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MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME: Determination & Discipline

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 Lead Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, September 24, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video. Weekly Warm-up: How many buyer reward cards are in your wallet? Which one is your favorite? Weekly Overview: God bless those parents who loved us enough to teach us determination and apply corrective discipline.  No, discipline is not pleasant but through it we learn the lessons of life.  God does not withhold discipline from his children whom He loves.  From it we learn how to follow Him with determination and love. Weekly Discussion Questions: Read Hebrews 12:1-13 What example of determination did Jesus set? How does keeping your eyes fixed on Him help you persevere? Why is accepting discipline so difficult? How can discipline be a...

MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME: Love for God

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 Lead Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, September 17, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video. Weekly Warm-up: What principles did your parents teach you? Which one do you wish you had applied better? Which one do you teach others? Weekly Overview: We are truly blessed if our parents taught us obedience and to love God and others from an early age.  Not everyone had Christian parents to teach them these valuable life lessons.  However, it is never too late to learn to love God.  Jesus promised us that God will always be with us in the form of the Holy Spirit if we love God and keep His commandments.  Yes, the love relationship goes both ways.  He loves us but we must love Him and be obedient to Him! Weekly Discussion Questions...

MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME: Work Ethic

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 Lead Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, September 10, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video. Weekly Warm-up: What were your chores as a child? What was your first job? What is your current job? Weekly Overview: “I miss the fresh vegetables,” said the lady at the table.  As our American society has changed through the decades from an agricultural to an industrial and now a service based society, we have become more and more disconnected from our food and the work required to produce it.  A hundred years ago if you wanted fresh veggies, you walked out to your garden.  Fifty years ago, you would buy locally produced, fresh veggies from the nearby produce stand.  Today, we can buy any “fresh” fruit or vegetable we desire from anywhere ...

A SAVIOR IS BORN! God's Parents - A Healthy Model

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, December 18, 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, contact Pastor Owen Snyder. Fellowship: Icebreaker: Which do you prefer:  GPS or paper map? Tell about an experience with GPS. How good are you at directions? Scripture: Matthew 1:18-24; 2:14-15, 19-23 Lesson: We tend to think that Mary and Joseph were blessed to have Jesus as their son.  We don’t think much about how blessed Jesus was to have them as His parents!  After all, they were hand-picked for Him by God.  They were very special people....

Family Reunion: Stand Together

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, June 24, 2012, by Pastor Tommy Dove. To get the most from these questions, go to www.graceplaceonline.us and listen to the sermon first. These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as a basis for a small group study. For more information on hosting or leading a small group study, click on "GP Small Groups" under "GP Ministries" at www.graceplace.us . Explore: Have you ever participated in a protest?   Boycott? Have you ever united with others in support of a cause?   What cause? How does your support help the cause? Scripture Reference:   Luke 11:17 Excavate: How does this scripture apply to a family?   Husband and wife?   Siblings?   Parents and kids? How does this scripture apply to a church family? What does it mean to “divide and conquer?” How does standing together hon...