Grace Place Sermon Questions

The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 30, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green. Weekly Warm-up: What animals have you raised? What work was involved? What animal would you like to see up close? Weekly Overview: Living on this side of the crucifixion and resurrection, we 21 st century Christians are amazed by the lack of belief of the 1 st century Christians who had Jesus in their very midst; yet, did not believe.  It is easy to criticize them when we have sacrificed little for Christ.  We sit in our padded seat world afraid to mention the name of Jesus in our office for fear of being made fun of or losing our job.  If we love ...

The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 23, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green. Weekly Warm-up: Each person must choose one body part to be and defend their choice. Have you ever had a body part out of commission? How did the rest of the body feel about it? Weekly Overview: No man (or woman) is an island regardless of how independent we might want to be.  We need each other.  We were designed to work, live and play in groups.  We are born into families.  We learn from an early age in our families how to interact with others to accomplish goals beneficial to the group.  God put us in churches for the same reason.  We...

The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 16, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green. Weekly Warm-up: What competitive sports or activities have you participated in? What has been your biggest victory? What is your favorite professional playoff game? Weekly Overview: It has been said that to Christians Easter is our Super Bowl.  That is very true.  Christmas is great.  Who doesn’t love the story of the birth of Jesus?  After all, it is about a baby and gifts!  But Easter is more somber.  Despite what you see on TV, Easter is not about bunnies and candy eggs.  It is about a cross and suffering.  But, praise the L...

The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 9, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green. Weekly Warm-up: Choose between the two:  (Log results and post on Life Group’s Facebook page) Coke or Pepsi? Mountain or ocean? Dog or cat? Biscuit or cornbread? Football or basketball? Car or truck? Cake or pie? Weekly Overview: Twenty-four hour a day news and constant communications have made us citizens of the world whether we want to be or not!  Our lives are intertwined with the lives of citizens of countries all over the globe.  We see with our eyes and care with our hearts about the suffering of people who are half way around the world ...

The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Senior Pastor, Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 2, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green. OUR SALVATION Weekly Warm-up: How do you feel about yard sales? What is the best bargain you have ever found? Do you prefer to pay for quality or quantity? Weekly Overview: In the world of Medicare, recipients of government health insurance are called “beneficiaries.”  Seems a little odd.  Normally, a beneficiary is someone who receives life insurance benefits after someone has died.  In both examples, a person has paid an amount of money, sometimes over many years, so that those benefits are available either for themselves or for a loved one....