Don't Waste Time

Immanuel Baptist Richmond

Don't Waste Time

April 19, 2015 • Michael Wilburn

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• Who “admonishes” who according to 1 Thessalonians 5:14?
• What does it mean to admonish? Have you given it or received it lately?
• Share examples of idleness.
• In what regular ways can a church “admonish the idle”?

Give Thanks in All Things

June 14, 2015 • Michael Wilburn

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • How critical is trusting God to thanking God? • What causes you discontentment? What can you thank God for in your deepest discontent? • Find the simplest Bible verse that encourages thankfulness and commit it to memory. What is the verse? • Is peer-to-peer comparison a valid way to find thankfulness?

Abstain from Evil

July 12, 2015 • Michael Wilburn

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What does "form" mean? What is a "form of evil"? • How does a person know what is evil? • In what way does 1 Thessalonians 4:3 help define the word "abstain"? • What is the purpose of abstaining? What good does it produce?

Hold Fast to Good

July 5, 2015 • Michael Wilburn

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What does it mean to "test everything"? Test by what standard? • Describe what it means to "hold fast." How does one hold fast to truth? • How important is decisiveness in the Christian life? Are there dangers to indecisiveness? • Who determines what is good? Why?