Sermon Review - May 27, 2012

“Deliver us from evil”

1.     What does it mean that God is our deliverer?

(Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:18)

 

2.     Why do we need to pray for deliverance?

 

3.     Do you tend to view the Evil One as a school of goldfish or as a 7-foot reef shark? What do your actions reveal about your view of the Evil One?

 

Personal Application:

4.     How must the truth preached today change my prayer life this week?

The Lord's Prayer - "Lead us not into temptation"

Follow up questions:

1. Where does temptation come from? (Mathew 4:1, James 1:13-14

2. "We can't keep a bird from landing in our heads, but we can keep it from building a nest" - What does this quote mean concerning temptation? How do we practically keep sin from "building a nest"?

3. Can one circumstance be considered both a trial and a temptation? Why or why not?

4. The positive side of resisting temptation is pursuing righteousness (2 Timothy 2:22). What does it mean to pursue righteousness?


Personal Application:
5. What are the most difficult temptations for you to resist? In what ways can you give God glory through those temptations?

6. How must the truth preached today change your prayer life this week?

Sermon Review - Discussion questions on "Give us this day our daily bread" ~ Matthew 6:11 (Sermon from May 6th, 2012)

1. What hinders us from realizing that God gives us our daily needs?

2. How does praying "Give us this day our daily bread" remind us of the curse of sin in our own lives? (See Genesis 3:19).

3. How does praying "Give us this day our daily bread" remind us that we need to trust God for everything? (Deuteronomy 8:17-18)

4. Why does praying "Give us this day our daily bread" teach us to be content? (1 Timothy 6:8)

5. What does "Give us this day our daily bread" mean to you now after the message? Give one personal application of this teaching.

Questions prepared for the college class by Dr. Ted Whitwell