May 7, 2023
The Tabernacle – Exodus 25-31
Series: Exodus
Application & Discussion Questions  
  1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
  2. Can you imagine stepping out of the wilderness into this beautiful tabernacle? What impact would this have on you?
  3. Why do we no longer need a physical tabernacle or temple today as Christians?
  4. In what sense is the Church today the tabernacle of God?
  5. How will you view and treat the Church differently, knowing that the Church is the tabernacle of God in the world today?   
  6. What are some of the ways that persons today may seek to destroy the Church (which is God’s tabernacle)? (See Galatians 6:1, I Corinthians 3, and I Corinthians 5 for examples.)
  7. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
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  • May 7, 2023The Tabernacle – Exodus 25-31
    May 7, 2023
    The Tabernacle – Exodus 25-31
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. Can you imagine stepping out of the wilderness into this beautiful tabernacle? What impact would this have on you?
    3. Why do we no longer need a physical tabernacle or temple today as Christians?
    4. In what sense is the Church today the tabernacle of God?
    5. How will you view and treat the Church differently, knowing that the Church is the tabernacle of God in the world today?   
    6. What are some of the ways that persons today may seek to destroy the Church (which is God’s tabernacle)? (See Galatians 6:1, I Corinthians 3, and I Corinthians 5 for examples.)
    7. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Apr 23, 2023The Covenant Confirmed – Exodus 24
    Apr 23, 2023
    The Covenant Confirmed – Exodus 24
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. What did the sprinkled blood symbolize for Israel?
    3. How are we also sprinkled with blood as Christians? (See Hebrews 10:22)
    4. Why is Exodus 24:10-11 so surprising?
    5. Why is the removal of our guilt a necessary foundation for living the Christian life?
    6. Listen to the description of seeing God in Revelation 22:1-4. How does this inspire you?    
    7. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Apr 9, 2023The Most Important Event in History – Romans 5:8-9
    Apr 9, 2023
    The Most Important Event in History – Romans 5:8-9
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. What are the 3 basic world views? Which world view is your own?
    3. According to Romans 5:8-9, on what basis is anyone right with God?
    4. Have you personally experienced the salvation of God that is described in Romans 5:8-9? If so, how has this transformed your life?  
    5. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Apr 2, 2023Three Overarching Themes of God’s Law – Exodus 20:22-23:33
    Apr 2, 2023
    Three Overarching Themes of God’s Law – Exodus 20:22-23:33
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. What are the ways of idolatry in our own culture that we do NOT want to follow?
    3. There is NOTHING more important in all of life than the worship of God! Do you believe this?  How do you live this out?   
    4. Who are vulnerable groups of people in our own culture and context that we should work to help and protect?
    5. How is the system of justice that God gave Israel in Exodus different from the strategy and focus of our own justice system in America today?
    6. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Mar 26, 2023God’s ninth and tenth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:16-21
    Mar 26, 2023
    God’s ninth and tenth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:16-21
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. Why is honesty and trust so important?
    3. What are some reasons why we may be tempted to be dishonest? How does the Gospel set us free from these reasons for deception? 
    4. What is coveting? How is this command different from the other nine?
    5. What is another name for coveting? (See Colossians 3:5.)
    6. Contentment alludes the world that chases after idols. What is the only way that we can find true contentment and fulfill the command to not covet?  (See Philippians 3:8.)
    7. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Mar 19, 2023God’s seventh and eighth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:14-15
    Mar 19, 2023
    God’s seventh and eighth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:14-15
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. What timeless truths about God does the command to not commit adultery teach us?
    3. What is the good news of I Corinthians 6:11? What are the helpful instructions of I Corinthians 6:18-20? 
    4. What are some of the reasons why we can be tempted to steal?
    5. How can the following scriptures help us to overcome the temptation to steal – Philippians 4:19, Matthew 6:31-33, and Philippians 3:8?
    6. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Mar 12, 2023God’s fifth and sixth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:12-13
    Mar 12, 2023
    God’s fifth and sixth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:12-13
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. Why do children who are taught to respect and obey the authority of their parents generally do better in life as a whole? Since this is true, what should the love of a parent for a child look like? 
    3. Why is the relationship of a child to his or her parents one of the best ways to assess the sincerity of the child’s profession of faith in Christ?
    4. What is murder?
    5. How does Jesus drive the command to not murder deeper? (See Matthew 5:21-26 & 38-48.)
    6. According to Ephesians 4:31-5:2 what are we to do with bitterness? How might this relate to the command to not murder?   
    7. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
  • Mar 5, 2023God’s third and fourth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:7-11
    Mar 5, 2023
    God’s third and fourth commands to Israel – Exodus 20:7-11
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions  
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. Why is it our desire as Christians to honor God’s name?
    3. In what ways have you dishonored God’s name or reputation through your words and actions?
    4. Why is rest so important? What does rest and resting in Christ look like in your life?  (See Hebrew 4:1-11.) 
    5. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
    6. What will you do (specifically) in response to hearing God’s Word today?
  • Feb 26, 2023Exodus 20: 1-6
    Feb 26, 2023
    Exodus 20: 1-6
    Series: Exodus
  • Feb 12, 2023Israel’s Encounter with God – Exodus 19
    Feb 12, 2023
    Israel’s Encounter with God – Exodus 19
    Series: Exodus
    Application & Discussion Questions
    1. Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
    2. Israel’s call to obey the Lord is based upon His grace and salvation freely given to them (19:4-6). How does God’s grace given to us in Christ call for and motivate our obedience?  (See Ephesians 4:31-5:2 for an example.)
    3. Why was Israel not allowed on the mountain where God had descended? What does this teach us about God?  How is the situation both similar and different for us as Christians under the New Covenant?  (See Hebrews 4:14-16 and 12:18-24.)
    4. In Exodus 19:6 God says that Israel would be a “kingdom of priests” who would show the glory of God to the world by reflecting His goodness through their obedience in response to His grace. I Peter 2:9-12 uses this same language to describe us as Christians.  How has God allowed your life to show His goodness to others?
    5. How does today’s passage speak truth into your life and challenge you personally?
    6. What will you do (specifically) in response to hearing God’s Word today?