June 27 – Spiritual Love // Romans 12:9-21 – Ryan Farrell
3 Questions
- How did last week’s challenge go? [Checkout Bay Park’s Job Bank. Pray through the needs and if not already involved find a place to start getting involved.]
- Based on the sermon, how would you define and describe God’s agapé (spiritual) love?
- What “love in action” element from Romans 12:9-21 has God been helping you with? Which one do you struggle with the most?
2 Prayer Prompts
- Pray to receive God’s love and then to grow in loving others.
- Pray for the people who are difficult to love.
1 Action
- Reread v13. Pick one of the two. Meeting the practical need of a brother or sister in Christ. Or reaching out and welcoming a “stranger” (someone who’s different than you).
June 20 – Spiritual Body // Romans 12:4-8 – Paul Gazdik
3 Questions
- How did last week’s challenge go? (Work through a “Strength Inventory?”)
- How did God speak to you through Sunday’s service?
- Read Romans 12:1-8 & John 13:1-17. What parallels and common application points do you find between the passages? How do they connect to the gospel?
2 Prayer Prompts
- God, you know my heart, ways and temptation . . .
- God, I thank you for the gospel of amazing grace! Help me to live the gospel..
1 Action
- Checkout Bay Park’s Job Bank (https://baypark.ca/?page_id=3253). Pray through the needs and if not already involved find a place to start getting involved.
June 13 – Spiritual Beings // Romans 12:3 – Paul Gazdik
- Pray – God guide me and ground me in your grace as I work through this Strength Inventory[1]
- Fill out at least 5 entries in the Strength Inventory. Click here for a pdf of the chart below.
| The Person | The Contribution | The Positive Impact on Them | The Positive Impact on Me | Celebration |
| Who has personally benefited from knowing me? | How by God’s grace have I helped or encouraged this person? | What effect did your actions have on their life? | What positive impact did your behaviour have on your life? | How do I embrace and celebrate this God given strength today? |
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3. Pray – Thank God for the strengths he has given you (pray through some of them) and the way he has wired you. Pray for sober (accurate) self-image, one that is rooted in grace and informed by faith.
[1] Adapted from Ken B Dyck, Freedom Session Foundations 1 – Facing the Truth, (Freedom Session Resources, 2019) p 83
June 6 – Spiritual Transformation // Romans 12:1-2 – Ryan Farrell
3 Questions
- How did last week’s challenge go? (Visualize a mundane chore as being done on heaven’s altar).
- Ryan talked about three patterns of our age in which we might be swept up: (1) hustle & bustle; (2) independence; and, (3) over-indulgence. Is there one you identify with? Are there other patterns of our age you/your group can name?
- Based on the message, how would you describe spiritual transformation in your own words?
2 Prayer Prompts
- God, helps us discern what is your good and pleasing will in [name an area of our age, culture or your life].
- Pray for individuals you’d love to see spiritually transformed. [Be cautious of the temptation to be judgmental].
1 Action
- Find a way to “gaze at God” this week and make note of how it impacts your values, attitudes and decisions.
May 30 – Spiritual Worship // Romans 12:1-2 – Ryan Farrell
3 Questions
- How did last week’s challenge go? (Honour someone you’re not typically drawn to.)
- What do the words “sacred” and “secular” mean and how are they often used today? How does the Apostle Paul blur the lines between sacred and secular in Romans 12:1-2? What “secular” aspect of your lives do you struggle to view as “sacred”?
- With Ryan’s sermon in mind, how would you define worship in our lives today?
2 Prayer Prompts
- God, forgive me for secularizing this life you’ve given me. Here are some things I need your help seeing as sacred….
- God, we ask you to help (name church worship leaders we know) lead us in corporate worship.
1 Action
- Think of one mundane chore or activity in your daily life and whenever you do it this week visualize yourself on heaven’s altar.