Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 10:15 AM
COVID Worship Week Eight—Sunday, May 10
Preparatory content
Read through 2 Th 2:13-17
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 New International Version (NIV)
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
Worship service
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Align time
Connect with your group for discussion of our text together.
Questions to probe our text and live it:
- Welcome new peeps!
- Any news or needs to pass along?
- Stay tuned for our return to church campus. We want to work with our state government and love our neighbors, but we also have a mandate to make disciples. Any advice or concerns for resuming large meetings together?
- Share a time in our life when either you really needed encouragement, or you were able to give encouragement to someone who needed it. What happened next?
- How has your COVID time impacted you and your family? Mostly good, bad, or wait & see?
- Re-read 2 Thess 2:13-17.
- What are the words or ideas in our passage that you love?
- What are the words or ideas in our passage that you find challenging?
- What can we learn about encouraging others from Paul’s example in these verses?
- Is there someone you know that may need encouragement?
- How can we pray for you?
- Pray together and include prayer for our leaders as they make difficult decisions about how much we should return to normal and how soon with the coronavirus still active. Pray too, for those you know without Christ as savior.
- What has helped you get through the past week? Any cool phone calls come your way?
- Any other updates to pass along?
- Thanks for the great job you are doing to encourage others by phone calls and acts of service. Thanks, too, for your faithfulness in giving and praying for each other.
