Wk 10 // March 9 & 10
Wk 10 // WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
March 9 & 10, 2024
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
We, as humans, seem to love making messes. We all like to believe that this tendency was left behind with our adolescence, but let’s be honest… we’ve just gotten more creative. Sometimes it’s provoking a spouse. Sometimes it’s driving through the avoidable road slush or puddle. And sometimes it’s entertaining those things that we know are just plain bad for our mind, heart, or life. We serve a God who is the ultimate cleaning solution for all the nooks and crannies of our messy lives!
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 28:18-20
It is simply impossible to break the bind between being a true follower of Jesus and obeying what Jesus and Scripture teach us. A huge piece of that is baptism. But baptism is not salvation, nor is it the epitome of being a disciple. It is, however, an unavoidable step in obedience that symbolizes the most precious experience in all of existence and calls us to a deeper relationship with Jesus.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Romans 6:1-7
Baptism paints the most beautiful metaphor! To borrow from Scripture and arguably the most famous hymn in church history, “I once was lost but now I’m found. I was blind but now I see.” The journey from death, destruction, and putrid decay to life, hope, and purity is illustrated by and many times propelled forward by this beautiful symbolic act of obedience and celebration.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God would help you be a better more obedient disciple of Jesus as you consistently welcome into the dead parts of your heart and life.
March 9 & 10, 2024
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
- What was one takeaway from this week's sermon for you?
- Were there any stories, ideas, or points that stuck out?
- Was there anything that challenged you?
INTRODUCTION
- What is the biggest mess you made that you had to clean up as a kid?... or biggest mess your kids made if you’re a parent?
- Gross out time!... what is the longest you’ve gone without bathing since high school?
We, as humans, seem to love making messes. We all like to believe that this tendency was left behind with our adolescence, but let’s be honest… we’ve just gotten more creative. Sometimes it’s provoking a spouse. Sometimes it’s driving through the avoidable road slush or puddle. And sometimes it’s entertaining those things that we know are just plain bad for our mind, heart, or life. We serve a God who is the ultimate cleaning solution for all the nooks and crannies of our messy lives!
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Matthew 28:18-20
- If you’ve been baptized, what was most meaningful or significant to you about it?
- Why do you think Jesus ties making disciples to baptism and ties baptism to obedience?
It is simply impossible to break the bind between being a true follower of Jesus and obeying what Jesus and Scripture teach us. A huge piece of that is baptism. But baptism is not salvation, nor is it the epitome of being a disciple. It is, however, an unavoidable step in obedience that symbolizes the most precious experience in all of existence and calls us to a deeper relationship with Jesus.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Romans 6:1-7
- What is this passage saying that baptism symbolizes and what does that look like in your life?
- What is a specific area of your life where death has been (or is being) replaced with life since you started walking with Jesus?
Baptism paints the most beautiful metaphor! To borrow from Scripture and arguably the most famous hymn in church history, “I once was lost but now I’m found. I was blind but now I see.” The journey from death, destruction, and putrid decay to life, hope, and purity is illustrated by and many times propelled forward by this beautiful symbolic act of obedience and celebration.
APPLICATION
- What is one thing in your life where death still needs to be replaced with life?
- What is one practical step you can take this week to bring life into that situation/habit/sin?
PRAYER
Pray that God would help you be a better more obedient disciple of Jesus as you consistently welcome into the dead parts of your heart and life.
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