Sermon discussion guide
Go deeper this week.
Use these questions on your own, with your family, or with your group.
Week 1: Creation
- Read Genesis 1:26–28 and Genesis 1:31. What stands out to you from the text?
- Watch this Bible Project video: Is Genesis 1 Really About How the World Was Made?
- You were created on purpose and for a purpose. When you think about your purpose, what comes to mind?
Week 1 - (June 7) Creation
Week 2: The Fall
- Read Genesis 2:15–17; Genesis 3:1–11, 15, 21–23.
- Watch this Bible Project video: This Is the Hope For Ending the Evil that Affects Your Life
- All of us are equally created in the image of God and yet fallen. Where do you see the effects of the fall in your own life?
Week 2 - (June 14) The Fall
Week 3: Abraham
- Read Genesis 12:1–3; Genesis 15:1–6.
- Watch this Bible Project video: A Way God Wants to Connect With You (You Might Not Think Much About)
- Where in your life do you feel like you have had to take a leap of faith?
- How did you see God show up in that season?
Week 3 - (June 21) Abraham
Week 4: Exodus
- Read Exodus 2:23-35; 6:2-9.
- Watch this Bible Project video: The Repeating Pattern from The Exodus You May Not Have Noticed
- The Exodus story shows how God saves his people. What stood out to you from the sermon or the exodus story?
- In Exodus God’s people were saved to go on mission. Where in your life is God calling you to represent Him to the world around you?
Week 4 - (June 28) Exodus
Week 5: The Ideal Kingdom
- Read 1 Samuel 17:41-47 (We are jumping in mid-story in the fight between David and Goliath. This is the portion where David confronts Goliath).
- Watch this Bible Project video: David the Priestly King
- What about stories or heroes gets you excited? Why do you think we resonate with heroes so much?
- Notice what David says to Goliath. Who does David represent? What about David makes him a good hero?
Week 5 - (July 5) The Ideal Kingdom
Week 6: Kingdom Divided & Exile
- Read 2 Kings 17:14-20.
- Watch this Bible Project video: 3 Ways to Choose to Live in "Babylon" (and Which Jesus Chose)
- The story of the Exile is when everything goes wrong. Where in your own story do you see similarities with the exile?
- As Christians we are called to a similar “way of exile.” How do you see your life reflecting a sense of “exile” now? How do you find encouragement to live faithfully?
Week 6 - (July 12) Kingdom Divided & Exile