Theme: The Music – We hear the song through the Word and prayer
Passage: Mark 1:35-39
1. Icebreaker: If your house was on fire, what 3 objects would you rescue first? Why?
2. What are the things in your life that get in the way of reading God's Word and prayer?
3. Toward the beginning of the sermon, Ethan gave three questions you can ask every time you are reading the Bible to help you enjoy your relationship with God. Pick one of these questions and answer them now in response to what you heard tonight:
a. What is God showing me about himself – that makes me want to praise him?
b. What is God showing me about my sin – that makes me want to confess to him?
c. What is God showing me that I need – that makes me want to ask from him?
4. At the end of the sermon, Ethan gave six recommendations for growing in a life of prayer: put away distractions, have a plan, start small, pray with your body, and learn to be still. Which of these stands out to you and how do you want to put it into practice?
5. What else from the sermon stood out to you? What was comforting, challenging, or confusing?
2. What are the things in your life that get in the way of reading God's Word and prayer?
3. Toward the beginning of the sermon, Ethan gave three questions you can ask every time you are reading the Bible to help you enjoy your relationship with God. Pick one of these questions and answer them now in response to what you heard tonight:
a. What is God showing me about himself – that makes me want to praise him?
b. What is God showing me about my sin – that makes me want to confess to him?
c. What is God showing me that I need – that makes me want to ask from him?
4. At the end of the sermon, Ethan gave six recommendations for growing in a life of prayer: put away distractions, have a plan, start small, pray with your body, and learn to be still. Which of these stands out to you and how do you want to put it into practice?
5. What else from the sermon stood out to you? What was comforting, challenging, or confusing?