Here you will find two particular tools Westwood members use weekly that enhance our participation in our weekly worship services. First, you will find our weekly Worship Prep Guide that Pastor Gerald puts out each Friday. This guide includes some thoughts to help us all prepare for the message coming up on Sunday. Second, you will find our weekly Life Group Guide. This guide includes a small way to interact with Sunday’s message & passage that helps each of us to reflect upon and internalize God’s Word.
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Oct '18
Life Group Guide (Week of October 21, 2018)
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Oct '18
This week’s Passage: Matthew 10
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion:
- What ministry situations tend to be the most difficult for you? Jesus speaks of being like sheep, snakes, and doves in Matthew 10. How would you apply this to your current context?
- What aspects of God’s character in this chapter ground our confidence in Christ’s mission?
- What is your reaction to the inevitable opposition to living out this mission? What causes you the greatest difficulty or fear?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
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Sep '18
Life Group Guide (Week of September 2, 2018)
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Sep '18
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
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Aug '18
Life Group Guide (Week of August 26, 2018)
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Aug '18
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.
Wednesday [BE>DO]:
Think about this week’s questions for group discussion:
Spend some time this week, either with your family or with your group (or both!) simply praying, slowly, through this prayer.
- How have you seen the authority as Jesus the King throughout the Sermon, and how have you seen that authority rub up against the world and its systems?
- What aspect of this sermon is most astonishing to you? To the world? Why?
- Are there ways in which you struggle to relinquish control to that authority in areas addressed in this Sermon? How can your group pray for you in this?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time consider the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?
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Mar '18
Life Group Guide (Week of March 4, 2018)
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Mar '18
Use this guide to help you internalize Sunday’s message & passage!
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Feb '18
Life Group Guide (Week of February 25, 2018)
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Feb '18
Here is this week’s Life Group Guide. Use it to help you internalize this week’s passage & message.
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Feb '18
Life Group Guide (Week of February 18, 2018).
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Feb '18
Use this Life Group Guide to help you internalize this week’s message & passage.
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