Greater – Week 5

David McCaman – Riverdale Campus Pastor

John 16:7-15

Week of March 24, 2019 My House Worship Guide

Day 1

Read: John 16:1-15

Pray:

• Thank God for sending the Holy Spirit to live inside of us who follow Jesus.

• Thank God for the work that the Holy Spirit does to lead, convict, teach, and remind us of Truth.

• Ask God to help you trust His Spirit, alive and at work in you who follow Jesus.

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Day 2

Read: John 16:16-24

Pray:

• Thank God that He made us to have real feelings and emotions.

• Thank God for the joy that Jesus brings.

• Ask God to help you ask Him boldly for the things that He wants for you, that your joy may be full.

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Day 3

Read: John 16:25-33

Pray:

• Thank God that He loves His children and hears them.

• Thank God that He sent Jesus into the world to save us from our sin.

• Ask God to help you have peace and to not be overcome by the world.

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March 24, 2019 Sermon Discussion Questions

Get to know me:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. What thought or images comes to your mind when you hear “Holy Spirit” and why?

2. What role does the Spirit assume in the absence of Jesus?

3. What do you think Scripture means when it talks about the Holy Spirit guiding in all truth?

Into the Bible:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

Read Galatians 3:2-3

1. Does sanctification come through obedience or through faith?

2. So, then how does the presence of the Holy Spirit help one mature spiritually?

3. Concerning righteousness of the believer, are we speaking of “works” or “position”?

Application:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. What are some ways that you specifically can hear the Spirit speaking to you?

2. What does it look like to be lead by the Spirit?

3. How can your life group help you to develop a stronger relationship with the Holy Spirit?