Sermon Outline

Hope is enduring in our everyday lives...

...when we obey and pray with hope. (17-19) ...because God is our source and our goal. (20-21) ...when we preach and greet with hope. (22-25)

Discussion/Application

1. Why is it so important to obey our leaders who keep watch over our soul?

2. Goals are talked about a lot in our lives. What are some of the goals that you've set in your own life before? How can you tell if God is your source and your goal in your own life?

3. What message does your life preach in your everyday life? How do you know?

Sermon Outline

Live a life that is pleasing to God by looking to Jesus.

1. Love others without fear: Jesus never leaves us. (1-6) 2. Devote yourselves to truth: Jesus never changes. (7-9) 3. Sacrifice on repeat: Jesus always endures. (10-16)

Discussion/Application

1. Why might it be a fearful thing to love someone? How does our "never-leaving-Jesus" give us the confidence to love well?

2. Based on your own expereinces, how can we work together to help keep one-another from walking away from the truth?

3. We look like who we look too. What's one new way that you can look to Jesus more this week?

Sermon Outline

Because of Jesus, we don't have to hide from God.

1. What You Are Not (18-21) 2. What You Are (22-24) 3. Listen Up! (25-27) 4. Gratefully receive the unshakable Kingdom. (28-29)

7 Things We’re Surrounded By Witnesses City of [the Living] God Angels The Church Spirits of Perfected People God: Judge of all Jesus: The Mediator

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Discussion/Application

1. What do we mean when we say, "because of Jesus, we don't have to hide from God."

2. What are some of the ways you've tried to hide from God in your own life?

3. How can you biblically "fear" the Lord this week?