1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 Sermon Outline and Reference Verses
1 Thessalonian 5:23-28 Sanctification is Peace (23) Sanctification is Love (23b) Sanctification is a Work of God (24) Sanctification is in Everyday Church Stuff (25-27) Sanctification is God’s grace (28) SANCTIFICATION IS LOVE 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers [...]
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
How might you better prepare to receive the word as God’s word? What is one specific change you can make this week simply because God in His word has spoken? In what ways may you be avoiding the difficulty that comes with identifying with Jesus? What are some specific ways you can embrace the joy of suffering for the sake of Christ and the gospel? How have you experienced the tension between God’s rescue and the world’s rage against His word? What relationships do you need to be more direct and clear about the gospel?
1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 Sermon Discussion Questions
How did the gospel come to you? Who shared the gospel with you that you need to thank or thank God for? (If you haven’t received the gospel yet or aren’t sure if you have, talk to your BFG leader or someone in your BFG about faith and repentance.) What are some specific ways you’ve seen God transform people with the gospel to be more like Jesus? Or how has God been transforming you into a better imitation of Jesus? What are some steps you will take this week to better imitate Jesus? What examples have you seen of [...]
1 Thessalonias 1:1-3 Sermon Discussion Questions
How have you experienced family in the church? What areas of life do you need to be more intentional about living as a kingdom citizen under the rule of Christ before a watching community? Who do you know that needs to be assured of the grace or peace they have in Christ? What specific way will you commit to do this week to encourage them in the grace and peace of the gospel? What is one specific life change you will make because God has proven He is good in the gospel? What is one sacrifice you will make [...]
John 19:16-30 Sermon Discussion Questions
Why is it important to remember as men assert their will on God, by crucifying Jesus, that it is God who is accomplishing His will? (Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27-28) How do the references to Jesus’ fulfillment of Scripture at the cross give you confidence in God’s plan for your life even when you are suffering? What Scripture can you remember to be reminded of God’s purposes in your suffering? What comfort does Jesus’ compassion from the cross give you? Do you struggle to try and add to what Jesus accomplished at the cross? What does this look like? How [...]
John 13:1-30 Sermon Discussion Questions
How have you been encouraged by the humble service of other Christians? How does Christian service point people to Jesus and glorify his name? What can we do to keep from normalizing the radical humility of Christ in our hearts and minds? Why must Christians be uncompromising in our commitment to forgive? In what ways, large and small, have you struggled to extend forgiveness to people in your life? What does it mean to understand Christian forgiveness as an evidence of salvation, not a means of earning it? What does it look like to be “wise as serpents”, while [...]