At Trailhead, we believe that church is not just about growing in God’s Word but doing so in community. We have designed this study guide to help you follow along with Sunday’s message. Study the scriptures, take notes, and then reinforce what you learned by answering a few questions. Ask others to join you in discussion, whether it be with your family or your Trailhead study group. Let’s have church!
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Interactive Scriptures and Notes
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This week, we’re excited to have our Switchback mission trip team share about all that God did during their trip to El Salvador this April! We’ll be hearing from several students and leaders, as well as Pastors Josh and Anna about the impact that was made both for those in the host country and for those attending the trip.
Feel free to take notes here as you hear these wonderful testimonies of God’s goodness.
Romans 12:9-13 (ESV)
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[a] serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Philippians 4:11-13 (ESV)
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
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Discussion Questions
The following questions can be used for personal study at home, but they are also used by some of our study groups to help aid in discussions. If you would like to learn more about our study groups, visit trailhead.church/groups.
1) Without taking on unnecessary guilt, what are some practical ways we can shift our minds toward gratitude and away from focusing on what we feel we lack?
2) Philippians 4:13 is one of the most quoted verses of the New Testament, but we often leave out the context of the previous verses. How does connecting both parts of this verse change your perspective on what it means to be able to “do all things through Christ?”
3) We also heard this morning about the incredible hospitality of the people our mission team encountered in El Salvador.
Thinking of Romans 12:13, how would you define Biblical hospitality?
Do you think the American Church has lost some of the importance of the practice of hospitality, and, if so, how do we get back to it?