Posts with the category “sermon-study-guides”

Community Group Study Guide — Faithful to the Gospel2 Timothy 1:1-8Study Information:Second Timothy was likely the last letter Paul wrote before his execution. Paul seemed to be aware of this because ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Seasons of Discouragement1 Kings 19:1-18Study Information:Seasons of discouragement can often follow moments and milestones of success. In our previous study guide we lea...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1 Kings 18:20-40 Study Information:For the next two study guides we will focus on how God used the prophet Elijah to call his people back ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): Kingdom Through CrossMark 8:31-37 and Colossians 1:13-14Study Information:Imagine being one of Jesus’s early followers. You hear him teach, y...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Cross and Community Ephesians 2:13-16Study Information:In our series on the atonement we’ve mostly emphasized what God has done for indiv...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Example of Jesus1 Peter 2:18-25Study Information:One characteristic of the Christian church in the Roman empire was their commitment to d...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Self Substitution of GodLeviticus 16:20-28Study Information:We experience many times in our lives where we feel our need for atonement. T...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): The Defeat of Evil1 John 3:8-10 Study Information:Most people are more spiritual than they recognize. For example, contemporary polling tells...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Tetelestai (It is Finished): Union with Christ Ephesians 1:3-14Study Information:Having the right goal or outcome can make even the hardest effort worth it. We see people...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Follow MeJohn 21:18-25Study Information:The gospel of John began with Jesus calling his disciples and he was met with skepticism from one of them, Nathanael, who said “ca...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Restored to ChristJohn 21:1-17Study Information:The gospel of John ends with three appearances of Jesus with his disciples after his resurrection. The first was with Mary...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — So That You May BelieveJohn 20:30-31Study Information:Not every book of the Bible gives us their main idea as clearly as John did. John tells us his purpose statement pla...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: Uriah’s Wife (Bathsheba)2 Samuel 11 and Psalm 51Study Information:This Advent Series we’ve been learning about God’s grace and favor for ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Women of Jesus’ Family Tree: RahabJoshua 2:8-18, 6:22-25Study Information:In the genealogy of Jesus in the gospel of Matthew we get a list of broken sinners who make ...  Read More

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