Home Fellowship, Week of Nov. 28th, 7pm
Q: When you “blew it” as a child, how did you feel about the mistakes? About yourself? About others involved?
Q: From whom did you draw comfort: A parent? Sibling? Friend? Your dog?
READ FIRST: Hebrews 3:14-16
Q: What about Jesus’ priesthood is most encouraging? (see 2:17 and 3:1)
Q: How does the role of the Jewish high priest compare to Jesus’ role terms of: (a) How each is chosen? (5:1) How each relates to sinners? (5:2) How each relates to God? (5:3)
Q: In our passage, our high priest’s name emphasizes both His humanity (Jesus), and His divinity (Son of God). What does our passage reveal about Jesus in His humanity and then HIs divinity.
Q: Jesus was tempted in all ways in which were are tempted. What does this mean to you personally? Yet He was “without sin. What does this mean to you personally?
Q: Since Jesus is our great high priest, what will it mean to “hold fast to our confession?”
GROUP: Come boldly before the throne of grace for one another!
Week of 11/28/2016
God Has Spoken, Hebrews 3:14-16
November 28, 2016 • Pastor Steve Pope
Week of 5/22/2017
May 22, 2017 • Pastor Luke Dailey
Discussion Guide for week of May 22nd, 7pm Q: What is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten? READ FIRST: I Corinthians 10:14-22 Q: What are one or two “idols” you see worshiped today? Q: In supporting his call to avoid meals in pagan temples, Paul appeals to the Lord’s Supper. How would you explain to a friend that eating the bread and drinking the cup is a “participation” in Christ’s body and blood? Q: Why is eating at a feast where idol-meat is served different than going to a market and buying the same meat? Q: What does Paul’s emphasize in this teaching on the Lord’s Supper? Look at the words “participation,” (v.16) the phrase “we, who are many, are one body” (v.17). Also, discuss the differences between “the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons” (v.21). Q: How is the Lord’s Supper a pure act of worship? How can we separate it from any idolatry in our lives? TAKE THE LORD’S SUPPER TOGETHER READ TOGETHER: I Corinthians 11:23-29 (Allow a few moments for self-evaluation)
Week of 5/15/2017
May 8, 2017 • Pastor Steve Pope
Discussion Guide for week of May 15th, 7pm Q: As a child, what can you remember fighting about on family trips? READ FIRST: Matthew 6:10 & I Peter 3:8-12 Q: How should we live if we want to “love life” and “see good days?” (v. 10) Q: Which of the five character qualities in verse 8 is most natural for you? Which is the most challenging? Q: If we refuse to repay “reviling for reviling,” but instead speak only good words about people, what can we expect as our repayment from God? (v. 9) Q: What are some examples of keeping “our tongues from evil?” How difficult is this for you? Q: The “righteous” do the right things for the right reasons. What does Peter mean when he says “the eyes of the Lord” are upon the righteous? Q: What are the prerequisites in our passage to having God’s ears open to our prayers?
Week of 5/08/2017
May 8, 2017 • Pastor Steve Pope
Discussion Guide for week of May 8th, 7pm Q: What has been the most difficult fight of your life? Was the battle physical, emotional or spiritual? Which weapons proved to be most effective? Q: Does the spiritual battle in the Heavenly Realms seem more or less real to you than everyday life? More or less important? READ FIRST: II Corinthians 10:3-5 Q: What is the difference between the weapons of the flesh and the “weapons of our warfare?” Give some examples. Q: Compare the power of fleshly weapons to the divine power of our spiritual weapons. Q: Define a “stronghold.” How does a stronghold work to destroy believers? What strongholds do you observe to be most often employed by Demonic forces to deceive believers today? Q: Read Ephesians 6:10-18. Who are the real enemies in our lives? According the these passages, how serious is the battle we fight? What is at stake? Q: Who are you doing battle for right now? If you need to, enlist the assistance of the other prayer-warriors in your Home Fellowship!