Week 14

 

Bible Reading

Daily readings from the last week:
Acts 26 - Matthew 4

Reflect

  • What stood out to you from your daily readings over the last week? Any questions?

  • How did you go with what you said you’d do last week?

Discuss

Mark 5:1-20

Have someone read the passage and use the SOAP method to explore the text:

  • S - Scripture (read scripture together)

  • O - Observe (what do we see? What does it make us think?)

  • A - Apply (what does this mean for my life?)

  • P - Pray (pray together)

Don’t Miss
Authority over the demonic

The world that we know is steeped in brokenness because of sin. Satan has dominion, and this is sometimes shown by his influence in the lives of people, even followers of Jesus. The arrival of Jesus reveals the inbreaking of a superior kingdom–the kingdom of God—and one of the signs of this kingdom is that Jesus has authority to deliver people from demonic oppression. As we see in the life of Legion, this can bring dramatic life-change and freedom. If needed, the following verses can help to fill this out: Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 4:23-25; Ephesians 2:1-2; Colossians 1:13-14.

Learn

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul uses the example of a body to explain the church and spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). We have one body but it is made up of many parts. Each part has a unique role to play which it does for the sake of the whole body. Spiritual gifts help us understand the part that God wants us to play in building up the rest of the body—the church.

Did you do your spiritual gifts survey at giftstest.com? If not, either quickly do it now or have it done for next time. Using the results, discuss the following:

  • How do the verses listed with the gifts help you to understand each gift (you may not have time to look at them all)?

  • Does that fit with things you already observe in other areas of your life?

  • What is a way you could put that into practice?

Pray

  • Spend time praying about what you’re learning.

Next Steps

  • What is a key takeaway from today?

  • Who are you going to tell about what you’ve been learning?

  • Read Matthew 5 - 11  before you come back next time

 
Part 1Andrea MullerFoundations