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SERMON DISCUSSION GUIDE
Big Idea
“If you want to obey this tenth and final commandment — you need to covet Jesus more. Delight in him more. Desire him more. Find joy in him more. Find hope, and life, and excitement, and passion, and your reason to get out of bed, and to breathe, and to work, and to sing by looking to Jesus.”
What stood out to you in this week’s sermon?
Read: Exodus 20:17
What did you learn the word covet means? Why does this commandment hinge on this one word?
What specific things are we not to covet? Why was God so specific? Why must we not overlook the word anything in this commandment?
Read: Joshua 7:20-21
How does one man’s sin affect others? How did breaking one commandment lead Acham to break another commandment?
Why is the statement “we all have a coventing problem” a true one?
Read: Matthew 6:19-21, Colossians 3:1-2
Why do we break this commandment? Why do we covet what others have even though we are commanded not to?
How does what we focus our attention and affections on matter? What is the difference between those who store up their treasures here on earth and those who choose to store their treasures in heaven?
How will the desires of our heart shift depending on our focus?
Read: Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 2:20-21
How can we be set free from the disobedience of this commandment? How does coveting the right thing give us freedom?
Who are you more like Timothy or the people Paul mentions? How different would things in your life look if you coveted, desired, and delighted in Jesus more? Why is he enough?
NOTES
PERSONAL REFLECTION
What has God shown you as you studied his word this week?
Why is this commandment in God’s top ten?
What steps are you going to take this week to obey this commandment?
What caused you to “pause” in this week’s sermon? Why?
How will you personally apply what you learned from the sermon to your life?
DEEPER
Pray: That we would be people content with Christ and with him as your greatest treasure, delight, and joy.
Read: Exodus 20:17, Joshua 7:20-21, Matthew 6:19-21, Colossians 3:1-2, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 2:20-21. Take time to reflect on these passages and write down your thoughts. Visit gatewayepc.org/news to read and review the sermon manuscript.
Write: Write down your thoughts and insights from the sermon this week. Keeping a journal is just one more tool that you can use to track what God is showing you in your walk with him.
Sing: Listen to the worship songs from Sunday throughout the week. Look up the lyrics to each song and spend some time reading them.
Memorize: As a Life Group, pick a few verses from the sermon and memorize them this week. (Exodus 20:17, Joshua 7:20-21, Matthew 6:19-21, Colossians 3:1-2, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 2:20-21.)
Love: Share this message of hope with someone you love.
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