Archive for March, 2012

Sermon Questions for 04/01/12

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Morning

Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10
Possible Title: Comfort & Joy in a Good Report
Questions About the Text:
What did Timothy report concerning believers in Thessalonika?
What were the circumstances of Paul when the report arrived?
How did the report affect him.
How does Paul respond to the report?
What does he pray for the believers in Thessalonika? 

Evening

Text: 2 Samuel 10
Possible Title: Kindness Rejected & Despised 
Questions About the Text:
Who were the people of Ammon?
How did they respond to David’s kindness?
The Ammonites realized they had made a mistake: 
what did they do?
How does Joab encourage Israel’s troops?
After the first defeat, how do the Syrians respond?
What is the result?

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Sermon Questions for 03/25/12

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Morning

Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
Possible Title: To Establish & Comfort You
Questions About the Text:

What was Paul’s great concern for the believers in Thessalonica?
What was Timothy sent to do?
What had Paul previously told them to expect?
How might Paul’s labor be in vain?

Evening

Text: 2 Samuel 9
Possible Title: Agent of God’s Kindness
Questions About the Text:

What promises was David keeping?
David desires to show whose kindness?
What does Mephibosheth expect?
How does David show kindness?

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Sermon Questions for 03/18/12

Posted on March 18th, 2012 with Comments Off

Morning

Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
Possible Title: Our Hope, Glory & Joy
Questions About the Text:

What circumstance is the apostle addressing here?
What sort of affection does he express
for the believers in Thessalonika?
What kind of effort had he made to return to them?
What hindered his return?
Where and when are the Thessalonian believers
Paul’s hope, glory and joy?

Evening

Text: 2 Samuel 8:15-18
Possible Title: King of Justice & Judgment
Questions About the Text:

How did David rule at home?
What’s the difference between justice and judgment?
How did David administer justice and judgment?
The KJV calls David’s sons “priests;”
what does it mean by this?

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Sermon Questions for 03/11/12

Posted on March 5th, 2012 with Comments Off

Morning

Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
Possible Title: God’s Effectual Word
Questions About the Text:

Paul had in this chapter described himself as a steward,
nursing mother and loving father;
here he characterizes himself as what?
How had the Thessalonia believers received Paul’s message?
Of what five things does Paul accuse the Jews?
Is he being anti-semitic here?
How has God’s wrath come upon the Jews?

Evening

Text: 2 Samuel 8:1-14
Possible Title: God’s Kingdom Advancing
Questions About the Text:

With whom did David wage war, and why?
What was the response of King Toi?
What did David do with the spoils of war?
After his victories, what was David’s chief concern?
What does this suggest regarding Christ’s rule over his church?

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