The Grove 10 Years – Week 2

Key Points

Biblical preaching is profitable.

1. 01 Our mission is to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ who bear much fruit, and biblical preaching is the first of our four pillars.
2. 02 Merely identifying as evangelical does not change behavior, but belief plus biblical preaching yields conviction, and conviction produces righteousness.
3. 03 Biblical preaching expounds God's truth to me — preach the Word in season and out of season, reproving, rebuking, and exhorting with great patience and teaching.
4. 04 Biblical preaching exposes my hearing, because people who will not endure sound doctrine gather teachers who tickle their ears and turn aside to myths.
5. 05 Biblical preaching equips me for every good work, so that every believer is trained to go and make disciples.

Discussion Questions

1. 01 The message argued that belief plus biblical preaching yields conviction, and conviction produces righteousness. Where have you seen the preaching of God's Word actually change what you do, not just what you say you believe?
2. 02 Jeremiah 15:16 was quoted: "Your words were found and I ate them." What does your current diet in the Scriptures look like, and what would it take for the Word to become more precious to you?
3. 03 Reprove, rebuke, and exhort were described as showing someone what's wrong, helping them get right, and helping them stay in the right. Which of these three is hardest for you to do in love, and why?
4. 04 Work through the "how's your hearing" questions honestly: Do you seek out preaching that makes you feel good about your choices? Do you prefer to be entertained? Do you avoid certain topics of God's Word? What did that examination reveal?
5. 05 Two marks of the Word penetrating a life were given: a growing spirit of thanksgiving and a growing spirit of confession over sin. Which of those two is growing in you right now, and which needs attention?