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Growing Deeper

Sermon study guide for next-level growth.

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Sermon Overview

 Our concept of love is broken and flawed because we are broken and flawed. Our love can be perfected through knowing God’s love for us. The incarnation of Jesus Christ was the arrival of love in our world. This is an essential doctrine to the Christian faith and it shows us the extent of God’s love. He stepped down into our world to show us what love is through the gift of His Son Jesus. God is the source and author of love and it was displayed through the person and work of Jesus Christ. 

Sermon Series: 
Behold Our King
Advent: LOVE
Born Out of Love
Key Passage:  1 John 4:9-10

Questions for discussion:

  1. What stood out to you from the sermon/passage?
  2. How do you know if you love someone? Is it a feeling, emotion, or choice? 
  3. How does our society define love? 
  4. How does the Bible define love? (1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4)  
  5. Is it wrong to assume that anyone who is loving knows God? Why? (1 John 4:8)
  6. What is the incarnation of Jesus Christ and why is this a central Christian doctrine? 
  7. What does it mean that God sent Jesus to be a propitiation for our sins? (1 John 4:10) 
  8. How can God be loving but also have wrath towards sinners? 
  9. Read Isaiah 53:4-10. How was God’s wrath appeased in Jesus Christ? 
  10. What ways can we love others based on the love we have received from God? 

Prayer Prompt:

  • Acknowledge the holiness and majesty of God and the personal relationship as our Father. 
  • Read Ephesians 3:14-21. Pray for a deeper understanding of God’s love through Christ Jesus. 
  • Ask God to heal places in your heart where you have been wounded by imitations of love. 
  • Pray for an increased measure of love in your own heart towards others. 
  • Thank God for the gift of love through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  

Scripture for further study:

Psalm 5:4-6 | Isaiah  7:12, 9:1-7, 53:4-10 | Matthew 1:21-23 | John 1:1-14, 29, 3:16-36, 10:10-11 | Romans 8:5 | 2 Cor. 5:21 | Ephesians 2:1-9 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Hebrews 9:11-28
1 John 2:2, 4:1-21