Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is your favorite worship song or hymn? Is it a song that you mostly sing to God or is mostly sung about God?3. When singing a song to God at church, are you sometimes distracted by the people around you? What are some ways you could tune out people and things around you and sing the songs di…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Why do you go to church?3. What do you have in your life that keeps you from attending church more consistently?4. Who can you encourage to follow Jesus more closely while together at church?5. What relationship needs to be restored so that you can bring God and offering of worship he will accept…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Of all your adventures in life, which was the most daring or exciting?3. Before walking on the water, Jesus went and prayed alone. Why do you think he wanted to pray alone?4. What was happening on the lake that rocked the disciple’s boat? What caused them to be afraid? What encouraged them in the…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How has the desire to fit in affected how you dress, act, and speak? Is it different than it was in your teens?3. How can you offer your whole life as a living sacrifice?4. What does Romans 12:1 add to your understanding of true worship (see also 6/13 and 8/13)?5. In what ways do you tend to conf…

7/9/2023 Sermon by Todd Millerद्वारा firstsouthern

Questions:1. What stood out for you in this Sunday's message?2. Did following Christ ever make you seem like a loser to the world? How so?3. How has God encouraged you to overcome some of your life's greatest struggles?4. Who are some of the people who have spoken God's word into your life over the years? Was it always easy to take it in?5. How doe…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What did Pastor Chad say is the point of the passages that we have been looking at? (Hint: read 1 Thessalonians 2:13-17)3. How does the graphic that Pastor Chad showed help you trust God’s Word more? (You can find the graphic at https://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/visualizations/BibleViz)4. H…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. When was the last time your favorite team finally won the championship? Tell about any of the celebrations that you witnessed from that victory.3. How does the defeat and condemnation of Babylon and the triumph and glory of the Lord God affect your overall view of your problems or the difficultie…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you could be famous for one hour, for what would you like to be known? Why?3. Who is the central figure in Revelation 17 and 18? Who is she? What does she represent?4. Pastor Chad said that there were two types of sin that are associated with her. What are the sins associated with her?5. How d…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you could have a bowl full of anything right now, what would you want? Why?3. Revelation 16 describes a series of judgments poured out from bowls. What would be the worst judgment for you to experience: sores all over your body? Intense heat without air conditioning? Total darkness? Or great t…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is the best costume you have ever worn? Why?3. Describe the various “characters” that arise in Revelation chapters 12, 13, and 14. What does each one represent?4. How does the Beast from the Sea and the Beast from the Land (Revelation 13) influence the world to follow them? How are governmen…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. When has God led you into a journey that you wouldn’t have opted to go on yourself? What happened?3. The two witnesses of Revelation 11 are persecuted by “the beast” and eventually killed. What is the most difficult aspect of persecution? Where do you experience persecution? Work? School? Home?4.…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Who was one of your fictional heroes when you were a child? Why?3. Why is there silence in Revelation 8:1?4. What do you think is happening in Revelation 9:20-21? Why?5. In chapter 10, John eats a scroll that makes his “stomach bitter,” but in his mouth “will be sweet as honey.” How can the Word …

4/30/2023 Sermon by Chad Murrellद्वारा firstsouthern

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is the most memorable storm you have ever been in? What happened?3. In Revelation 4, where is John seeing what takes place? How would you feel if you were in John’s shoes?4. Imagine yourself in this scene. What do you see? Hear? Feel? How does this make you feel about God?5. Who is on the th…

Questions: 1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you could invite any famous person to dinner, whom would you ask? Why?3. How would you describe Jesus as He portrays Himself in these “7 Letters” to the churches?4. What do you think it would be like to eat dinner with Jesus? What conversations do you think you would have?5. What is Jesus wai…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Name a team who had a great reputation which was ruined by a poor performance. How did that impact the team’s reputation?3. What is the contrast between reputation and reality in Sardis (Rev. 3:2)? What do you think this contrast means?4. What is the only hope for the survival of the church in Sa…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. As a teenager and young adult, what person or group influenced you the most? How?3. Pastor Chad talked about how Jesus condemns a specific person that is in the church in Thyatira (aka “Jezebel”) and connected this Jesus’ warnings against “wolves in sheep’s clothing”. What can be the dangers of a…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Have you ever eaten something that was tainted with something disgusting, or eaten something that had gone bad? What was your reaction to it?3. What do you think the Christians in Pergamum are having to deal with (Rev. 2:13)?4. What are their strengths and temptations?5. Which do you think is eas…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you were rich, what would you do differently? What in your life would stay the same?3. What challenges is the church in Smyrna facing?4. How can they be both rich and poor?5. In what ways do you feel spiritually poor? And spiritually rich?6. How does "persecution promote proclamation" (Chad's …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you were a book, what genre would you be and why? Mystery? Sci-fi? Fantasy? Poetry? Adventure? Nonfiction? Other?3. What is a revelation? In the case of the book of Revel…

Philippians 3:12-14द्वारा firstsouthern

Philippians 3:12-14द्वारा firstsouthern

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How do you think Mary felt when she was greeted by Elizabeth in Luke 1:41-45? How would you have felt if you were in Mary’s shoes? Why?3. Does the fact that Jesus came into the world through the normal process of pregnancy affect how you view pregnancy and children? How?4. Galatians 4, Romans 8, …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. As a child, did you say bedtime prayers? What were those prayers like?3. Read 1 John 5:13-15. What is the condition for prayer to be answered?4. How is the assurance of eternal life the key to: (a) answered prayer, (b) forgiveness (verses 16-17), (c) deliverance from sins (verses 18-19), and (d) …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is the biggest lesson that you learned as a child? The lesson that impacted you most as you matured?3. Read 1 John 2:12-14. What do you think are the distinguishing characteristics between the spiritual maturity of one like a child, and young person, and a parent/grandparent? What makes one …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How do you feel when someone cuts you off in traffic or in a long line? How do you want to react? How do you actually react? Why?3. Pastor Chad spoke about how John (1 John 5:1-5) and Paul (Galatians 5:13-26) both connect one’s righteousness before God to the way that they love others. How does o…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How do you feel when someone cuts you off in traffic or in a long line? How do you want to react? How do you actually react? Why?3. Pastor Chad spoke about how John (1 John 5:1-5) and Paul (Galatians 5:13-26) both connect one’s righteousness before God to the way that they love others. How does o…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How do you stay informed on current events? What is are the advantages and disadvantages of this way of staying informed?3. What does John say in 1 John 4:1? Now read 1 John 2:15-29. What else has he said about false prophets and false teachers?4. In 1 John 2:15-29, John warns against loving the …

Questions:1.What stood out to you in the message?2. As a child, were you afraid of the dark? What makes darkness so scary and/or dangerous?3. Read 1 John 1:5 - 2:6. What false claims do you see John fighting against in verses 6 and 8?4. How can you "have fellowship with Him" and walk in light rather than darkness (verse 6)?5. How can we confess our…

Questions:1.What stood out to you in the message?2. Read 1 John 1:1-4. A group in John's church were teaching that Jesus did not truly die, which is why John gives this introduction. What could not be proclaimed if Jesus hadn't truly died?3. What does John mean by calling Jesus "the life" in verses 1-2? What does he mean by his description in those…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you had to sell something door to door, what would it be? Why?3. In Luke 10:1-2, why do you think Jesus sent His followers out two by two? How could this have helped them fulfill the mission that Jesus gave them?4. How is a follower of Jesus a “laborer” in the harvest?5. What part does prayer …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. When was the last time that you tried something new? What convinced you to try it? What was your experience?3. Would you be more willing to try a new experience if a friend invited you to try it with them? Why?4. Pastor Chad spoke about seeing the ways that we do things as Christians through the …

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How did the reality of Jesus’ resurrection become real to you? Were you more of a quick believer or a slow doubter? Why?3. What do you believe more: What you see? What you hear? What you want? Now, what do others see in you? Hear from you? Want from you? How are these your witness to them for Jes…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. How did the reality of Jesus’ resurrection become real to you? Were you more of a quick believer or a slow doubter? Why?3. Read 1 Peter 3:15-16. What is Peter’s model for fulfilling the Great Commission? How closely do you follow this?4. What is your greatest strength in following…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Explain a time or occurrence when someone used their gifts/talents for Jesus, and it personally affected your life in an impactful way. Why was it important that they were serving Jesus’ church in that moment?3. Why is using your talents and gifts for Jesus and His Church important both for yours…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Who is the most impactful leader that you have had in your life? What made them so impactful?3. Why is the list of leadership qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3:1-13 focused on the outward as well as the inward? Why is this important to the leadership of the church?4. Why are these qualities imp…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What’s your name, and how did your parents select it?3. Why does John 1:1 begin with “In the beginning?”a. What was culturally and biblically significant about that phrase?b. What does this statement say about Jesus’ existence and power?4. Why does the author John call Jes…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Have you ever learned a different language? Or heard someone speak and explain something from a different language? How was it different than your native language?3. Pastor Chad told us about the different types of literature that are found in the Bible. Did you learn anything new about these lit…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Have you ever heard or read someone misquote another person? Or take what they said out of context to make it sound like they were saying something that they didn’t say? How is this wrong?3. Pastor Chad gave two passages that are commonly quoted out of context (Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is your favorite movie trilogy? Why? Can you fully understand the third installment of the trilogy if you haven’t seen the first two installments? Why?3. Pastor Chad unpacked a few examples of passages in the Bible that cannot be truly understood unless you know the history a…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. If you could be at any event recorded in Scripture, which would you choose? Why?3. Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17. What is Paul saying about Timothy’s life? What is he instructing?4. What does Paul say is the origin of Scripture? What does he say is the purpose of Scripture?5. Hebrews 4:…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What teacher or friend helped you enjoy a subject that you once disliked? How did they do this and encourage you in that subject?3. Read Psalm 119:1-8. What is the positive intention of God’s Word and His Law?4. Why would someone be so passionate about God’s Word (as the author of…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What is the greatest act that someone has done for you? Explain.3. What first aroused your interest in Jesus? Why?4. God has many titles throughout the Bible. Which one do you feel most connected to? Why?5. Read John 3:16-18. What stands out to you about God?6. According to this p…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Has your love for someone or someone’s love for you transformed how you live? Explain.3. How is the Sermon on the Mount different from a simple code of ethics?4. How does the entire life and teachings of Jesus, including His death and resurrection, affect your understanding of the…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. As a child, what can you remember fighting about on family trips?3. How can persecution be a blessing (James 1:2-4)?4. Read the first line of 1 Peter 3:15. Why is this simple sentence the key to following all that Peter says in this passage?5. What is the model for evangelism (aka…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Why is peacemaking so difficult in today’s culture?3. What makes peacemaking difficult for you?4. Read Romans 12:14-21. What does this passage teach about peace and peacemaking?5. What specifically do verses 14-16 say about this?6. How can you be a “broker of peace” to those aroun…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. What celebrity have you dreamed of meeting? If you could hang out with them, what would you do? What would you talk about?3. How honest are you with yourself? Could your heart be deceiving you about your motives?4. 1 Timothy 1:5 says that our purity will lead to love. Do your obed…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. Has an authority figure (i.e. police officer, school official, boss, etc.) every been merciful with you when you messed something up? Tell about it.3. In 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Paul explains some of the reasons and ways that Jesus has shown him mercy. Why is someone like Paul such a g…

Questions:1. What stood out to you in the message?2. With what group have you sensed the most unity: A team? A Bible Study or Small Group? A family?3. Read Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35. What qualities mark this church? What is different between this church in comparison to today’s Church?4. How well does Acts 4:32 describe your relation…