Where do you find community: work, fitness, sports, kids activities, church…where is it for you? What characteristics mark that group of people? As we continue our series, Life Together, Jon Green teaches through 2 Timothy 3:14-17, teaching our second building block of community: biblical.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
-All Scripture is God-breathed.
-Theology simply means “what you believe about God”.
-Does everyone in your life group elevate Scripture in the same way?
-Every time you read Scripture, ask God, “What do you want me to learn today?”
-Observation: What do I see?
-Interpretation: What does it mean?
-Application: How does it work? What do I do?
-All Scripture is useful.
-Are you teaching each other using Scripture?
-Rebuking: calling or pointing out sin based on Scripture. Correcting: giving a solution based on Scripture.
-Training in righteousness can look like processing decisions based on Scripture (“Hey group, I’m thinking about _____, what do you guys think God and Scripture would have me do?”) vs. reporting decisions after the fact (“Hey guys, FYI, last week I did _____.”)
-You can get well-intentioned yet horrific advice. If advice doesn’t align with Scripture, it’s bad advice.
-In general, the more you want something the less you should trust yourself.
-All Scripture prepares us.
-If you think your knowledge of Scripture is for you, you have missed the point. The goal it to take what you learn and build up other people around you.
-You will be a better disciple of Jesus if the people around you are reading their Bibles.
-It will take time and effort to learn the Bible better, and that is OK. Start where you are today, and commit to growing 24-hours at a time.
-When people in your group give counsel ask them to back it up with Scripture.
-If you want to grow in your consistency of reading the Bible, you need three things: a time, a place, and a plan.
MENTIONED OR RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
-Suggested Scripture study: 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Proverbs 11:14
-Sermon: Authentic Community
-Resource: Bible Reading Plan (www.biblereadingplan.org)