Grace Place Sermon Questions

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 20, 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 is your favorite Christmas carol? What is your favorite, popular Christmas song? What is your favorite Christmas movie? Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Lesson: There is not much recorded in the Bible concerning Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.  From the few verses we have, we can glean much about his character.  He must have been a great dad!  Af...

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 13, 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 is your favorite part of the Christmas story? Which person would you most like to be in the Christmas story? Scripture: Luke 1:26-38 Lesson: Most of us are fortunate to have experienced our mother’s special touch.  Maybe it was her cool hand on a fevered forehead, her nimble fingers tying a sash or bowtie or her healing touch ministering to a skinned knee....

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 6, 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 is the best fireworks display you have ever seen? How would you feel about a sky full of angels singing? Scripture: Luke 3:8-20, John 1:29 Lesson: The prophets had told of the arrival of a Messiah but the people of God never expected Him to show up as a defenseless baby born in a pen designated for animals.  They expected the Messiah to be a king who saved t...

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, November 22, 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: How does advertising tempt you? What food do you have a weakness for? How do you control a spending urge?  (Black Friday is coming!) Scripture: James 1:12-27 Lesson: Back in the 1970’s, comedian Flip Wilson’s punch line was “The devil made me do it.”  He was theologically correct.  God does not tempt us to sin.  That is the work of the evil one....

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, November 15, 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: How does events like what happened in Paris disturb your peace? Where are you most peaceful? Scripture: Matthew 3:1-2, 27:11, John 18:33-36, Romans 14:17, Matthew 6:33 Lesson: Songwriter Barney Warren wrote a beautiful song about the Kingdom of God.  “’Tis the Kingdom of Peace, It is reigning within, It shall ever increase in my soul, We possess it right here wh...

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, November 8, 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: Have you ever seen a celebrity?  Who? Have you ever been mistaken for a celebrity?  Who? Have you ever talked with someone and imagined what they looked like? If you ever met them, did they look like you imagined? Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 Lesson: Do you ever think about what it would have been like to have known Jesus as a physical man?  Was He t...

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, November 1, 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 do on Halloween? What was your favorite costume? Share a favorite Halloween memory. Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21 Lesson: Since Halloween is just past, a discussion about love sounds appropriate.  John says “Perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment.”  We love to be afraid when we know it is just for fun like at Halloween....