Wk 5 // March 25 & 26
Wk 5 // The Essentials
March 25 & 26, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
To live life is to experience change. Sometimes it’s difficult. Sometimes it’s exciting. But in all seasons of life and with all the changes that come, Jesus promises to never leave us or forsake us as He walks forward with us.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ COLOSSIANS 3:1-4
Baptism is the perfect representation of the spiritual journey Jesus takes us on. To go down with Him in death and to be raised with Him in life everlasting is the single greatest experience we are blessed with. Jesus came to get His children and that is GREAT news!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 PETER 2:9-10
The bar has been set high. We have been trusted with the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As we follow Him more closely, we begin walking that path toward His better life for us. Furthermore, we get the honor of representing Him in the darkened world in which we currently reside. This is the enormous privilege that comes with being His people!
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God would remind you of when you started following Him and call you to live out your new life in more exciting ways this week.
March 25 & 26, 2023
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 single year of your life did you experience more life change than any other year you can remember?
- What do you love and what do you hate about large life changes?
To live life is to experience change. Sometimes it’s difficult. Sometimes it’s exciting. But in all seasons of life and with all the changes that come, Jesus promises to never leave us or forsake us as He walks forward with us.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ COLOSSIANS 3:1-4
- What does it mean to you that you “have been raised with Christ”?
- What distractions of life most often take your mind off of the things of God and put your stress and attention on earthly things?
Baptism is the perfect representation of the spiritual journey Jesus takes us on. To go down with Him in death and to be raised with Him in life everlasting is the single greatest experience we are blessed with. Jesus came to get His children and that is GREAT news!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ 1 PETER 2:9-10
- What does it look like for a follower of Jesus to be part of “a royal priesthood” in their daily life?
- What has changed most in your life since you were “called out of darkness into his wonderful light”?
The bar has been set high. We have been trusted with the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As we follow Him more closely, we begin walking that path toward His better life for us. Furthermore, we get the honor of representing Him in the darkened world in which we currently reside. This is the enormous privilege that comes with being His people!
APPLICATION
- Have you been baptized? If not, how can your group members help you get baptized this Easter?
- What is one thing you can do better this week to focus on God’s will for your daily life?
- What is something you can do for someone else to bring light into a dark situation in their life?
PRAYER
Pray that God would remind you of when you started following Him and call you to live out your new life in more exciting ways this week.
