Ephesians 5:4 Continual expressions of gratitude to God with our lips encourage fellow followers of Christ. Share an example of you being built up in the faith by another believer's gratitude to God. Many falsely believe that speech modification by the power of man and not heart transformation by the power of God is the key to improving the quality of one's speech. How...
Keep ReadingToday was Vision Sunday, what is the "Vision Statement" of MBC? How is Romans 10:8-14 related to MBC's Vision Statement, and how have these verses helped inspire that statement? How is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 related to that statement? During Vision Sunday, Bob Warriner is bringing brought on to direct Children's ministry and biblical counseling. Why is biblical counseling im...
Keep ReadingActs 20:17-38 1. Pastor Matt started the message by encouraging us to pray for Pastor Nate's back. Take an opportunity to pray for him with your group. 2. Paul's humility is on full display in this passage as he seeks to make much of Christ and little of himself. How can we learn from this and grow in humility? 3. Paul's mission was to make known the gospel and humbled ...
Keep ReadingEphesians 5:3 1. What are some of the ways you see sexual immorality practiced in the world? 2. "We are not perfect, we are forgiven." What are ways that this is misused, and what is the proper way to understand this in light of our relationship to Christ? 3. When you imitate Christ, relationships flourish. How? 4. Sexual immorality, impurity, and covetousness are to h...
Keep Reading1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1. How was hope defined in the sermon according to scripture? 2. How is the hope found in scripture different from the hope found in the world? 3. What does it mean to have a living hope? What does hope in Jesus provide? 4. How does the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ provide hope for people like you and me? 5. How can we be sure of this...
Keep Reading1. Read Matthew 2:1-12. 2. What do you think the presence of the wise men in Jerusalem after the birth of the Messiah says about God's glory? 3. Why do you think King Herod and all of Jerusalem were "disturbed" and not happy to hear about the birth of the King of the Jews? What are some things that make people disturbed to hear the good news of Jesus today? 4. Wha...
Keep ReadingMatthew 1:18 25 What aspect of today's passage raises questions for you about Jesus' birth? What were the four things we learned about Joseph from verse 19? If you are a husband, explain what detail of Joseph's love for Mary that challenges you most. If you are a wife, state one thing (I am sure there are hundreds) that you appreciate about your husband. Jo...
Keep ReadingRead Luke 1:26-38 1. In verses 26-30 of our passage, we see God shows favor to Mary. The word "favor" means grace. How has God personally shown you grace over the past year? 2. Mary's response to the angel Gabriel's proclamation was confusion and fear. Have you ever been fearful of something that turned out to be a blessing? 3. Gabriel responded to Mary's fear by reassu...
Keep ReadingIsaiah 53:4-5 When you think of Christ's birth what immediately comes to your mind? The primary question being answered during today's sermon was: why should we, as followers of Christ, celebrate the birth of Christ enthusiastically? How would you answer that question? Why is it often or occasionally difficult for followers of Christ to embrace the marvelous truth tha...
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