Grace Place Sermon Questions

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, August 19, 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: How many friends do you have on Facebook? Followers on Twitter?   Connections on Linked In? Cards in your Roladex?   (remember them?) Has social media really made the world smaller? Play the game, "Six Degrees of Separation." How close are you to: a politician, a country music singer, a movie star?   Scripture Reference:   Acts 8:26-40 and John 4:1-26, 39-42   Excavate: Why did it matter that Phillip be in the r...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, August 12, 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: Do you love to travel or would you rather just be there? Do you consult a map or depend on your sense of direction? How do you plan for a trip? Tell about a time when you were really lost. Scripture Reference:   John 14:1-14 Excavate: What do you think the Father’s House will be like? Would Jesus’ words have been a comfort to you? How can Jesus be “the Way, the Truth and the Life”? What do you say to people who say, “But I am a ...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, August 5, 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: What was your easiest subject in school? What is the hardest skill you have ever had to train someone else to do? How do you react to being told what to do? Would you rather be the teacher or the student?   Why? Scripture Reference:   Matthew 28:18-20 Excavate: Why was it important for Jesus to remind His disciples of His authority? What were Jesus’ two commands to His disciples? What steps lead up to a person being baptized? How...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, July 29, 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: When you get together with friends, what do you do? In what ways do you show support to your friends? Who makes up your support system? Scripture Reference:   Acts 2:42-47 Excavate: What do you think it would have felt like to be one of those early believers? Why do you think the believers ate together? How did they support each other? Why did they meet every day? What was the result of all this devotion? Extract: What would happen if...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, July 22, 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: A great evil was done in Colorado last Friday.   What is your response to such an evil act? How do you feel about the suspect? What is a community’s responsibility to people like him? What is a community’s responsibility to his victims? How can we prevent such evil acts? Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 3:8-16 and Matthew 18:15-20 Excavate: How does being like minded and agreement differ? How does sympathy and compassion differ? Why s...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, July 15, 2012, by Rev. Kathy Tack. 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: To which generational group do you belong? What characteristics do you think represent your group? What is the most memorable historical event from your generation?   Why? To which generational group do you best relate? To which generational groups do you least relate? Scripture Reference:   Joshua 4:4-9, 19-24; Psalm 71:17-18; Titus 2:1-7 Excavate: Why was it important for each family group to be represented by a stone from the Jor...

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, July 8, 2012, by   Rev. Kathy Tack. 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: Who was your best friend growing up? What kind of covenant did you have with your friend? To what clubs did you pledge your allegiance? Why do we pledge allegiance to the United States? Scripture Reference:   Daniel 1:1-8, Exodus 6:5-7, Matthew 5:14, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Excavate: Why was Daniel so committed to his God? To what covenant were Daniel and the other young men staying true?   (Exodus 6:5-7) How were they called out ...