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Paul’s Loving Charge to the Church, Part 7: The Enemy’s Target on the Church

June 2, 2024 Jim SuppSermons1 Timothy

Because our enemy is at work through deceptive teaching, we must be students of the Word, embrace the flawed community of Christ, and live in disciplined freedom.

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Paul’s Loving Charge to the Church, Part 7: The Enemy’s Target on the Church

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS

  1. What stood out to you in this message?
  2. What would you consider to be some of the targets of false and deceptive teaching in the church in our day?
  3. What would being a more being a more active student of the Word mean for you?
  4. Discuss the difficulties in embracing the Church as God’s instrument even though it is flawed.
  5. Discuss the challenges you face in finding an effective balance when it comes to liberty?
  6. Do you tend to lean toward the side of discipline or liberty? Explain.
  7. Pray for our church to be a place of biblical depth and wonderful community, living in disciplined freedom.
Series: Paul's Loving Charge to the Church: A Study Through 1 Timothy
Tagged with: Culture, Freedom in Christ, Moral Purity, Spiritual Warfare, Studying the Word, Truth

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