Weekly Small Group Prep 5/4/25

Dear NBC Family,

Please find attached a weekly document that will help you better study and apply God's Word.

This week Ben Scarborough will be preaching out of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16.
This includes:

1. Sermon Preparation help - so that you are familiar with and ready to dive deeper into the passage that we will study through this Sunday
2. Small Group Preparation - discussion questions that will help us apply God's word together
3. Bible Memorization content - verses and book themes for the month
4. REACH ministry ideas - the monthly ideas so we can all plan ahead to prioritize evangelism in our community.

Serving Christ alongside of you!
Drew Michael

Weekly Questions: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
Preparation for Sunday Worship:

• Pray for God to illuminate the truth of His word and apply it to your own heart.
• Read 1 Thessalonians 2 from start to finish in one sitting
• Read 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 five additional times

*Optional Preparation for Sunday: Use www.blueletterbible.org for word study

1. Identify at least three key words in this passage? Why are these words important to the meaning of the text?
2. Identify the verbs and find their tense (past, present, etc..) and voice (active / passive / middle)?
3. What conclusions can you draw from the verb tense and voice?
4. Summarize this passage, in your own words, into one sentence.

*Optional Deeper Study:

• Block Diagram these verses.
• Read 2-3 commentaries on this text.
• Do an in-depth word study of the key terms you listed.

Monthly REACH Theme: Extracurricular activity parents and coaches

Memory work
Book Themes:
Lamentations – Lament Over Jerusalem
Ezekiel – Restoration
Daniel– God’s Sovereignty Over Human History

Verse:
“Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.”
Isaiah 55:7

Small Group Questions      
1. Reflect on your regular diet of receiving the Word of God. Are you going through a time of feast or famine? Discuss the challenges to a healthy diet and share ways you can encourage one another to a regular habit of feasting on the Word.
        
2. What is the difference between just hearing and reading the Word and truly accepting it, uniting it by faith in your heart? What are ways that you can strengthen your faith in the Word of God?
        
3. Consider the example of the Thessalonians and the ways that they manifested the power of the Word of God in their lives. What are other ways that the Word manifests itself in the life of the believer? Share specific ways that you can pray for one another to be faithful to let the powerful Word of God perform its work in your life.
 
 
Core Questions
• What is God teaching you about Himself from His Word, and how is your life different/changing as a result?
• How have you seen God answering prayer? What are you praying for?
• How is god using you in the process of evangelism to draw people up Himself?
• What sins has God revealed to you so that you might repent of them? In light of grace realities, what must that repentance look like?