Berean Sunday Sermons

1. How would you determine if there was an open door for the gospel ministry? 2. Why is the gospel called a mystery? Is the gospel meant to be mysterious?

1. How does not being sober affect the way you pray? When is your prayer life most effective? 2. How does thankfulness affect your prayers? 3. What practical things can you do to have a more effective prayer life in 2023?

1. According to this passage list three qualities that are mentioned in how we ought to pray. 2. What is the main subject of prayer Paul is instructing us to pray? 3. What does an open door for the gospel look like?

1. What Old Testament prophecy was Jesus reading from in the synagogue? 2. What would good news look like to the poor, the captive, the blind and the oppressed? 3. Is this passage a call to "social justice"? Why or why not? 4. In verse 21 Jesus says that what He read was fulfilled today? Shouldn't He have said that it will be fulfilled and not it is fulfilled? Why does He use the past tense?

1. Why was it wrong to turn the rock into bread? What does the Lord's prayer reveal about the temptation of bread? What does the collection of manna in Exodus 16 tell us about this temptation of bread? 2. God is the creator and sovereign over all creation yet Satan says he has authority over the kingdoms. In what way does Satan have dominion over the world? 3. In Malachi we are called to test God...

1. What are the different names of Devil? 2. What powers does the devil have and in what way is his power limited? 3. How do the three temptations of Jesus compare to the temptation of Eve described in Genesis 3:6?

Who led Jesus to be tempted and what is it's significance? What was the duration of Jesus' temptation? Was it just at the end of the 40 days or during the fastingWhat was the ultimate purpose of Jesus' temptation?

1. Why did Jesus need to be lead by the Holy Spirit considering Jesus Himself is God? 2. What do the details of Jesus' temptation teach us about Jesus' humanity and his incarnation? 3. What role does the Holy Spirit play in the life and ministry of Jesus? Look up cross references of all the places that the Holy Spirit is mentioned in the book of Luke.

1. What differences do you notice of Jesus' genealogy written in Matthew 1 and Jesus' genealogy written by Luke in chapter 3? 2. Why does Luke's genealogy go in ascending order while Matthews genealogy is in descending order? 3. Why does Luke's genealogy go all the way up to Adam and Matthew's genealogy only connect Jesus up to Abraham? 4. What does Jesus' genealogy in Luke tell us about God and J...

1. Why did Jesus get baptized by John the Baptist? What was the significance of his baptism? 2. In what way was the Trinity involved in confirming Jesus?

1. What is the work of the Holy Spirit? How does He affect the way we live our lives? 2. In what way will Jesus separate the wheat and the chaff? Is that referring to the final judgment or does He do that even today? 3. How does Luke tell us how John's life ended? What is the significance of that?

1. How did John respond when people were wondering if he was the Christ? 2. What is the difference between John's baptism and Jesus' baptism? 3. What is the role of the Holy Spirit according to other passages in the bible?

1. What was John's primary message and how does that relate to his call to prepare for the coming of Jesus? 2. How was John's message similar and different than other Old Testament prophets? 3. Why do you think John was so harsh with those who were coming out to get baptized by John? 4. What did John tell the people to do when asked what they should do to bear fruit with repentance?

1. What is the significance of mentioning the various leaders that were ruling during the time of John's ministry? 2. Where else do you see the term "the word of God came to" so and so? What is that phrase identifying about John the Baptist? 3. What is the significance of where John was called and where he carried out his ministry?

Pre-Sermon Questions: 1. Why is communion so sacred to the church? Isn't it just another form of religiousness? 2. What was the problem addressed in this passage? 3. What does it mean to take part in communion in an unworthy manner? 4. What was the consequence of some of the people in Corinth who partook of the Lord's table in an unworthy manner? 5. What are we called to examine before participati...

Pre-Sermon Questions: 1) Why is the story of losing Jesus and finding Him at the temple important enough that it made it into His life narrative? 2) What does this story teach us about Jesus' nature? 3) Why were Mary and Joseph astonished to find Jesus at the temple?

Pre-Sermon Questions: 1) What is the unifying theme in verses 21,22,23,24,27 and 29? 2) What does it mean when it says that Simeon was waiting for the consolation of Israel? In what way is Jesus the consolation of Israel? 3) What is the significance of mentioning Simeon and Anna's prayers being answered in the coming of the Messiah?