Grace Community

Isaac Moran

God still speaks today - through His perfectly sufficient written Word. What God says satisfies our intellectual hunger, and what He says shows the Beauty of His love for His people. Truth and Beauty come together in one place: God in His Word.

  1. 4D AGO

    Philippians 2:19-30 Joshua Pollard

    Read Philippians 2:1–13.  With verses 1–11 as the foundation, how do believers “work out their salvation with fear and trembling” (v. 12)? (Think about the attitude, the work itself, and the motivation behind it all.) How does this guide our understanding of church attendance and being involved in the life of the church and other believers? What do verses 12 and 13 teach us about growing in sanctification? Read Philippians 2:19–30.   Timothy shows a genuine concern for others that springs from seeking “the interests of Christ” rather than his own. In what concrete ways could you grow this week in looking to the interests of Christ by caring for specific people in your church or circle? What would it look like in your life today to seek “the interests of Christ”? How does love for Christ fuel real love for others?Epaphroditus risked his life simply to serve and care for Paul, not to do something “impressive” in ministry. What does his example teach us about ordinary, practical service, and how might that challenge our view of what “real” ministry is?Paul was writing to a church about their perseverance, using Epaphroditus as an example. In what ways can this group actively strengthen one another’s endurance? What would it look like for us to take responsibility for one another’s perseverance?Paul tells us that the same God who raised Jesus from the dead is at work in us, enabling us to persevere when life is overwhelming or dark. How does this shape the way you think about a current pressure, fear, or suffering in your own life? How does a good understanding of God’s sovereign, effectual work guard us from both pride and despair? Send a text

    27 min
  2. Isaiah 28:1-13

    FEB 16

    Isaiah 28:1-13

    Isaiah points out that Ephraim’s leaders and clergy were saturated with drunkenness. How is drunkenness, or taking any of God’s good blessing (food, drink, sex, money,), and using them in overindulgence or indulgence at the expense of others relate to pride? How does pride blind people from seeing their faults? How can we as Christians guard against that kind of pride and behaviour? (1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Peter 5:5-6)  Isaiah describes the Ephraim leaders as proud and self-indulgent, partying even as destruction approached. Where do you see similar attitudes of false security in our culture today? Christians are not immune to common human vices, how can you guard against things you know are your greatest temptation? (Psalm 119:11, Psalm 139:23-24) How should the church treat people who have vices they frequently give into? (Galatians 6:1)  God is sovereign over all, including judgement—even using nations like Assyria as instruments. How does God’s sovereignty in judgement be a comfort to the believer? (Lamentations 3:37–39, Romans 8:28)  Isaiah's critics dismissed God's clear warnings and teaching of God’s word as simplistic baby talk (verses 9-10). Why do you think people—including some religious leaders—sometimes treat Scripture as outdated or irrelevant? (Consider 2 Timothy 4:10, Colossians 2:18) What is the correlation between false doctrine and errant lifestyle? (Titus 1:16, 1 Timothy 6:3-5)  How can we guard against viewing parts of God's Word as less important or applicable? (2 Timothy 3:16) When someone challenges God’s word and perhaps causes doubt in our mind what are some ways we can overcome those doubts?  How should the fact that God would save some out of the drunken revelry encourage us in our evangelism? God would use judgement and suffering to bring out a remnant. How could this encourage us when we are constantly stonewalled by proud people we try to evangelise?  Send a text

    42 min

About

God still speaks today - through His perfectly sufficient written Word. What God says satisfies our intellectual hunger, and what He says shows the Beauty of His love for His people. Truth and Beauty come together in one place: God in His Word.