FCBC Walnut

Matthew 6:5-15 | February 9, 2020 | Albert Ting

Watch the sermon video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKFPOxVPJwA

Personal Application Questions:

1. How is your prayer life? Why is prayer such a difficult spiritual discipline to master?

2. Most of our struggle with prayer is not bad motives, but lack of prayer. What does it take to grow in our prayer life?

3. How can we enrich the content of our prayer by expanding beyond merely praying for “our daily bread”?

Matthew 6:1-4 | February 2, 2020 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYGnzQpT8vs

Matthew 5:43-48 | January 26, 2020 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://youtu.be/fa1gA35dRRo

Personal Application Questions:

1. Read Luke 10:25–37 about the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus reveals the heart behind the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Instead, the real question we should be asking is, “How am I a good neighbor to others?” What are your thoughts when you attempt to obey the commandment to love your neighbor?

2. How do you typically feel or react when you witness sin in this world (especially sins committed against you)?

3. How does the gospel equip us to hate sin but still have compassion and love for sinners?

4. Does Jesus’ standard of perfection scare you? Pray to God and be thankful that Jesus lived a perfectly righteous life so that you are free to pursue your Father not by the works of your own hands but by Christ’s.

1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 | January 16th, 2020 | Gabe Lee | In-Transit

Hanley and Aaron discuss why they did not podcast together for a while, Aaron critiques Hanley, Hanley changes his preaching style, and why they may or may not attend SOLA Conference 2020.

We also answer this listener question: "How do I discern if I should try a relationship that my gut is telling me to do in a godly manner?"

Shownotes:

The Hard Sayings Sermon Trilogy: https://musicgoon.tumblr.com/post/190125268319/hard-sayings-sermon-trilogy

SOLA Conference 2020: https://sola.network/sola-conference-2020

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Matthew 5:38-42 | January 19, 2020 | Albert Ting

Watch the sermon video:

https://youtu.be/icLocLPct60

Personal Application Questions:

1. Think about some people in your life that you find hard to love. What is it about them that bothers you? What part of your life are they threatening?

2. Meditate on 1 Peter 3:13–17. How does doing good in the face of an attack benefit you and the gospel?

3. Consider several ways you can better treat the people you identified in question #1. What are some sacrifices you can make for the sake of demonstrating the same love Christ had for you?

4. Reflect upon Psalm 73. Think about the emotions and thoughts the psalmist is going through as he attempts to live a righteous life in the midst of a wicked world. Then go to God in prayer with the same heart that laments and cries for the goodness of God.

Matthew 5:33-37 | January 12, 2020 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://youtu.be/o5q_pjMRA1Q

Personal Application Questions:

1. Think of the last time you broke a commitment or reflect upon the last time someone broken their commitment to you. How did it make you feel and how did it shape your view of that individual’s character?

2. Why is it important for Christ-followers to demonstrate integrity by keeping our word and commitments?

3. How does letting our “yes be yes” and our “no be no” serve as a witness for Christ?

Whenever we love anyone or anything more than God, our love is out of order. 

Watch the excerpt video:

https://youtu.be/kP33YlTicW4

From the sermon:

Anger & Reconciliation

https://youtu.be/JJappljHA80

Matthew 5:31-32 | January 5, 2020 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDtUYVUVJE

Personal Application Questions:

1. Even in response to adultery, divorce is not commanded but conceded. Read Malachi 2:16. How does God view divorce? How does society view divorce? Why do you think divorce is so prevalent in our world?

2. God forgives and restores all sinners, including those who have gone through a divorce. How does the gospel bring healing and reconciliation for those who have experienced a broken marriage?

3. In what ways can the church minister to those with hurting or broken marriages? Take a moment to pray for the marriages in our church. Pray for those who have experienced the pain of divorce (spouses, children, etc.)

Matthew 5:27-30 | December 29, 2019 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://youtu.be/_9DD0z_xqhI

Personal Application Questions:

1) What is the balance between gospel-grace and spiritual discipline? Why is it tempting to emphasize one extreme over the other?

2) In what ways can the church minister to those who have been hurt by adultery? Armed with the gospel, how can you encourage them in Christ? Please take a moment to pray for all the spouses, single parents, and children who have been hurt by adultery. Pray that they would receive healing in Christ and be empowered to forgive those who sinned against them.

3) Taking Jesus’s teaching on adultery seriously, what daily rhythms and practices have you implemented to guard against lust? What role does the Christian community play in keeping you accountable?

4) In a world where emotional affairs and pornography are as prevalent as physical acts of sexual immorality, how does Jesus’s teaching speak to our culture