| 5.2.21 |
This Sunday, Rayshawn Graves will continue in our series in John’s gospel. This week’s passage will be John 18:12-27. Last week’s sermon can be heard here. If you’re planning to watch online check us out this week on Facebook Live Sunday morning at 10:30am
We want to encourage you to take a moment this week as you prepare for our time together on Sunday by reading and praying through the passages.
Consider thinking through these four questions as you read and pray.
How can I adore God from this passage?
What sin does this passage lead me to confess?
How does this passage help me to thank Jesus?
From this passage, in what ways can I ask God's Spirit to help me this week?
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Community Groups
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Weekly Resources
Here are some resources that our elders recommend checking out this week. Please feel free to use them as discipleship opportunities to discuss with one another.
Would Jesus Turn Over Tables In Today's Church Are our churches, events, and social-media profiles so glutted with sales pitches that we have crowded out the voice of the gospel for the nations and our lost neighbors? Where have we promoted resources for worship to the neglect of repentance and wholehearted discipleship? In what ways have we chased profit, platform, and our glory above the glory of God?
Sin Wants You To Itself With COVID restrictions and the rise of virtual church services keeping many Christians from gathering with other believers, it seems now is an excellent time to evaluate our hearts to see if sin and isolation have had any impact on us. If you have not been gathering with other believers, has time away from the brethren left you spiritually lifeless to where you no longer desire to go back?
Forbear With One Another Let me put it another way: bearing with other believers is an active partnership with the Holy Spirit. The Father never quits on his children, and the Spirit never ceases to bear with our sins and weaknesses until he has the prize he’s after—our conformity to the Son. So when we fail to bear with a church member, we disengage from the Spirit’s sanctification efforts and thus grieve him.