Bouquet Canyon Church
Obedience That Changes the World
Locations & Times
Bouquet Canyon Church
26900 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
1. Value your spiritual inheritance
2. Learn to master your appetites
3. Submit to God's holy ways
4. Practice true repentance
5. Put the blessing above yourself
Discussion Notes (for use in a small group or individual study)
Sermon: Obedience That Changes the World
Questions:
1. Opening question: What is something you did as a kid that got you in big trouble?
2. The sermon focused on the life of Esau and how he lost out on being a blessing to the world. What do you remember about each of the main points of the sermon? (seen above). What in the sermon challenged you? Do you have any questions to bring up?
3. Read Hebrews 12:1-3
a) According to this passage, Christians are running a race. Why is purity from sin important as we run?
b) What is the great cloud of witnesses which we are surrounded by? (refer to Hebrews 11 and note verses 33 and 34)
c) In what way do these people surround us? How does this help us?
d) What are some of the things that hinder us from running the race well? What tends to trip you up?
e) According to this passage, how can we deal with these hindrances?
f) What do you think the joy was that was “set before” Jesus?
g) What is the joy that is set before us as we run?
4. Read Hebrews 12:4-11
a) What do you think verse 4 means? What does it say about how committed we should be to fighting against sin in our lives? Who did shed blood to deal with sin?
b) Who does the Lord discipline?
c) Why does the Lord discipline us?
d) Do you feel loved when the Lord disciplines you? Why or why not?
e) In what way do you think the words “discipline” and “disciple” are related?
5. Read Hebrews 12:22-24. How can these verses encourage us when we stumble into sin?
6. Pray for each other’s needs. Ask God to help you to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Pray for God’s blessing to flow through you to the world around you.
Sermon: Obedience That Changes the World
Questions:
1. Opening question: What is something you did as a kid that got you in big trouble?
2. The sermon focused on the life of Esau and how he lost out on being a blessing to the world. What do you remember about each of the main points of the sermon? (seen above). What in the sermon challenged you? Do you have any questions to bring up?
3. Read Hebrews 12:1-3
a) According to this passage, Christians are running a race. Why is purity from sin important as we run?
b) What is the great cloud of witnesses which we are surrounded by? (refer to Hebrews 11 and note verses 33 and 34)
c) In what way do these people surround us? How does this help us?
d) What are some of the things that hinder us from running the race well? What tends to trip you up?
e) According to this passage, how can we deal with these hindrances?
f) What do you think the joy was that was “set before” Jesus?
g) What is the joy that is set before us as we run?
4. Read Hebrews 12:4-11
a) What do you think verse 4 means? What does it say about how committed we should be to fighting against sin in our lives? Who did shed blood to deal with sin?
b) Who does the Lord discipline?
c) Why does the Lord discipline us?
d) Do you feel loved when the Lord disciplines you? Why or why not?
e) In what way do you think the words “discipline” and “disciple” are related?
5. Read Hebrews 12:22-24. How can these verses encourage us when we stumble into sin?
6. Pray for each other’s needs. Ask God to help you to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Pray for God’s blessing to flow through you to the world around you.