Week of August 14, 2022

This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:19-24
 
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 does the phrase “members of one another” from 4:25 help us understand into what this community of faith we call the local church ought to be? How does it help us better understand the function of each of our church’s programs (Corporate Worship, Sunday School, Life Groups, Student/Children’s Ministries, Men’s/Women’s Ministries, etc.)?

 

  1. How does Paul, not only here but throughout his New Testament writings, offer an example for how we should live with open lives toward one another? What are some of the greatest hindrances to that, and how can neglecting this affect the community we share?
  2. How does intentional life in the body help us to grow in peace, love, faith, and grace, and how does it offer the opportunities to measure how we are growing in those areas? How can a lack of intentional life in the body stunt or inhibit growth in these areas?
 

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