Week of June 20, 2021

This Week’s Passage:  Revelation 11:1-14 (Part 1)

 

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. What does this passage reveal about the true nature of lostness? How should this passage shape our interactions with those who are outside of Christ?
  2. What does it mean that “idolatry is at the core of an unrepentant heart?” How would you explain this to someone who does not worship wood, metal, or stone idols?
  3. How does this passage help to bolster the confidence of those who are in Christ? What is the believer called to believe through the truths of this passage?

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Week of June 13, 2021

This Week’s Passage: Revelation 10
 
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. What makes the Word of God seem bittersweet, especially in the context of its proclamation? Has it seemed bittersweet as we’ve walked through Revelation so far? How?
  2. How does this passage serve as a sort of “re-commissioning” (the Great Commission) for God’s people? How does it provide further confidence for the mission?
  3. What are some aspects of gospel ministry that make it bitter? What are some aspects that make it sweet? Why is it all worth it?

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Week of June 6, 2021

 
 

This Week’s Passage:

 

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?
1. Why is good theology key in combatting suffering? Why is it necessary to be proactive in developing good theology? How are you going about that?
2. What is it about suffering that carries with it a crisis of identity? Why does this aspect or effect of suffering expose the need for faithful community?
3. Of the traps that Jerome presented (awareness, fear, envy, doubt, denial, and discouragement), which have you experienced most profoundly? How did you work through that, and how did the Lord prove faithful through it in exposing its deception?

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Week of May 30, 2021

This Week’s Passage:Revelation 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. What does this passage reveal about the true nature of lostness? How should this passage shape our interactions with those who are outside of Christ?
  2. What does it mean that “idolatry is at the core of an unrepentant heart?” How would you explain this to someone who does not worship wood, metal, or stone idols?
  3. How does this passage help to bolster the confidence of those who are in Christ? What is the believer called to believe through the truths of this passage?

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