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 Lead Pastor Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, September 3, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com .  Click on “Media” to view the video. Weekly Warm-up: How do you define success? What makes you feel successful? Why are Americans performance driven? Weekly Overview: This week’s parable is sometimes used to promote the use of one’s physical talents causing people to think their “talent” is less important than others.  But the word talent, as used in this scripture, is a weight measure equal to approximately 75 pounds.  In today’s economy, one talent of silver would be worth about $16,500.  The master was entrusting his servants with enormous wealth and responsibility.  He did not give some servants more because they were physically talented.  He trusted some more than oth...

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, October 18, 2015.  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 did you dream of being as a child? What was your first job? What is your dream job now? Scripture: Colossians 3:16-17, 22-4:1 Lesson: Multiple candidates are now vying for the most difficult job in the world, president of the United States.  We are sizing them up based on their words and actions.  Who would represent us best?  Everyday our words ...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, February 24, 2013, 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: Discuss the list of 50 acts of Uncommon Kindness list. How many did each individual perform this week? How many did your group perform in total? Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:14-28 Excavate: How do you feel when you are entrusted with something precious? What tasks of service (bags of gold) do you think God gives Christians today? What has God entrusted you to do? When have you been so afraid of a task that you dug a hole? Extract: How do you f...