Community Group Discussion
“God’s Word” #2 “The Inspiration of the Bible”
4/21/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 4/21/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read 2 Peter 1:16-21
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.How do the two subjects we have discussed so far in this series, the Reliability and the Inspiration of the Bible, work together? Why are they both incredibly important for us to understand as Christians? Can you have one without the other? Why or Why not?
3.Did you have misconceptions or questions regarding how God inspired the Bible before the sermon that were cleared up? If so, what were they? If not, what are they?
4.How does the fact that when you read the Bible God is speaking change how you approach your time in God’s Word? What are helpful things you do to get your heart and mind in a place to receive what God has to say from His Word?
5.Why is it important that God “inspired” the very words of the Bible not just the thoughts? How should this affect your reading and study of the Bible?
6.Take some time to pray for each other.
“God’s Word” #2 “The Inspiration of the Bible”
4/21/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 4/21/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read 2 Peter 1:16-21
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.How do the two subjects we have discussed so far in this series, the Reliability and the Inspiration of the Bible, work together? Why are they both incredibly important for us to understand as Christians? Can you have one without the other? Why or Why not?
3.Did you have misconceptions or questions regarding how God inspired the Bible before the sermon that were cleared up? If so, what were they? If not, what are they?
4.How does the fact that when you read the Bible God is speaking change how you approach your time in God’s Word? What are helpful things you do to get your heart and mind in a place to receive what God has to say from His Word?
5.Why is it important that God “inspired” the very words of the Bible not just the thoughts? How should this affect your reading and study of the Bible?
6.Take some time to pray for each other.
“God’s Word” #3 “The Sufficiency of the Bible”
4/28/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 4/28/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.Since the Bible is “sufficient” to accomplish what God intends it to accomplish, one of those things being hearing from God, does that mean that God doesn’t speak to us outside of the Bible? If God does speak to us by other means, what are those means? How do we discern whether or not it’s from God?
3.Read Hebrews 4:12-13. What are these verses saying about God’s Word? What are some ways to apply what it’s saying to our lives and the lives of others?
4.Read Deuteronomy 12:32 & Revelation 22:18-19. Which “ditch” are you most likely prone to fall into: Legalism (adding to God’s Word) or Liberalism (taking away from God’s Word)? How can you fight against either extreme? Why are both bad?
5.Take some time to pray for each other.
4/28/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 4/28/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.Since the Bible is “sufficient” to accomplish what God intends it to accomplish, one of those things being hearing from God, does that mean that God doesn’t speak to us outside of the Bible? If God does speak to us by other means, what are those means? How do we discern whether or not it’s from God?
3.Read Hebrews 4:12-13. What are these verses saying about God’s Word? What are some ways to apply what it’s saying to our lives and the lives of others?
4.Read Deuteronomy 12:32 & Revelation 22:18-19. Which “ditch” are you most likely prone to fall into: Legalism (adding to God’s Word) or Liberalism (taking away from God’s Word)? How can you fight against either extreme? Why are both bad?
5.Take some time to pray for each other.