Week of May 14
6. What’s one thing you will do this week to help your family prepare for persecution?
SERMON NOTES Series: Bringing LIFE to Your Home Message: Persecution is Good Text: Matthew 5:10
Brian Bolton, Pastor CenterPointe Christian Church May 14, 2017
Listen or watch messages online at mycpointe.com/messages
Daily Bible Readings Prepare your family for the persecution they will face by reading and talking over the following Bible passages this week. Sun:
Matthew 5:10-12
Mon:
2 Timothy 3:10-17
Tue:
John 15:18-25
Wed:
1 Corinthians 4:12
Thu:
1 Peter 4:12-19
Fri:
1 Peter 3:8-22
Sat:
2 Corinthians 4:7-12
GROWTH GUIDE Growth Groups are sermon-based small groups that meet primarily in homes. To join a group, visit mycpointe.com/growthgroups
3. With your Bible, read and discuss Matthew 5:10-12, John 15:18-20, 1 Corinthians 4:12, and 1 Peter 4:12-16.
For the week of May 14, 2017 Talking through the message during the week helps you and your Growth Group turn what God is saying to you into action steps. Add any optional scriptures and questions if needed, and then wrap up by deciding on your next steps. You can use this study guide with your Growth Group, your family, or on your own.
Pray
Begin in prayer, confessing any sins you know of, thanking the Lord for the gift of His Word, and asking for His Spirit to guide your study.
4. Describe a time when your family endured persecution. How did it affect your family? Did it make your family stronger or weaker?
Open
1. What’s one idea from the message that really stood out to you? Why did this idea grab your attention?
Read, Hear, & Live the Word
1. What types of persecution have you endured as a result of striving to have a Christ-centered family and life?
5. What’s your vision for your family? What’s one thing you’ve learned so far from this series that will help you accomplish that vision?
2. What steps might you need to take to better prepare your family for persecution?
SERMON NOTES Series: Bringing LIFE to Your Home Message: Persecution is Good Text: Matthew 5:10
Brian Bolton, Pastor CenterPointe Christian Church May 14, 2017
Listen or watch messages online at mycpointe.com/messages
Daily Bible Readings Prepare your family for the persecution they will face by reading and talking over the following Bible passages this week. Sun:
Matthew 5:10-12
Mon:
2 Timothy 3:10-17
Tue:
John 15:18-25
Wed:
1 Corinthians 4:12
Thu:
1 Peter 4:12-19
Fri:
1 Peter 3:8-22
Sat:
2 Corinthians 4:7-12
GROWTH GUIDE Growth Groups are sermon-based small groups that meet primarily in homes. To join a group, visit mycpointe.com/growthgroups
3. With your Bible, read and discuss Matthew 5:10-12, John 15:18-20, 1 Corinthians 4:12, and 1 Peter 4:12-16.
For the week of May 14, 2017 Talking through the message during the week helps you and your Growth Group turn what God is saying to you into action steps. Add any optional scriptures and questions if needed, and then wrap up by deciding on your next steps. You can use this study guide with your Growth Group, your family, or on your own.
Pray
Begin in prayer, confessing any sins you know of, thanking the Lord for the gift of His Word, and asking for His Spirit to guide your study.
4. Describe a time when your family endured persecution. How did it affect your family? Did it make your family stronger or weaker?
Open
1. What’s one idea from the message that really stood out to you? Why did this idea grab your attention?
Read, Hear, & Live the Word
1. What types of persecution have you endured as a result of striving to have a Christ-centered family and life?
5. What’s your vision for your family? What’s one thing you’ve learned so far from this series that will help you accomplish that vision?
2. What steps might you need to take to better prepare your family for persecution?
