Sermon 2.0

Discussion Guide

A life group guide designed to help facilitate discussion around the weekend’s sermon.

Encounter God in Community

The Sunday message is the open door to encountering what God has in store for you! Many of our Life Groups use the Sermon 2.0 Discussion Guide to go deeper into the passage of Scripture and application points from the weekend’s message. This is a time to have open conversation, ask questions, laugh a little or a lot, and learn from others. Our heart is to see your faith in God grow as you apply the truths of the Bible to your everyday life.


We believe you can encounter God through the context of relationships and want you to experience this in a Life Group! Apply the truths of the Bible and see your faith in God grow as you build new relationships with others in your group.

Sermon 2.0 Life Groups!

This Week’s Discussion Guide

Icebreaker

Do you love crowds or are you more of a… please give me space person? Why?


Scripture

Take a moment and have a volunteer read this week’s passage in Ephesians 2:1-10 and then discuss the following.

  • Discuss your observations from this passage. What stands out? What was challenging, encouraging, confusing, or pointed you to other Scripture?
  • According to the passage, describe all of our conditions we were before Christ?
  • What do you learn about who God is and what He did in verses 4-9? What do these verses reveal about God’s character?
  • How do your previous conversations change the way you view your relationship with God?
  • What does it mean that you are “God’s workmanship”? How does this shape the way that you should engage your life?


Application

1. Paul reminds us that our old life was shaped by three forces: the world, the devil, and the flesh. Define each of these areas and describe where you see these influences showing up most in your life today.


2. Pastor JJ shared the following… “If we believe we were merely wounded, then grace becomes assistance. But if we understand that we were dead, then grace becomes resurrection.”

How does this impact the way that you view sin but also how you view grace?

What makes it difficult to accept God’s grace as a gift? What are ways that you attempt to earn your salvation and why?


3. Since we are no longer dead in sin, what would it look like to live as someone alive in Christ this week? What may God be calling you to step into as a good work?

Is there anything that is challenging your identity in Christ?


4. What are you ready to apply to your life this week?


Prayer

Finish your evening by praying these three topics:

  • Gratitude for Grace - Thank God for the mercy, grace, and love that He has shown all of us. Thank Him for making you alive in Him.
  • Freedom from the Old Life - Ask God to help you recognize the influences of the world, the devil, and the flesh. Pray for each other to walk in freedom in the newness of life that Jesus provides.
  • Walking in New Life and Purpose - Ask God to help you live a life defined by being saved by grace. Pray God will show you a purpose and way to show this to other people.
This Week's Discussion Guide