Here is a Day by Day guide to learning and applying:
Read: the daily Scriptures and Answer the Question from the sermon.
Create: Create your own questions/comments from the scriptures
Discuss: Talk about your questions and reactions to the scriptures.
11/23/25
REMINDER:
A Disciple...
● Loves All People
● Discovers Identity in Jesus
Deepens Relationship with Jesus
Community Builder:
What have I done this week to…
● Feed my soul?
● Feed others?
Feed my flesh?
Scripture Study Tip:
Ask these three questions when reading…
1. What does it say?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do I apply it to my daily life?
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34 and Luke 12:13-34
Title: Why Do You Worry
BIG IDEA: Do you trust God and his word, or are you setting your hopes, your satisfaction and security on the temporary things of this world?
What does it say? Read Matthew 6:19-21; 33
Reflection:
Savers AND Spenders - what are you spending your time and treasure on that you need to minimize, or what do you need to stop holding back, so you can focus more on Jesus?
What does it mean:
What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God, and what are some practical steps
you can take to do that?
What does it say? Read Luke 12:20-21
What does it mean:
What does it mean to be rich toward God?
What does it say? Read Philippians 4:6-7
Reflection:
How does gratitude bring peace that guards your heart and mind in Christ?
Spend 5 minutes right now and begin writing your gratitude list.
Challenge:
-Decide on an amount of money to carry with you this week that you’re going to give away.
-Pray and ask God to show you who He wants to bless with it.
-Give it away when the Holy Spirit prompts you.
-Share your story with your group.
11/16/25
REMINDER:
A Disciple...
● Loves All People
● Discovers Identity in Jesus
Deepens Relationship with Jesus
Community Builder:
What have I done this week to…
● Feed my soul?
● Feed others?
Feed my flesh?
Scripture Study Tip:
Ask these three questions when reading…
1. What does it say?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do I apply it to my daily life?
Scripture: Psalm 23; Matthew 21:18–19; Luke 6:43-49, 8:4-15; 1 Corinthians 3:7; Galatians 5:22-23
Title: Why Call Me Lord, Lord, and Not Do What I Say
BIG IDEA: God loves you. When you receive and believe that love through Jesus, how we live our lives and the fruit we bear changes forever.
What does it say? Read Luke 6:43-49
Reflection:
What stood out to you in the sermon this week and what did God reveal to you
in the Scriptures, maybe for the first time?
How do you know Jesus loves you and knows you?
How do you know and show you love Jesus?
Read Luke 6:44 and Galatians 5:22-23
Take turns sharing how you see someone in your group bearing the fruit of the Spirit.
Read Matthew 21:18–19
Reflection:
Share a time you felt you were just going through the motions of “being Christian,” and the differences when you are truly loving Him and following Him.
When you felt you were just going through the motions of “being Christian,” how did God
bring you closer to Him? Did He use His word, prayer, a person, an event, a dream…?
Read 1 Corinthians 3:7
Reflection:
How does this encourage you to rely on God rather than your own efforts to grow spiritually and bear good fruit? How do YOU rely on God for this?
Bernard of Clairvaux described four degrees of love in his book, On Loving God: love of self for sake of self, love of God for self’s sake, love of God for God’s sake and love of self for God’s sake.
Take five minutes right now and think about how God has been maturing you through these degrees of love.
Share how God is calling you to love yourself for God’s sake.
Read Luke 6:47-49
Reflection:
Share a time in your life that was difficult or challenging and you could see God producing fruit in that season.
What did you learn about God?
What did you learn about yourself?
How can you practically build your life on the rock of Jesus and not the “sand” of your
desires or the world’s standards?
How do you jump in to God’s love?
Challenge
-Every day this week pray a prayer similar to this: Jesus, please meet me where I am, change me, comfort me and convict me. Help me leave this prayer time more in love with you than when I came.
-Choose one area where you can actively obey Jesus, not out of obligation but out of love.
-Choose to forgive someone, be generous, refrain from doing something, show kindness to someone, etc.
-Reflect on how this act of obedience deepens your love for Jesus and aligns you more closely with His will
Constant Reminder
Six questions for gospel-centered discernment. Memorize and ask these six questions to discern and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in your life.
G - God's glory: Will this decision primarily be about my glory or God's glory?
O - Other Christians: What do other gospel-saturated, Christ-centered, wise friends say about this upcoming decision?
S - Scripture: Does the Bible command, permit, or prohibit this decision? What does inerrant, infallible Scripture say?
P - Prayer: Have you abided with, rested in, asked from, listened to and waited on God in this decision over time?
E - Evangelism: Will this decision give me the opportunity to share the gospel and invite people to faith in Jesus?
L - Lifestyle: Will this decision lead me to live a lifestyle of love marked by the Fruit of the Spirit and holiness?