Sermons from December 2024
Extending Christmas
Philippians 2:1-13 Discussion Questions: How long do you leave your Christmas lights up? Read John 1:1-14. What similar points can you find between this passage and Philippians 2:6-11? What unique points do you see in John 1? Do you know of other believers who have been good examples of selflessness? Why are they so encouraging to us? Spiritual growth never happens in a straight line. Sometimes it’s great and sometimes it’s stagnant or even feels like regression. What’s common to…
One Crooked Family Tree
Matthew 1:1-17 Discussion Questions: 1) Read Psalm 51—what do we learn from David about how we should view our sin from this Psalm? Does this shed any light on why God calls David “a man after my own heart” in Acts 13:22? 2) Must we reach a certain level of sanctification before God uses us to accomplish His purposes? If not, does anything change about how God uses us as we grow in sanctification?
The Crux of the Matter
Galatians 6:11-18 Discussion Questions: 1) How can we be more boastful in the cross of Christ? What should that boasting look like? 2) When in your life have you been most boastful in the cross? 3) Does persecution for boasting in the cross happen in 21st century America?
Fulfilling the Law of Christ
Galatians 6:1-10 Discussion Questions: 1) What makes it difficult for us to allow other people to help carry our burdens? 2) Is there a burden that you’re carrying today that you’d like to share? How can we help you carry it? 3) Why is it so important to “be spiritual” as we carry the burdens of our fellow believers (or anyone else)?
Keeping in Step with the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-26 Discussions Questions: 1) How can you see the fruit of the Spirit growing in your life? Is there an attribute that doesn’t come naturally to you that you’ve especially seen God’s Spirit grow in you? 2) How can we help the fruit of the Spirit grow in each other’s lives?