Sermons by Ryan Jensema
Take Your Sorrow to God
Look Back Share any results from savoring and soaking in God’s Word from this past week. Look Up What stood out to you most today? Reread Psalm 42 & 43. What jumps out as your go through this passage again?What do you normally do when you are feeling upset and angry? How could today’s message redirect those emotions? Look at Psalm 42:6-8. Describe a time when being in God’s creation has overwhelmed you and led you to worship? How can…
Savor and Soak in the Word of God
Application Questions Look Back Share any ways you were able to be thankful this past week. What difference did that make in your life? Look Up What stood out to you most today? Reread Psalm 1. What are the promises offered?Share the challenges you face in setting aside time to be with God? What role has smartphones and social media played in that? Share any ways you have been successful spending time with God. What were the keys? Read…
Unleash the Power of Thanksgiving
Application QuestionsLook BackShare anything that God was doing in your life or teaching you through His word. Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up What stood out to you most today? Reread Psalm 100. How does this passage help us be thankful? Share a time when being thankful has made a difference in your life? What were the 2 lies of our culture…
Rely Completely on the Holy Spirit
Application Questions Look Back Share anything that God was doing in your life or teaching you through His word.Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this…
Look Out
Application Questions Look Back Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet…
Patient Love
Look Back Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet prayer…
Go, Take the Good News to our County
Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passages: Matthew 28:18-20 & 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet…
Always Live Ready for Jesus Return
Application Questions Look Back Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet…
In Christ We Rise
Application Questions In Christ We Rise Look Back Share any results from your “I will” statements from last week. We’re you able to share with another person this past week? Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take…
Loving Folks
Application Questions Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 What stood out to you most today? Did anything bother you from this passage? Why? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet prayer and ask God what he is specifically leading you to do in response to this passage. Write it down in the form…
What God Wants for Us
Application Questions Look Back Share any results from reaching out in love to others this past week. Look Up Reread today’s passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. What stood out to you most today? What does this passage teach us about God? What does this passage teach us about man? What does this passage teach us about living to please God? Look Ahead Take a moment in quiet prayer and ask God what he is specifically leading you to do in response to this passage. …
Overflowing Love
Application Questions Share any results from last weeks focus on making disciples in the midst of opposition. What stood out to you most from today’s message? Read 1 John 4:7-12. How have you experienced love from others in the church? What did that do for you? Why is loving others so important? Reread 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13. How does love help us stay holy? What makes this so challenging? Why is Paul praying this for them? How does focusing on the return of Christ…