Week of January 16, 2022

This Week’s Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
 
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
 
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
  1. How did this study through Paul’s prayer from Ephesians 1 help to clarify for you the idea of discipleship, spiritual growth, and/or maturity in Christ?

 

  1. How does Paul’s prayer show us the vital importance of abiding in the Word and seeking to abide in the Spirit? How is it that we can believe we are truly growing as Christians though we neglect those things?

 

  1. How did this study help you in gaining a true picture of faith? How has this study helped you better understand what it means to seek to know God? In light of what you’ve learned, what is the first step you need to take?