Posts with the category “sermon-study-guides”

Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: RuthRuth 1:1-5, 4:13-22Study Information:In our last study guide we looked at the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the gospel of Matthew. The...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: TamarMatthew 1:1-18 and Genesis 38Study Information:As we approach Christmas this year we are going to be exploring a curious feature of ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Empty TombJohn 20:1-18Study Information:Jesus told his disciples that there would come a time when they would not see him, but he’d return and that their sorrow would...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Death of Jesus and the Secret DisciplesJohn 19:28-42Study Information:1 Corinthians 15:1–4“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which yo...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Jesus Took Our Sin and ShameJohn 19:17-30Study Information:Have you ever wondered why the events of the crucifixion of Jesus were so brutal? When you read about the cruci...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Under Pressure John 19:1-16Study Information:Throughout the narrative of Jesus on trial we’ve seen mounting pressure from religious leaders to get the Roman authorities t...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — My Kingdom is Not From This WorldJohn 18:28-40Study Information:Throughout this section of the Gospel of John we’ve been learning about God the Son on trial before the re...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The DenialJohn 18:15-18, 25-27Study Information:There is pressure in our world for belonging to Jesus. In John 15:18 Jesus prepared his disciples that the world will hate...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The ArrestJohn 18:1-14, 19-24Study Information:We’re entering a section of the gospel of John where God the Son gets put on trial by both Jewish and Roman systems and is ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Loved by God John 17:21-26Study Information:Do you ever take for granted that someone loves you? There are certain people we come to expect love from whether it is friend...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Secure, Sanctified and SentJohn 17:15-20Study Information:It is hypothetically possible that God could just remove his people from the world once they’re saved. Think abo...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — One in ChristJohn 17:6-15Study Information:Jesus died for and prayed for church unity. We’re studying Jesus’ high priestly prayer in John 17 which is the last recorded pr...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Knowing GodJohn 17:1-5Study Information:In our series on human limits we discussed how God is infinite and incomprehensible. This does not mean that we are unable to know...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Why Does Change Take So Long?2 Corinthians 12:7-10Study Information:If you are a follower of Jesus you probably experienced a pretty big change in your life when you put ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Am I Doing Enough?Ephesians 2:8-10Study Information:Have you ever felt the feeling of having an unbearable amount of work to do? Or maybe you feel some pressure to hustle...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Does God Love Me Despite My Limits?Romans 5:6-11Study Information:In our last study guide we looked at God’s infinitude and contrasted that to how we were created with li...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Greater than the World John 16:25-33Study Information:Often there is a gap between what we say we believe and what we do. You may believe that God is sovereign and has al...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — From Sorrow to JoyJohn 16:16-24Study Information:If you played youth sports you may have had a moment similar to this. I remember playing soccer as an 8 year old and gett...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? The Spirit of TruthJohn 16:4b-15Study Information:Arguably some of the most shocking words of the Gospel of John are in John 16:8 when Jesus told ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? The Helper who Glorifies Jesus John 15:26-16:4Study Information:This is the third passage highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit as our helper. ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Opposition Will ComeJohn 15:18-25Study Information:How do you cope with animosity towards you? None of us really like to be hated or opposed but we all face it and often ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — What a Friend We Have in Jesus John 15:12-17Study Information:About half of Americans say they’re lonely. The numbers get worse the younger you get with around 70% of peo...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Who is the Holy Spirit? Our TeacherJohn 14:25-31Study Information:The Holy Spirit is our great comforter and teacher. It is an error to think of the Holy Spirit as some i...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Show us the FatherJohn 14:7-14Study Information:Many of us can find ourselves in a place where we are struggling and really long to “see” God or experience him in what we...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Way, the Truth and the LifeJohn 14:1-6Study Information:There are so many things that can stress us out. Some of us are more easily stressed than others, but we all h...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — How To Handle ConflictColossians 3:5-14Study Information:Times of conflict with others is inevitable because we’re people who still have a sin nature living in close rela...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — How To Live Generously Mark 10:17-22Study Information:There are many iconic stories in the gospels that vividly capture what it means to follow Christ and the idols we ca...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tools for Growing in Christ Acts 2:42-47Study Information:In our last study guide we discussed the importance of growing in God’s grace by how we consider those who have ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide —Growing in GraceHebrews 12:1-4Study Information:How do followers of Jesus live in light of the resurrection? When we’re united to Christ through faith we are simultaneousl...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Known by Your LoeJohn 13:31-38Study Information:How do people know that you’re a follower of Jesus? We’re told by Jesus in at least two places that “people will know you’...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Betrayer and the Beloved DiscipleJohn 13:21-30Study Information:Jesus knows what it was like to be betrayed by a close friend. John 31:18 sees this betrayal is a fulf...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Serving One AnotherJohn 13:1-20Study Information:Have you had someone wash your feet before? It is really awkward and humbling, especially if you’re seated in a chair and...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Refusing to See JesusJohn 12:27-43Study Information:How did Jesus, in his human nature, feel about the cross? We can read passages like Hebrews 12:3 that tells us that “f...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Great Comfort of the Great CommissionMatthew 28:20Study Information:Imagine being one of Jesus disciples while he was present on earth. You had an opportunity to see ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Triumphal Entry (or, A New Kind of King)John 12:12-19Study Information:What comes to mind when you think about a king? Not many of us have lived in a government run b...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Costly WorshipJohn 12:1-11Study Information:Our text of scripture gives us contrasting pictures among people who were called Jesus’ followers. Mary demonstrated costly wo...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Under PressureJohn 11:45-57Study Information:You would think that the people who witnessed Lazarus being raised from the dead would have left with a stronger faith and tr...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — I am the Resurrection and the Life Part 2: the Love of God John 11:28-44Study Information:During times of personal suffering and sorrow it can be tempting to question if ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — I am the Resurrection and the LifeJohn 11:1-27Study Information:The problem of pain is something that everyone has to deal with. The problem of pain is: if God is loving ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Works of GodJohn 10:31-42Study Information:You can know a lot about someone by what they actually do. People's actions show us what they are actually like; does someo...  Read More