Old Gate: Review
We must continue to live by, stand for, and share with others absolute, biblical truth in a time when “truth” is becoming increasingly subjective and relative.
Overall Theme:
God is a God who . He heals us in the valleys and heals us through repentance.
Build Up Your Gates
Valley Gate (humility)
Dung Gate (repentance)
Sermon Talks
- What caught your attention in this week’s message? Was there something you had never heard before or something you had a question about?
- What are some of the ways God has ministered to you when you were in the valleys of life?
- Valleys are places where battles are fought and won and where things grow. How can that be encouraging to us when we are at low points in our lives?
- How has the Lord helped you to deal seriously with personal sin?
- Read Psalm 32:1-5 and 1 Peter 1:14-16. What do these verses say about sin, the forgiveness of sin, and holiness?
- How do you think most people view hell? A reality, a possibility, or a myth?
- Read 2 Peter 3:10-12. What are ways that you can be intentional about living your life with an eternal perspective?
- Read and pray over Psalm 51:1-17. Continue to pursue a life of holiness.
Pray about it: Meditate on God’s Word (Nehemiah 3:13-14 and Mark 9:43-48) and this week’s message.
Adoration: What can I praise God for in light of what this teaches me?
Confession: What sin can I confess because of what this teaches me?
Thanksgiving: What can I thank God for in light of what he has done?
Supplication: What do I need to ask of God in order to grow in light of this?