Backyard Conversations
Conversation Starters: Epaphroditus
September 4, 2022 • Dave DiDonato
#BeLikeEpaphroditus Serving the body of Christ for me is an utmost priority, knowing my role is equally essential in the eyes of God. Philippians 2:25 Serving the body of Christ is never me focused, always others focused. Philippians 2:26-30, Philippians 2:3-5 DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Mary of Bethany
August 28, 2022 • Dave DiDonato
#BeLikeMary At the feet of Jesus, consume his Word every day Luke 10:39, Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 24:35 At the feet of Jesus, cast all your cares on him John 11:32-35, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 8:26, Philippians 4:6-7 At the feet of Jesus, unashamedly offer your life every day as a living sacrifice to him John 12:1-8, Romans 12:1-2 DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Jonathan
August 21, 2022 • Dave DiDonato
#BeLikeJonathan Pursue soul-knitting relationships with other believers 1 Samuel 18:1, Proverbs 17:17 Be about God’s agenda, not your agenda 1 Samuel 18:3-4, 1 Samuel 23:17 Seek opportunities to help others find strength in God 1 Samuel 23:15-18, Luke 19:10 DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Hannah
August 14, 2022 • Dave DiDonato • 1 Samuel 1—2
#BeLikeHannah Daily rejoice in the Lord 1 Samuel 2:1-2, 1 Thess. 5:16-18 Daily seek the wisdom of God 1 Samuel 2:3 Daily find contentment in the Lord 1 Samuel 2:5, Hebrews 13:5 Daily trust that God is in control 1 Samuel 2:6-8 Daily fix our eyes on Jesus 1 Samuel 2:9-10, Luke 1:68-69, Hebrews 12:1-2 DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Empowered
August 7, 2022 • Ron Moore
Ephesians 3:14-21 is a prayer for spiritual strength. It follows Paul’s discourse on doctrine and precedes his section on practical application. Paul knows the believer can live with a head full of knowledge and a shriveled heart. He also knows trying to live the Christian life in our own strength is futile. So, after the doctrine discourse and before the practical application section, Paul prays that our inner being will be filled with Jesus. Paul’s prayer has four requests: • Spiritual Strength (Eph 3:16) • Deeper Experience with Jesus (Eph 3:17a) • Grasping God’s Great Love (Eph 3:17b-19a) • Experiencing the fullness of God (Eph 3:19b) Today’s Focus: Experiencing the fullness of God (Eph 3:19b) What is the fullness of God (the Greek word—pleroma)? The fullness of God is the totality of everything God is—his completeness, wholeness, power, and perfection. It includes all his attributes—eternality, omniscience, omnipresence, love, etc. The fullness of God describes the totality of who he is. The fullness of God: Passages to Consider • Colossians 1:19; 2:9-10 • John 14:15-20 • John 1:14, 16 • John 4:13-14 The fullness of God is in Christ, and Christ lives in us. Only through Jesus can we be made complete. “When a person is born again into the family of God, he is born complete in Christ. His spiritual growth is not by addition, but by nutrition He grows from the inside out.” -Warren Wiersbe How can a believer experience the fullness of God? Here are three specific TBC applications. 1. Daily engagement with God through his Word and prayer. The Bible is God’s love letter to you. It’s your spiritual nourishment. Engaging with Scripture. There is no substitute. You can sign up for daily devotionals at http://ronmoore.org. 2. Sign up for Living Grounded. Living Grounded is a 12-session study that will help you get started in the life-long process of spiritual growth. You can sign up for a class at http://biblechapel.org/livinggrounded. 3. Teach Living Grounded. Preparing to teach and teaching allows you to understand and own the truth. To learn more about teaching the Living Grounded material, contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org. DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Grasping God’s Great Love
July 31, 2022 • Ron Moore • Ephesians 3:14–21
Ephesians 3:14-21 is a prayer for spiritual strength. It follows Paul’s discourse on doctrine and precedes his section on practical application. Paul knows the believer can live with a head full of knowledge and a shriveled heart. He also knows trying to live the Christian life in our own strength is futile. So, after the doctrine discourse and before the practical application section, Paul prays that our inner being will be filled with Jesus. Paul’s prayer has four requests: • Spiritual Strength (Eph 3:16) • Deeper Experience with Jesus (Eph 3:17a) • Grasping God’s Great Love (Eph 3:17b-19a) • Experiencing the Fullness of God (Eph 3:19b) Today’s Focus: Grasping God’s Great Love (Eph 3:17b-19a) Grasping God’s love begins with grasping the work of Jesus. • Through the work of Jesus, we have redemption and forgiveness (Eph 1:7) • Through the work of Jesus, we have been brought near to God (Eph 2:13) • Jesus “gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Eph 5:2). Grasping God’s love begins with grasping the work of Jesus and reflecting on the characteristics of God’s love. • God’s love for us is eternal (Eph 1:3-6) • God initiates his love for us (Eph 2:1, 4-6) • God’s love for us is free (Eph 2:8-9) • God’s love for us is guaranteed (Eph 1:13-14) Our Spiritual Identity is rooted and grounded in God’s love. In Christ, we are S.S.A.F.E. • Significant: Ephesians 1:3-5a • Secure: Ephesians 1:13-14 • Accepted: Ephesians 1:5 • Forgiven: Ephesians 1:7 • Empowered: Ephesians 1:13-14 DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Accepted
July 24, 2022 • Ron Moore • Ephesians 3:14–21
Ephesians 3:14-21 is a prayer for spiritual strength. It follows Paul’s discourse on doctrine and precedes his section on practical application. Paul knows the believer can live with a head full of knowledge and a shriveled heart. He also knows trying to live the Christian life in our own strength is futile. So, after the doctrine discourse and before the practical application section, Paul prays that our inner being will be filled with Jesus. Paul’s prayer has four requests: • Spiritual Strength (Eph 3:16) • Deeper Experience with Jesus (Eph 3:17) • Grasping God’s Great Love (Eph 3:18) • Experiencing the fullness of God (Eph 3:19) Today’s Focus: A Deeper Experience with Jesus (Eph 3:17) In Christ, we are: • Significant • Secure • Accepted • Forgiven • Empowered In Ephesians 3:14-17a, Paul prays that the believer may be “strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith….” Positionally, Jesus lives in us. The Holy Spirit—the third Person of the Trinity—is the Spirit of the Father and the Son and takes up residence in our hearts. Jesus lives in us through the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-20; Romans 8:8-11). In this prayer, Paul addresses the experience of that reality. “Dwell” means “to live or dwell in a place in an established or settled manner.” It means settling down and feeling at home. Paul’s prayer is for the believer to experience the fullness of Jesus in us. Some questions for evaluating our “experience” with Jesus: Is Jesus “at home” with my EYES? (Luke 11:34-36; Ps 119:37) Is Jesus “at home” with my THINKING? (Phil 4:8) Is Jesus “at home” with my AMBITION? (Phil 2:3-8) Is Jesus “at home” with my TONGUE? (Ps 34:12-14; 39:1) Go to http://ronmoore.org for guided prayers from Scripture to recharge your inner being (See 3 Minutes with Jesus) DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!
Conversation Starters: Intro/Secure
July 17, 2022 • Ron Moore • Ephesians 3:14–21
Ephesians 3:14-21 is a prayer for spiritual strength. It follows Paul’s discourse on doctrine and precedes his section on practical application. Paul knows the believer can live with a head full of knowledge and a shriveled heart. He also knows trying to live the Christian life in our own strength is futile. So, after the doctrine discourse and before the practical application section, Paul prays that our inner being will be filled with Jesus. Paul’s prayer has four requests: • Spiritual Strength (Eph 3:16) • Deeper Experience with Jesus (Eph 3:17) • Grasping God’s Great Love (Eph 3:18) • Experiencing the fullness of God (Eph 3:19) Today’s Focus: Spiritual Strength (Eph 3:16) For this reason… This refers back to Ephesians 3:1. Paul’s is based on our union with Jesus and with other believers. I bow my knees before the Father… God is the sovereign Creator of all. However, only Jesus allows us to have a personal and eternal relationship with God the Father. Strengthened by the Spirit in your inner being… Our inner being is our eternal soul (Gen 2:7) that is made alive and lives in union with Jesus (Eph 2:4-6). Our inner soul needs strengthened each day by God’s Word and prayer. Go to http://ronmoore.org for guided prayers from Scripture to recharge your inner being (See 3 Minutes with Jesus) DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH RON MOORE Get Ron’s Daily Devotional to your inbox each morning; visit http://biblechapel.org/devo. LIVING GROUNDED Learn more about how you can grow deeper and embrace the foundational truths of the Christian faith with Living Grounded. Whether you’re just starting out in faith or you’ve been a Christian for years, Living Grounded offers truth, wisdom, and encouragement for every stage. Contact http://gdevore@biblechapel.org to get connected. CAREGIVING Do you have a need we can pray for? Do you need someone to walk alongside you? Do you know of another person who needs care? Let us know at http://caregiving@biblechapel.org. CAMPUS FACEBOOK GROUPS You’re invited to connect with The Bible Chapel family in your campus Facebook Group. Look for Facebook Groups at http://facebook.com/biblechapel and click on Groups on the left side. FIND AN ENCOURAGER TODAY! JOIN A SMALL GROUP Community Groups are our easiest on-ramp to community at The Bible Chapel; these groups use sermon-based questions to dive deeper into weekly messages. Visit http://biblechapel.org/smallgroups to learn more and sign up!