Benjamin Murphy
Small Group Questions
Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Coming Soon: Judgment, Phase 3: The Bowls, Part 2

The 1st Bowl: SORES (Rev 16:2)

The 2nd Bowl: SEAS into Blood (Rev 16:3)

The 3rd Bowl: FRESHWATER into blood. (Rev 16:4-7)

The 4th Bowl: scorching HEAT (Rev 16:8-9)

The 5th bowl: DARKNESS on the kingdom.(Rev 16:10-11)

The 6th bowl: Euphrates DRIED up.(Rev 16:12-16)

The 7th bowl: Earth is SHAKEN! (Rev 16:17-21)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Revelation 16

GROUP

  1. What was your big “take-away” from the passage / message?

  2. Which of the bowl judgments seemed most horrifying to you? Why?

  3. What is the purpose of verse 15? How would you restate that, and apply that, to today?

  4. Why would People, in the face of all this suffering, curse God instead of repent (Rev 16:9, 11, 21)? How do you see this attitude play out today?

  5. How would you respond to someone who says, “This is too harsh! A loving God wouldn’t do stuff like this!”

BREAKOUT

Pray for one another.


Jesus Christ: Delivered Up for Our Trespasses.

Romans 4:25 - ...who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

See: 2 Corinthians 5:21 | Romans 8:31

Five Unanswerable Questions:

  1. If God is with us, who can be AGAINST? (Rom 8:31)
  2. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously GIVE us all things? (Rom 8:32)
  3. Who will bring a CHARGE against God's elect? (Rom 8:33)
  4. Who is the one who CONDEMNS? (Rom 8:34)
  5. Who shall SEPARATE us from the love of Christ? (Rom 8:35-39)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Romans 4:25

  1. What was your big “take-away”? What stood out to you from this passage / message?

  2. Define justification. How is it different from “forgiveness”?

  3. Why do many Christians still feel condemned, despite saying they believe what the Bible says about justification?

BREAKOUT

Pray for one another to live in light of Romans 4:25.

Jesus Christ: Delivered Up for Our Trespasses

4 Truths About Your Sin Diagnosis:

  1. You are a sinner by BIRTH. (Rom 5:12-21)
  2. You are a sinner by CHOICE. (Rom 1:29-31
  3. Sin disqualifies you from HEAVEN. (Rom 3:23)
  4. Jesus was DELIVERED for our sin. (Rom 4:25)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Romans 4:25

  1. What was your big “take-away”? What stood out to you from this passage / message?

  2. Who really delivered Jesus to die? See Romans 8:32. How does this affect the way you look at the cross?

  3. What are some ways trespasses (sins) are redefined today? Confession time: Tell of a time you’ve made an excuse for something wrong you’ve done.

Don't Delay - Act Now! A Call For Obedience

Guest Speaker - Daniel Thompson

Don't Delay - Act Now! A Call For Obedience (2 Kings 7:1-20)

  1. What's the WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? (2 Kings 7:3-5)
  2. GOOD NEWS Must be SHARED (2 Kings 7:5-10)
  3. TRUST God or Miss the BLESSING (2 Kings 7:16-20)

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Small Group Discussion
Read 2 Kings 7

  1. Why do you think obedience is so hard?  Why do you think it is so important to God?

  2. Which of the reasons to act now is most convincing/convicting to you?  Why?

  3. Do you have any personal examples of how doubt has wasted time?

Breakout:
What specific obedience do you need to act now upon?  Or phrased in reverse, what disobedience do you need to repent of?

The Fight for Hope

How to Fight Against Spiritual Depression (Psalm 42):

  1. Be HONEST WITH GOD ABOUT IT
  2. Desire and Seek after the LORD
  3. Remember PAST FAITHFULLNESS
  4. Preach THE TRUTH TO YOURSLEF and hope IN THE PROMISE OF GOD

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Small Group Discussion
Read Psalm 42

  1. What stood out to you from the message? What convicted or encouraged you?

  2. According to Psalm 42, how can we find hope in the midst of feeling hopeless?

  3. What does it mean/look like to preach the gospel to yourself on a daily basis? Why is this so important?

  4. Why are we often tempted to act fake around other Christians and pretend like everything is fine? How can we become a more transparent group of believers?