Week of July 24, 2022

This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:10-20
 
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 is helpful to you about the illustration of war in regard to the Christian life? How would you live your life differently if you lived in an active war zone? How should that apply to our Christian lives?

 

  1. What does Paul’s frequent use of “stand” signify in spiritual warfare? How do we gain and maintain spiritual awareness that keeps us sober to the reality of the spiritual war always raging around us?

 

  1. What do we learn about the identity and the strategies of our enemy from this passage?
 

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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?
 
 

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Week of July 10, 2022

This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:4
 
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. Is there anything you need to change about how you are approaching your parenting? What are some changes that are needed to minimize frustration, anger, and discouragement for your children?

 

  1. What ideas did you hear today that you would like to implement as you raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord?

 

  1. If you are not actively parenting, are there children in your sphere of influence that you could encourage toward the Lord? Are there parents in your sphere of influence you could encourage in some way?

 

  1. The parent/ child relationship is important. Do you need to seek or give some “gospel” forgiveness to your parents or your children today?
 

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Week of July 3, 2022

This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:1-3, Deuteronomy 5:16
 
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 do the objectives, or goals, of believing parents differ from those outside of Christ? How do these objectives shape a distinction in the way that believers parent within our culture?

 

  1. This is a wonderful week for meaningful Titus 2 type discussion. Parents of older or grown children, how does this message provoke you to encourage younger parents with younger children? Younger parents still in the intense season of raising your children, what questions do you have for parents who have gone before you? How can we encourage each other in this area?

 

  1. Have you faced struggle or difficulty in seeking to honor your parents as they grow older and develop needs that come with aging? How has God proven faithfulness through persevering in obedience to honor them, and how might your group pray for you now if you are in the midst of that struggle?
 

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