Grace Place Sermon Questions

Icebreaker: What are you currently reading? Have you or how many times have you read the Bible through? Overview: While attending a Christian retreat, we were taught the practice of Lectio Divina. Basically, you select one Scripture passage which you read slowly, then you read the passage again reflecting on words that stand out to you, after reading the passage a third time you pray for God to speak to you through His Word and repeat back what you heard Him say and finally you thank God and rest in His Word. The Bible is God-breathed and useful for our development as Christians. This week during your quiet time try Lectio Divina using today’s Scripture, 2 Timothy 3:16-17.     Discussion: Read 2 Timothy 3:10-17. Sola Scriptura (Latin: by scripture alone) was a foundational doctrinal principle of the Protestant Reformation held by many of the Reformers, who taught that authentication of scripture is governed by the discernible excellence of the text as ...

Weekly Warm-up: How do you spend Memorial Day? What does military sacrifice mean to you? Weekly Overview: Becoming a Christian during vacation Bible school as a young child allows one to be saved from many of the world’s evils.   It results in a boring testimony.   Paul is telling Timothy that it is OK to have a boring testimony.   Knowing the Holy Scriptures from infancy is a way to develop a lifestyle of Christian learning but it is never too late to study God’s Word!   The Bible is our manual for life.     Weekly Discussion Questions: Read 2 Timothy 3:10-17 What was Paul trying to teach Timothy? How did Jesus use scripture in His teaching? Why is knowing and believing the Bible important today? How do you use scripture in your daily walk? Who taught you in God’s Word? Who are you teaching God’s Word? Why is knowing and believing the Bible important today? Group Prayer: Pray for list of local church needs. Pray fo...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 10, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, go to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and click on “Media” to either stream the current service or listen to a previous sermon. These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study. For more information on participating in a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com. Fellowship: Icebreaker: Who was the ultimate authority in your home growing up?  Mom?  Dad?  Grandma? How did your ultimate authority always seem to know how things would turn out? How do you feel about being under someone’s authority now? Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Lesson: My husband has the nickname of “Mr. Perfect.”  No one knows better than I do that the nickname is a long way from being...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 3, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, listen to the service by going to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and clicking on “Media.” These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study. For more information on participating in a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com. Fellowship: Icebreaker: When did you get your first Bible? What was it? Have you ever memorized the books of the Bible?  When? For fun, sing “The B-I-B-L-E” together. Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Lesson: Last year our pastor challenged the congregation to read the entire Bible in one year.  Many people took the challenge and completed it.  Some have even decided on their own to re-read the Bible again in 2016.  The Bible is the ...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, January 10, 2016.  To get the most from these questions, view the service by going to http://www.nashvillechurch.com and clicking on “Streaming.”  From there you can watch or listen to the service first. These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study. For more information on participating a small group study, click on "Life Groups" at the top of www.nashvillechurch.com. Fellowship: Icebreaker: What is one challenge you are facing in 2016? How can your group help you with it? Scripture: John 16:33; Romans 5:3-5, 8:16-17; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 3:12 Lesson: As a child I remember my mother singing, “On Zion’s Hill.”  We all knew when she started singing “And when I’ve passed this vale of sorrow, I’ll dwell upon the other side,” it was not a good time...