He Wants You
1 Peter 2:9-10
1. How did the sermon on Sunday help you to understand your Kingdom value?
2. According to biblical doctrine, when, who and why were we chosen by God?
3. What are the three terms that begin with "omni" referenced in the sermon? What do they teach us?
4. What is a Royal Priesthood?
4. What was the ultimate sacrifice? Why did Old Testament and New Testament sacrifices change?
Be Faithful: You Are Protected By God From A Ticked Off But Defeated Devil
Revelation 12-13
1) How did the sermon on Sunday enlighten/change your knowledge of the mark of the beast?
2) How would you define deception?
3. How are churches being deceived and how can members stop the deception?
4) How is wilderness the place that saves and protects us from the beast’s
deception?
The Lord Will Vindicate His Glory
Revelation 8:5-11
1. In what ways did the Lord speak to you upon hearing of the “Woes” in chapter 9 and chapter 11:15-19
2. How can understanding the divine punishment of unbelievers help us spiritually, as Christians?
3. Who were the two witnesses and how are they important in the last days?
4. How is the Lord's glory vindicated?
The Paradox of Power: Why the Resurrection Is Everything
Matthew 16:13-28
1. What was the gist of each point in the sermon?
2. In what ways did the Lord speak to you during the sermon?
3. How did the sermon teach the resurrection as a Paradox of Power?
4. What does it mean for us to die daily? Reread, together, Matthew 16:24-28 and
discuss why dying is a spiritually necessary?
5. How can denying ourselves be spiritually fruitful?
Racial Harmony: The Relational Response of Seeing the Picture In the Room Where It's Happening
Revelation 5:9
1. How did the message impact you, personally and with regard racial issues in
the church and world today?
2. Why should an individual and a local church be committed to the pursuit of
racial harmony? On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your passion for racial
unity? Why?
3.The sermon called the church to be a crucified community and a contrast
community:
- What do those terms mean to you?
-In what ways can our church work to model being a crucified and contrast
community
4. Pastor Burns referenced 2nd Corinthians 5:17-20 in the sermon. How does this passage speak to our call to unity.
5. Take some time this week and read pages 87-103 in pastor's book "Christ Above
Culture." The chapter is called: The Glory of God.
Worship: The Only Response When You Are In the Room Where It's Happening
Revelation 4-5
1. In what ways did the Lord speak to you during the sermon on Sunday?
2. In what ways does the picture of what is taking place in heaven-without
ceasing (4:8) impact our weekly and daily worship?
3. Read chapters 4 and 5 and choose at least one description of God in chapters
and discuss how it helps and encourages your worship.
4. What does Revelation 4 & 5 showing us about the plan of God?
5. What were the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne representative of?
6. In what ways would you encourage someone to see every event from the
room where it's happening?
The Necessity of Tears for Transformation - Mark 14:26-72
Life Group Questions:
1) During the sermon, we learned reasons why pride was deadly. What are some examples from the sermon?
2) Do you feel you have hindered your transformation? How? Do you feel you have helped your transformation? How?
3) Have you ever been called to do something that went against your personal comfort? How did it help/hurt you?
4) What does the term, “Spiritually Sleeping” refer to? How can we guard against it?
5) How does it help us to identify personal weaknesses in our spiritual walk?
I Am Giving You One More Chance ... Again 3:14-22
1. In the sermon we learned that when Jesus said that he would want us to be either hot
or cold He was referring to our healing the spiritual sickness of the lost (HOT) and
encouraging and discipling the spiritually dehydrated saint (COLD). If we are not
doing these things we are lukewarm (useless to the kingdom. Where do you
think our church is in healing the spiritually sick and encouraging the weary saint
with the refreshing waters of discipleship and care?
2. In what ways have you been (or are) lukewarm?
3. The sermon on Sunday listed three certain mindsets that would be useful in order to
be useful to the church. What are they? Do you have these mindsets?
4. How many chances will Jesus give us to get things right?
5. Have you ever been caught up in worldly pursuits? How?
I Want to Do Great Things In and Through You
Revelation 3:7-13
1. How did the sermon challenge you to be faithful like the church of Philadelphia?
2. Have you missed open doors of opportunity the Lord provided? Explain
3. How did the sermon speak about the value of the church of Philadelphia being faithful in moments?
4. Why did Jesus have so much love for the church of Philadelphia and what does this say to us?
5. The sermon spoke of four promises that the Lord will give to those who persevere (see point three in the sermon guide). Why do you think each of those promises are profound for us?
"Don't Let the Perception of Man Dictate Your Position with God
Revelation 3:1-6
1. From the passage Revelation 3:1-6 what verse stands out to you?
2. In what ways do you think the church needs to wake up?
3. The pastor made the point in the sermon that finishing our God- purpose is connected to our working to finish the purpose of the church? Three questions:
- How did/is the Lord speaking to you about this?
- Do you know the purpose of the Bridge Fellowship?
- Do you know your personal, God-given purpose/gift?
4. If you had to sum up this message to someone else what would you say?
5. In what ways and or areas is the Lord calling you to address and change as a result of the sermon
"Don't Miss Christ Tolerating Jezebel
Revelation 2:18-29
1. How did the sermon enlighten your views of church destruction?
2. How do false teachers hurt the church?
3. What is a spiritually false teacher?
4. How can tolerance cause problems in the church and in your life?
5. How was Jezebel a false teacher?
"Withstand the Compromising Assaults of the Enemy in the Wilderness "
Revelation 2:12-17
1. How did Sunday’s sermon make you view spiritual compromise?
2. How can we stop the assaults of Satan in the church?
3. Can so called prophets be a result of Satan’s attacks? How?
4. How is spiritual deafness hurting the church?
5. What is hidden manna?
