Sermon Application Questions:

1. If you were asked to describe what God is like in a word or two what would you say? Why did you choose the words you chose?

2. How does reading through the history of Nehemiah 9:9-31 affect you? Are there any similarities there to your own history?

3. Think about how you have experienced the mercy of God. What stands out?
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Sermon Application Questions:

1. How do you come to the gathering on Sunday mornings? Take a moment to actually think about the state of mind and heart you are typically in on Sunday. How would you describe that in a word or two? Does it match with what Nehemiah 8 pictures for us?

2. Stop and imagine for a moment what your life would really be like without God’s word. In the absence of God’s word what would you most likely live by?

3. Which of the six components outlined in the sermon is most in need of attention for you? What practical step can you take to strengthen your commitment to and practice of that component?

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Sermon Application Questions:

Do you feel like you live with an awareness of God’s personal knowledge of you and his care for you? What convinces you that God is, in fact, personally attentive to you?

2. How aware are you that while God cares about your here and now, he is also moving you (and others) toward some great future time and place? How real is that to you day to day and what difference does it make? What difference should it make?
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Sermon Application Questions:

1. When was the last time you faced opposition for being committed to Christ and his kingdom? What form did that opposition take? How did you respond? How do you wish you would have responded?

2. What about God most strengthens your desire to stay with the work? Think carefully about this recognizing that particular truth about God should have particular effects in our lives
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Sermon Application Questions:

1. What makes it challenging for you to be generous? Is there a particular desire, for example for security or comfort, that makes it challenging for you to give to others? How does the gospel motivate us to be generous?

2. Do you find that you’re in close enough relationships with others that you see opportunities to be generous? If not, what can you do to grow in your relationships at CrossWay?

3. Why does God describe the relationship he wants with his people using the word “fear”? Describe the kind of fear that is right for Christians to have towards God. Do you find yourself growing in this right kind of fear? How can you pursue greater growth?
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