apply to your own prayer life?
  • Jun 27, 2021Reflections Upon Life – Psalm 90
    Jun 27, 2021
    Reflections Upon Life – Psalm 90
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Ordinances & Officers of the Church
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this passage?
    2. What attributes of God can we see in this passage? Which attribute stands out to you? Why?  
    3. Why is it good for us to often remember how short our lives are?
    4. How has such reflection changed the way you live your own life?
    5. Why is God able to have compassion and show unfailing love to sinners?
  • Jun 20, 2021Should you be angry? – Jonah 4:1-11
    Jun 20, 2021
    Should you be angry? – Jonah 4:1-11
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Jonah
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this passage?
    2. Did Jonah have any legitimate reason to be angry? How have you struggled with inappropriate anger?
    3. What does Jonah’s anger reveal about him? Consider what your own anger may reveal about yourself.
    4. God provided an object lesson with the withered plant to help Jonah see how he was wrong. What object lessons has God provided for you to learn from? 
    5. What do we learn about the character of God in this chapter? How have you experienced God’s grace, mercy, and love?   
    6. How can we reflect God’s grace, mercy, and love to other undeserving sinners like ourselves?
  • Jun 13, 2021God’s Undeserved Grace for a Wicked City Jonah 3:1-10
    Jun 13, 2021
    God’s Undeserved Grace for a Wicked City Jonah 3:1-10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Jonah
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this passage?
    2. Has God ever given you a second chance to do something that you failed to do the first time? What did this teach you about God? 
    3. Are you like God in being willing to give others a second (or third or fourth) chance?
    4. Does God HAVE to be compassionate and offer a second chance? (See Acts 5:1-11.)  Can you think of some other examples from Scripture of God giving someone a second chance?  (See John 21:15-19.)
    5. How do we see repentance expressed outwardly by the people of Nineveh? Based on this example of repentance, what evidence should we look for in ourselves and others that our repentance is true?
    6. Is there an area in your life now that requires true repentance? What will you do?           
  • Jun 6, 2021God’s Undeserved Grace for a Disobedient Prophet – Jonah 1:17-2:10
    Jun 6, 2021
    God’s Undeserved Grace for a Disobedient Prophet – Jonah 1:17-2:10
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Jonah
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this passage?
    2. Have your choices of disobedience ever led you to a dark and desperate place like Jonah?
    3. What stands out to you the most about Jonah’s prayer? Why? 
    4. When Jonah was totally desperate and his situation seemed hopeless, where did he turn (see verse 7)? Is there any situation in your own life where you need to remember the Lord and call out to Him?  
    5. Did Jonah deserve to be rescued from death? How can we relate to being rescued from death undeservedly? (See Ephesians 2:1-10.)
    6. How has God shown His supernatural power to rescue in your own life?
  • May 30, 2021A Disobedient Prophet & a Sovereign God – Jonah 1:1-17
    May 30, 2021
    A Disobedient Prophet & a Sovereign God – Jonah 1:1-17
    By: Ben Lairamore
    Series: Jonah
    Questions for Discussion & Application
    1. What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this passage?
    2. Who is like the Ninevites to you?
    3. How has God called you to go outside the status quo in ministering to those who are like the Ninevites to you?
    4. How did God show His sovereignty over Jonah’s life? How has God shown His sovereignty over your own life even in times of disobedience? 
    5. How is the heart of Jonah unlike the heart of God?
    6. Like Jonah, what is God calling you to do that is difficult? Will you obey?       
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