AUGUST | WEEK 33
This week, we will begin an exciting journey through Revelation. Don’t forget to check out the Rooted Facebook page for a bit more discussion on each chapter.
Discussion Questions:
• Why should we read Revelation? (Rev. 1:3)
• Which is better, doctrinal purity, or love? (Rev. 2:2-4)
• What does Jesus mean when he calls the church at Laodicea lukewarm? (Rev. 3:15-17)
• How would you feel about joining in with the heavenly worship service described in Revelation 4:8-11? Scared? Apprehensive? Too loud and/or emotional? Excited? Or something else?
• What is the significance of picturing Jesus as both a lion and a slain lamb? (Rev. 5:5-6)
Some Answers from Last Week's Questions:
• What does it look like to love our brother or sister in Christ? (1 John 3:16-18) – It is meeting their needs as we have the opportunity.
• How do you test the spirits? (1 John 4:1-3) What does it mean to confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh? - Where does the person/spirit stand on who Jesus is? Is He God, come in the flesh, taking on a human nature?
• How can you know that you have eternal life? (1 John 5:13) – If I believe in Jesus as the Son of God and follow Him, I can have confidence that I have eternal life.
• How should we respond to false teachers? (2 John 1:10) – Have nothing to do with them. Do nothing to give anyone, including the false teacher, a reason to think you support them.
• What does John have to say about Gaius’ spiritual and physical health? (3 John 1:1-3) – Gaius's spiritual condition was good. John’s hope was that his physical health was just as good.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for revealing Yourself through Your Word. As I begin this journey through Revelation, give me a heart that longs not only to understand what You have written, but to know You more deeply. Keep my love for You from growing cold, guard me from becoming spiritually complacent, and help me worship You with awe and joy as the King who reigns and the Lamb who gave His life for me. May these truths shape the way I live each day until You come again. Amen.
Helpful Resources:
• Rooted Facebook Group for online sharing and further exploration
• Bible Project New Testament overview videos
• Bible Gateway, a Bible app with many translations and some other free helps
• A Clay Jar Devotionals
Discussion Questions:
• Why should we read Revelation? (Rev. 1:3)
• Which is better, doctrinal purity, or love? (Rev. 2:2-4)
• What does Jesus mean when he calls the church at Laodicea lukewarm? (Rev. 3:15-17)
• How would you feel about joining in with the heavenly worship service described in Revelation 4:8-11? Scared? Apprehensive? Too loud and/or emotional? Excited? Or something else?
• What is the significance of picturing Jesus as both a lion and a slain lamb? (Rev. 5:5-6)
Some Answers from Last Week's Questions:
• What does it look like to love our brother or sister in Christ? (1 John 3:16-18) – It is meeting their needs as we have the opportunity.
• How do you test the spirits? (1 John 4:1-3) What does it mean to confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh? - Where does the person/spirit stand on who Jesus is? Is He God, come in the flesh, taking on a human nature?
• How can you know that you have eternal life? (1 John 5:13) – If I believe in Jesus as the Son of God and follow Him, I can have confidence that I have eternal life.
• How should we respond to false teachers? (2 John 1:10) – Have nothing to do with them. Do nothing to give anyone, including the false teacher, a reason to think you support them.
• What does John have to say about Gaius’ spiritual and physical health? (3 John 1:1-3) – Gaius's spiritual condition was good. John’s hope was that his physical health was just as good.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for revealing Yourself through Your Word. As I begin this journey through Revelation, give me a heart that longs not only to understand what You have written, but to know You more deeply. Keep my love for You from growing cold, guard me from becoming spiritually complacent, and help me worship You with awe and joy as the King who reigns and the Lamb who gave His life for me. May these truths shape the way I live each day until You come again. Amen.
Helpful Resources:
• Rooted Facebook Group for online sharing and further exploration
• Bible Project New Testament overview videos
• Bible Gateway, a Bible app with many translations and some other free helps
• A Clay Jar Devotionals