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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Romans 12:10 (NIV)
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
James 4:8 (NKJV)
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV)
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Habakkuk 2:2 (NKJV)
Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Other Notes
Discussion Questions
1) Why is it so important to have the entire family as part of your church community?
Why is it so important to make time to study the Word of God, pray, and worship outside of the Sunday service? What are some ways you’ve practiced these things outside of Sunday in your family?
Are there any practices you’d like to do more of throughout the week to better build up your family in the Lord?
2) Time can be our most valuable “non-renewable” resource. How should we prioritze our time when it comes to God, family, work, etc?
What are some consequences of not prioritizing your time effectively?
What are the benefits of prioritizing your time in Godly ways?
3) Relationships and influence effects us all. Why is it important to carefully select the people and things that influence you?
What role should parents have in selecting who or what influences their children? What steps can parents take to ensure that their families are only be influenced and shaped by Godly sources?
Personal Reflection
Take inventory at the influences you allow to shape your family and your home. It can be people, media, movies, etc. Are you doing the best you can to ensure that God is being prioritized in your home? If not, what steps can you take to ensure that your family is shaped primarily by the things of God?