Questions:
1) What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging?
Read 1 Peter 4:12-19
2) How does Peter refer to his audience? Why use this term? Does this term encourage you? Why/Why not?
3) As Christians, why should we expect to undergo suffering? What is God’s purpose in allowing His children to face these situations?
4) What kinds of tribulation should we expect to face? How should we delight in suffering?
5) Why is suffering abuse for the sake of Christ a powerful blessing? How does Peter know this?
6) What practical ways can we demonstrate to ourselves and others that we are rejoicing in suffering?
7) How do we appraise suffering? What are some reasons God allows us to face trials and tribulations? What is included in the traits of unacceptable suffering?
8) What is the world’s view of Christians today? Why does it have this view? What steps can we take to change this view held by many of our neighbors?
9) Where does Peter say judgment will begin? Why is this? How should we react to this reality?
1) What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging?
Read 1 Peter 4:12-19
2) How does Peter refer to his audience? Why use this term? Does this term encourage you? Why/Why not?
3) As Christians, why should we expect to undergo suffering? What is God’s purpose in allowing His children to face these situations?
4) What kinds of tribulation should we expect to face? How should we delight in suffering?
5) Why is suffering abuse for the sake of Christ a powerful blessing? How does Peter know this?
6) What practical ways can we demonstrate to ourselves and others that we are rejoicing in suffering?
7) How do we appraise suffering? What are some reasons God allows us to face trials and tribulations? What is included in the traits of unacceptable suffering?
8) What is the world’s view of Christians today? Why does it have this view? What steps can we take to change this view held by many of our neighbors?
9) Where does Peter say judgment will begin? Why is this? How should we react to this reality?
Date: October 13, 2024
Text: Ephesians 4:7-11
Questions:
1) What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging?
Read Ephesians 4:7-11
2) How can we celebrate the different gifts given to us in Christ’s church?
3) How do we know that Paul isn’t referring to saving grace in verse 7? Why does this matter? What does this kind of grace enable and equip us to do?
4) What spiritual gift has the Lord given you? How are you currently using that gift to serve others? What happens when we don’t use our gifts?
5) Why does Paul use this illustration from Psalm 68? What does descended mean? What does ascended point to?
6) What is an apostle? What are the qualifications for this office? Are there apostles today? Why/why not?
7) What is the purpose of a prophet? Why does this spiritual office no longer exist in the church?
8) What is the role of an evangelist? If evangelists are an ongoing office in the church, does this mean we don’t have to share the gospel if we don’t have this role? Why/why not?
9) What is the role of the pastor/teacher? Why were these gifts given to men? How should we react to this reality?
1) What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging?
Read Ephesians 4:7-11
2) How can we celebrate the different gifts given to us in Christ’s church?
3) How do we know that Paul isn’t referring to saving grace in verse 7? Why does this matter? What does this kind of grace enable and equip us to do?
4) What spiritual gift has the Lord given you? How are you currently using that gift to serve others? What happens when we don’t use our gifts?
5) Why does Paul use this illustration from Psalm 68? What does descended mean? What does ascended point to?
6) What is an apostle? What are the qualifications for this office? Are there apostles today? Why/why not?
7) What is the purpose of a prophet? Why does this spiritual office no longer exist in the church?
8) What is the role of an evangelist? If evangelists are an ongoing office in the church, does this mean we don’t have to share the gospel if we don’t have this role? Why/why not?
9) What is the role of the pastor/teacher? Why were these gifts given to men? How should we react to this reality?