PMC SERMON “LIVE IT OUT” GUIDE                                                        Date:  20 Nov 2016

 

Text: Romans 16:17-20

Title: Warnings for the Church

Preacher: Rev Chia Chin Nam

Series: Justified by Faith

 

[For Group Leaders:

- The following serves only as a guide.  Please feel free to edit and adapt.

- You are strongly encouraged to allow members to share using the POP Journal (4Rs) at the beginning of your group time.  This would deepen your fellowship and enrich everyone in the Word.

 

 


1.         SERMON RECAP

(Visit  pmc.org.sg  to listen to the sermon and download a copy of the Powerpoint slides)

 

a. KEEP OUR UNITY: It is God’s will for Pentecost Methodist Church (PMC).

 

b. PMC must do the following to persevere in unity:

-          MARK DIVISIVE PEOPLE & AVOID THEM

-          BE WISE IN DOING GOOD

-          REFRAIN FROM EVIL

 

c. SAY A PRAYER FOR PMC:

-          May God of peace crush Satan under His feet

-          May the grace of Jesus be with us all

-          May the Holy Spirit unite us as one people of God

 

 

2.         LIVE IT OUT

 

i)                    We are to be wise to what is good!

 

Are you considering some things you want to do that 'appear' to be good?  

How do you know if it’s wise to go ahead?

 

Discuss with your group a check list that may help.  

 

a) Eg : Does it significantly deplete your resources and time to serve God?

b)

c)

d)

 

ii)                  Based on the happenings around us, list some examples of divisiveness and disunity:

 

a) e.g. imposing on others one's personal views of what is 'best solution' 

b)

c)

d)

 

 

 

3.         PRAY

 

Please refer to the PMC Mobile App, “MyPMC”, for our weekly prayer guide.  [Click on “PRAY”, then “Let’s Pray”]

 

 

4.         GOING DEEPER

 

 

What are some guiding principles we can draw from Rom 16.17-18 and Col 2: 6-8 with regards to false teachers and wrong teaching?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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