DNA Questions (1 Timothy 3:12-13)
Discover:
What does it truly mean to be the husband of one wife?
What does it look like to manage one's household well?
What does it look like to have a "deacon" culture in the church?
Nurture:
Given Jesus' words in Matthew 5:27-30 what would it look like to fight the good fight of being a committed husband to your wife?
Consider Jesus' parable in Luke 15:11-32. Which son do you most identify with? How do you identify with the father in the parable?
At the end of the parable, how is the "prodigal" son better equipped to love his wife and manage his household than the brother who stayed home?
Sermon Outline - 1 T... 3 (12-13)
Act:
Considering God is like the father in the parable what is one area of your life that can be different this week?
Deacons: Holding to the Faith (1 Timothy 3:10-11)
September 8, 2024 • Michael McCracken
DNA Questions:
1 Timothy 3:10-11
Discover:
What does it mean to "slander"?
What does it mean to be "sober-minded"?
What does it mean to be "faithful in all things"?
Nurture:
Why is it so tempting to slander someone? Why is it difficult to put a stop to it when it's going on around you?
What gospel promise can we hold to in order to fight this temptation for slander? (Help each other find scripture to hold to, memorize, and meditate upon)
Read 2 Timothy 3:1-7. How could it be possible for slander and a lack of self-control to "have the appearance of godliness"? What gospel promises can we cling to in order to be sober-minded in those situations?
Act:
Is there any repentance that needs to take place in your life around the issue of slander? What would that look like?
What is one are of your life where you need to commit simply to be faithful? What would that look like this week?
Deacons: Holding to the Faith (1 Timothy 3:8-9)
September 1, 2024 • Michael McCracken
Discover: (1 Timothy 1:12-20; 3:8-9)
How does Paul, in his letter to Timothy help us to understand what it looks like / sounds like to be "dignified"?
Which prohibition do you struggle with most from verse 8 of chapter 3?
Being double tongued?
Addiction?
Greed for gain?
Nurture:
Why do you run to those things to cover your indignity? What is happening in your life that sets you down that path?
What gospel truth/promise strengthens you from falling into that trap? (Help each other find actual scripture to cling to and believe)
Act: (1 Timothy 6:11-2)
What will it look like for you this week to fight the good fight:
Flee these things
Pursue righteousness
Confess to the Lord and perhaps to others who can hold you accountable
Deacons: Three Renderings
August 25, 2024 • Michael McCracken
Discussion Questions:
Why is it so hard to consider others as more significant than ourselves?
Sermon Outline - Deacons
What does it look like to "outdo one another in showing honor"?
What would it look like for you to "steward" the grace of God in your life for the good of the body of Christ?
