Weekly Growth Guide
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Harvest Growth Guide for June 28 - July 3
Mike Moses
Hebrews 10:1-18
1. Discuss the concept of sacrifice. In what ways have you seen people sacrificing for the good of others? How does this point to Christ’s ultimate sacrifice? (John 15:13, Romans 5:7-8)
2. Read Hebrews 10:1-4
If the sacrifice of bulls and goats could not take away sins, why did God command this in the Old Testament? (See Romans 6:23a, Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 8:3-5)
3. Read Hebrews 10:5-10
How does Christ’s willing obedience to the Father serve as an example for us? (See 1st John 2:6, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 5:8-10)
4. Read Hebrews 10:11-18
List some ways that people may be tempted to fall into self-righteous legalism.
Which of these ways is most tempting for you?
How does the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ contradict legalism? (See Galatians 2:17, 21)
Pray for one another: Praise Jesus for His better, once-for-all sacrifice.
Weekly Scripture Memory:
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." (Ephesians 6:10-11)
From FighterVerses.com - visit the website for memory tools and to download the app.
*Please note: These weekly discussion questions are built on the Biblical foundation of the Sunday sermons at Harvest.
Please be sure to listen attentively to the sermon ahead of your group meeting.
If you are unable to hear the sermon live, you can access the recording at https://harvestdetroitwest.org/media
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From FighterVerses.com - visit the website for memory tools and to download the app.
*Please note: These weekly discussion questions are built on the Biblical foundation of the Sunday sermons at Harvest.
Please be sure to listen attentively to the sermon ahead of your group meeting.
If you are unable to hear the sermon live, you can access the recording at https://harvestdetroitwest.org/media
Mike Moses
Hebrews 10:1-18
1. Discuss the concept of sacrifice. In what ways have you seen people sacrificing for the good of others? How does this point to Christ’s ultimate sacrifice? (John 15:13, Romans 5:7-8)
2. Read Hebrews 10:1-4
If the sacrifice of bulls and goats could not take away sins, why did God command this in the Old Testament? (See Romans 6:23a, Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 8:3-5)
3. Read Hebrews 10:5-10
How does Christ’s willing obedience to the Father serve as an example for us? (See 1st John 2:6, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 5:8-10)
4. Read Hebrews 10:11-18
List some ways that people may be tempted to fall into self-righteous legalism.
Which of these ways is most tempting for you?
How does the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ contradict legalism? (See Galatians 2:17, 21)
Pray for one another: Praise Jesus for His better, once-for-all sacrifice.
Weekly Scripture Memory:
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." (Ephesians 6:10-11)
From FighterVerses.com - visit the website for memory tools and to download the app.
*Please note: These weekly discussion questions are built on the Biblical foundation of the Sunday sermons at Harvest.
Please be sure to listen attentively to the sermon ahead of your group meeting.
If you are unable to hear the sermon live, you can access the recording at https://harvestdetroitwest.org/media
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Harvest Growth Guide for June 21-26
Reagan Rose
1st Corinthians 7:17-24
1. Read 1 Corinthians 7:17
Paul says the Lord "assigns" us to particular circumstances. How does thinking of your current situation as a God-given assignment,
rather than just a chance circumstance, change how you approach it? (See also Ephesians 2:10 and Psalm 16:5–6).
2. Read 1 Corinthians 7:18–19
Paul uses circumcision as his example to show that outward markers don't define Christian faithfulness; obedience does.
Read Ephesians 4:4–6 and Revelation 5:9. What does unite believers across every culture and background?
Why is this unity more significant than our outward differences?
3. Read Philippians 1:12–14
The "Prison Epistles" (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon) were written when Paul had his freedom severely restricted.
How did Paul's constraints actually advance the gospel?
Can you think of a time in your life when limited circumstances became an unexpected opportunity for faithfulness?
4. Read 1 Corinthians 7:22
Paul says the Christian slave is "a freedman of the Lord," while the free Christian is "a slave of Christ."
What does it mean to be simultaneously freed and enslaved by Christ?
How does this spiritual reality reframe what true freedom actually is?
5. Read Colossians 3:22–24
What is one ordinary, even mundane, responsibility in your life right now
(could be at work, at home, in your neighborhood) that you could intentionally reframe this week as “an assignment from God"?
How might that attitude shift change about how you do it?
Pray for one another: That we would remember that our present circumstances are an assignment from God,
and that we would be faithful to the season we are in for His glory and the good of our neighbor.
Weekly Scripture Memory:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy,
he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being
guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." (1st Peter 1:3-5)
Reagan Rose
1st Corinthians 7:17-24
1. Read 1 Corinthians 7:17
Paul says the Lord "assigns" us to particular circumstances. How does thinking of your current situation as a God-given assignment,
rather than just a chance circumstance, change how you approach it? (See also Ephesians 2:10 and Psalm 16:5–6).
2. Read 1 Corinthians 7:18–19
Paul uses circumcision as his example to show that outward markers don't define Christian faithfulness; obedience does.
Read Ephesians 4:4–6 and Revelation 5:9. What does unite believers across every culture and background?
Why is this unity more significant than our outward differences?
3. Read Philippians 1:12–14
The "Prison Epistles" (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon) were written when Paul had his freedom severely restricted.
How did Paul's constraints actually advance the gospel?
Can you think of a time in your life when limited circumstances became an unexpected opportunity for faithfulness?
4. Read 1 Corinthians 7:22
Paul says the Christian slave is "a freedman of the Lord," while the free Christian is "a slave of Christ."
What does it mean to be simultaneously freed and enslaved by Christ?
How does this spiritual reality reframe what true freedom actually is?
5. Read Colossians 3:22–24
What is one ordinary, even mundane, responsibility in your life right now
(could be at work, at home, in your neighborhood) that you could intentionally reframe this week as “an assignment from God"?
How might that attitude shift change about how you do it?
Pray for one another: That we would remember that our present circumstances are an assignment from God,
and that we would be faithful to the season we are in for His glory and the good of our neighbor.
Weekly Scripture Memory:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy,
he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being
guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." (1st Peter 1:3-5)
From FighterVerses.com - visit the website for memory tools and to download the app.
*Please note: These weekly discussion questions are built on the Biblical foundation of the Sunday sermons at Harvest.
Please be sure to listen attentively to the sermon ahead of your group meeting.
If you are unable to hear the sermon live, you can access the recording at https://harvestdetroitwest.org/media