PMC SERMON ¡°LIVE IT OUT¡± GUIDE
Date: 5 June 2016
Text:
Romans 8:18-27
Title:
Life in the Spirit (3)
Preacher:
Rev Chan Siew Chye
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.
Suffering does not disprove our relationship with God
¨C our suffering and sharing in the glory of God is inseparable. (Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 4:17-18)
b.
In the midst of suffering, we
hope, knowing that ¡°suffering is not the end of the story for Christians.
Glory is!¡± (Rom 8:18, 23)
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Likewise, the world will one day be fully redeemed and
transformed. (Rom 8:19, 21)
c.
And we wait eagerly and patiently. (Rom 8: 23, 25)
2. LIVE IT OUT
a.
Suffering has been part of humanity since Adam and Eve
sinned. How do we know that when we encounter suffering, we are suffering
for His sake? When we are
disobedient or running away from His purpose, it seems that God sometimes let
us suffer to wake us from our folly (think of Jonah being tossed into the
sea!).
>> Reflect on a recent ¡®suffering¡¯ that you faced. Would
you consider the suffering as being for His sake, or because of your own
folly/foolishness?
>> Share in groups of 2-3 your thoughts and experience
b.
The preacher shared that when we are suffering, we should
be neither too patient nor too eager (for deliverance).
>> Share with your group whether you have a tendency to be
too patient, nor too eager.
>> Discuss the underlying
reasons why one can be impatient, or resigned, in the midst of suffering.
3. PRAY
>> As a group, pray for
people who are suffering in the world today. Be specific in your prayers.