Here is a Day by Day guide to learning and applying:
Read: the daily Scriptures and Answer the Question from the sermon.
Create: Create your own questions/comments from the scriptures
Discuss: Talk about your questions and reactions to the scriptures.
3/30/25
Scripture: Philippians 2 and John 19:28-29
Title: I Thirst
BIG IDEA: There is more grace in Jesus, than sin in us.
Memory Verse:
REMINDER:
A Disciple...Loves All People, Discovers Identity in Jesus, Deepens Relationship with Jesus.
What have I done this week to feed my soul, feed others, and feed my flesh?
What stood out to you in the sermon this week?
What did God reveal to you in the Scriptures this week, maybe for the first time?
Scripture Study Tip
What does it say, What does it mean, and How do I apply it to my daily life.
This past/current week:
How were you obedient to God?
Have you been reading/listening to the Psalms?
Where did you struggle?
Read Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1:15-19, 2:13-15; Hebrews 2:14-18.
What stood out to you in the sermon this week and what did God reveal to you in the Scriptures, maybe for the first time?
How do the graphic details of Jesus’s crucifixion effect how you think about Him and God the Father?
How does it make you feel about the weight of your sin and Jesus’s sacrifice?
How does the fact that Adam and Eve had their children outside the Garden of Eden define our starting position in God's kingdom?
How does Jesus on the cross saying, “I thirst,” let us know he gets us?
There’s no such thing as true grace without repentance. What is repentance?
Where have you experienced ongoing grace and repentance in your life?
Read Ephesians 2
How do these truths build our hope in Him?
Share how you can use these truths to preach the gospel to yourself and share the gospel with your “one more.”
ACTION STEP
A Disciple…Loves All People, Discovers Identity in Jesus, Deepens Relationship with Jesus
We trust people who get us. We confide in people who share our wounds. Jesus has known more pain than you can fathom and at a depth you cannot conceive. There is nothing you’re going through he can’t empathize with and understand.
Write down the areas of your life where you need to trust Him.
2) Ask the Holy Spirit to show you what is keeping you from trusting Him and how you can surrender it all to Him.
3/23/25
Scripture: John 19:23-27
Title: A Good Dad
BIG IDEA: One of the best ways to understand the goodness and love of God is to remember that He is our Father.
Memory Verse:
REMINDER:
A Disciple...Loves All People, Discovers Identity in Jesus, Deepens Relationship with Jesus.
What have I done this week to feed my soul, feed others, and feed my flesh?
What stood out to you in the sermon this week?
What did God reveal to you in the Scriptures this week, maybe for the first time?
Scripture Study Tip
What does it say, What does it mean, and How do I apply it to my daily life.
This past/current week:
How were you obedient to God?
Have you been reading/listening to the Psalms?
Where did you struggle?
Read John 19:23-27
What’s the difference between how the Romans and Jews tried to get God’s approval and what Christians believe?
What made the idea of God as your perfect heavenly father a revolutionary idea?
Jesus described God as our heavenly father. What does that say about God’s character?
If you have one, share a story about your earthly parent modeling godliness.
How did that impact your faith?
If you don’t have a good, earthly father, share how God has been a good father to you
How does the model of God our father help you parent your children?
How does it frame your approach and relationship with your spouse, family members and friends?
Share what it means for you to have a personal relationship with Jesus.
Read John 19:25-27.
While dying on the cross, Jesus still took the time to make sure his earthly mother would be cared for.
How does that encourage you?
Why did Jesus command John to take care of Mary instead of one of Mary’s sons?
ACTION STEP
A Disciple…Loves All People, Discovers Identity in Jesus, Deepens Relationship with Jesus
If you can, call your mom and tell her how much you love her.
What are some practical rhythms, practices, daily interactions you can do to set the table for your kids (or whatever young people you pour into) to love God and accept Him as their Lord and Savior?
What are some practical steps you can take to foster an environment of loving God and obeying what He says in your home?
Begin implementing these this week.
Constant Reminder
Six questions for gospel-centered discernment. Memorize and ask these six questions to discern and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in your life.
G - God's glory: Will this decision primarily be about my glory or God's glory?
O - Other Christians: What do other gospel-saturated, Christ-centered, wise friends say about this upcoming decision?
S - Scripture: Does the Bible command, permit, or prohibit this decision? What does inerrant, infallible Scripture say?
P - Prayer: Have you abided with, rested in, asked from, listened to and waited on God in this decision over time?
E - Evangelism: Will this decision give me the opportunity to share the gospel and invite people to faith in Jesus?
L - Lifestyle: Will this decision lead me to live a lifestyle of love marked by the Fruit of the Spirit and holiness?