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MUSIC & SCRIPTURE

In Your Presence (Deuteronomy 31:6) – Nothing Is Wasted by Elevation Worship

Rock of Ages (Deuteronomy 32:3-4) – The Death of Death by Charlie Hall

Christ Is Enough (2 Corinthians 12:9) – Glorious Ruins by Hillsong

TEACHING: Do Something, Part 1

In a relationship with God, as in any good relationship, both knowledge and application are vital. We must hear and do. In the context of the local church, this will result in gospel-motivated service to the body.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS

1. What was one thing you found particularly interesting, insightful, helpful or difficult to understand from this sermon?
2. Read and discuss James 1:19-25, 1 John 2:4-6 and Matthew 7:24-29. What do these verses tell us about the nature of man? What do these verses tell us about God and His Word?
3. Do you find it easier to be a hearer of the Word, or a doer of the Word? How do the Scriptures push us toward both?
4. What is the result of knowledge without application (hearing without doing)? What is the result of application without knowledge (doing without hearing)?
5. Compare and contrast the two builders in Matthew 7. What are similarities? What are the differences? Which foundation would you say you are building on in this season of your life?
6. Why is knowledge “half the battle” when it comes to relationships?
7. What is the difference between hearing and listening?
8. How does gospel-motivated service in the context of the church help us “walk in the same way in which He walked” (1 John 2:6)?
9. Do you currently serve in some way at RBC? Why or why not?
10. Spend some time in prayer thanking God for His Word and asking Him for the grace to become more than mere hearers. Thank Him for the provision we have in Christ, who is both our example and motivation for serving His bride, the church.