Week of July 17, 2022

This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:5-9
 
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. Why is it important for us to strive to attain a good exegetical understanding of the passages we study? Why is it important to guard against eisegesis, both in our personal study and in the teaching we hear?

 

  1. How does a foundational understanding of our identity as “bondservants of Christ” change virtually every interaction we have? What is your greatest struggle in abiding in this identity?

 

  1. How does a view toward Christ’s return shape the way we view our lives right now? What is the danger in falling into patterns of forgetting that future reality?