Grace Place Sermon Questions

Icebreaker: What food do you crave in the summer? What is your favorite homemade ice cream flavor? Overview: The story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus is one we usually only read at Easter and, even then, not often enough. It is a human-interest story, one where we can imagine ourselves as one of Jesus’s followers. To hear Jesus explain the scriptures that referred to the Lord Himself must have been amazing! But it was challenging to hear the stranger rebuke them for not having enough faith in the scriptures and realize later they were in the presence of Jesus. When we experience Jesus’s presence, we crave more. Discussion: Read Luke 24:13-35. What was the mood of the two followers as they walked home? Why did Jesus hide His identity from them? What did Jesus use to explain the crucifixion to them? What prompted them (perhaps husband and wife or siblings) to invite Jesus home with them? What caused the fire they felt within their hearts as they talked with Je...

There are people whose job is to study fire. All the rest of us just take these naturally occurring things, like air, water and fire, for granted. What’s to know? Apparently quite a lot. Studying the physics of fire is important to firefighters. For them to fight fire, they need to know how fire is created and how flames advance.   For fire to advance, three ingredients are necessary. First is combustion, which is the chemical reaction of a fuel with oxygen that results in glowing, flaming, and heat release. Then there’s a transfer of energy by radiation (the release of heat) or convection (the movement of hot gases or fluids). The third ingredient is the ignition of new fuels that are encountered by the released energy. Got that? No? Me neither so we turn to one of our resident scientists, Dr Shane Kelley, for an illustration. [1] Scientist have something called “The Fire Triangle” that illustrates the three ingredients of fire – oxygen, heat and fuel. To aid in our understa...

Being set ablaze individually Read Exodus 3:1-12. No longer being hunted for murder, Moses was alone with his thoughts and his animals. He caught a glimpse of a bush burning but not being consumed and it captured his attention. Something special was going on here. Something holy. God called Moses by name and reminded him that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses knew of the God of Israel, but now the relationship was personal. God was now the God of Moses as well. When God had Moses’ undivided attention and reverence, He gave Moses a big job. Questions to Discuss: What was Moses doing when he saw the burning bush? Why was Moses tending sheep in Midian instead of living in Egypt? What was the significance of the burning bush being on Mount Horeb? What job did God have for Moses? Why was Moses well suited for this job? Being set ablaze corporately Read Exodus 19:1-25. About three months after the people of Israel left Egypt, Moses met God on Mount Si...

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...

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 Interim Pastor, Norm Patton, at the Grace Place on Sunday, June 24, 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, stop by the Welcome Center. Weekly Warm-up: How did you celebrate the first day of summer? (Wednesday) What is your favorite summer activity? What did summer mean to you as a child? Weekly Overview: We come to the last verse of Psalm 23.  “Surely your goodness and love (mercy in some versions) will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”  This verse is a promise from God and a commitment from us. Absolutely, without question, God has promised to shower goodness and mercy on us.  It is a part of His covenant to us tha...

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 3, 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 thing you would like to accomplish in 2016? Why? What can stop you? Scripture: Psalm 139 Lesson: What is it about a new year that makes us want to start over fresh?  We get an unnatural desire to clean and organize.  Maybe it is that we are sick of looking at the Christmas tree and all those red and green decorations that throws us into cleaning...

T he following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, October 23, 2011, 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: Did you ever run away from home? How old were you? Why did you run away? What were the consequences of your action? Tell about a time when you tried to right a wrong. Scripture Reference:   Exodus 2:11-15, 3:1-15 and 1 Corinthians 12:18, 22 Excavate: God wouldn’t let Moses just tend sheep. How would you feel if God gave you the assignment to go back to Egypt? What promise did God make to Moses? Why was this promise ...