Woodmont Baptist Church of Florence Alabama

Table Talk Questions — Ephesians 4:17-24/5:1-11


1. What are some things you admire and respect about your mom or another mother that you know? How are those qualities reflective of Jesus Christ?


2. Describe characteristics of your former life that you have taken off and point to evidence of your new life in your actions and attitudes.


3. Discuss someone you have imitated in your personal life (celebrity, relative, role model). What traits, qualities, habits have you learned from them.


4. Explain, in your own words, how the gospel is a light that exposes sin and shame but also brings freedom. Where does the light of the gospel need to shine in your life? In your church? In your community? In your world?

Table Talk Questions — Ephesians 4:7-16


1. In verse 7, the Bible says that each one (every Christian) has been given grace. How is the utilization of our spiritual gifts evidence of the Lord’s grace and power?


2. Explain the relationship between the ascension of Jesus and the distri-bution of gifts to the church.


3. According to verses 11 and 12, what is the role of the pastor/leaders in the church? Explain how Christians being uniquely gifted (Eph. 4; 1 Cor. 12; Romans 12; 1 Peter 4) lead to unity in accomplishing the mission of God.


4. How are you doing in the tongue test (speaking the truth in love) and the throne test (Christ being on the throne for your life and the church)? When having difficult conversations, would people describe your speech/approach as loving? Point to one piece of evidence where it is clear that Christ has all authority in your life. Point to one area where that is not the case (ask for prayer in this area).


5. How are you serving as a member of Woodmont Baptist Church? Does this match your gifting?

Table Talk Questions — Ephesians 4:1-6


1. Why is unity important in a local church? Compare and contrast attributes that mark a unified church and a divided church. Describe the impact churches leave on the lives of believers and unbelievers based on the church’s unity.


2. Paul writes that we should walk in humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another in love – Which of these would you say you struggle with the most? Which of these would the person closest to you say you struggle with the most?


3. If everyone participated, served, and sacrificed for the Body of Christ like you do, what type of church would it be?


4. In the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul emphasizes the theological truth that believers are seated with Christ. In Chapter 4, the transition from being seated to walking takes place. Describe, in your own words, the significance of this order.


5. When measured against Ephesians 4, how would you measure your spiritual walk:
A crawl: The Lord is revealing that I am immature in my walk and need to grow in Christ


A toddler: Growing in Christ, often unsteady, a lot of tears and tan-trums, still need to mature

A stroll: Confident in my identity in Christ, comfortable (maybe too comfortable)

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions—Ephesians 3:20-21


1. How is celebrating and observing the Lord’s supper a reminder
of Ephesians 3:20-21?


2. Share an experience in your life in which God did more than you
could have asked or imagined.


3. Ephesians 3:20 promises that Christians have power working
within them. Read Ephesians 1:16-23. How do these passages
challenge/refresh your view of Christ’s power in believers? What
does this mean for your daily life?


4. How does Ephesians 3:20-21, in regards to His power and all
generations, help to refresh the vision of the church?


5. What are some ways to ensure that our church is effective in
reaching all generations and not just one generation? How does
this bring unity to the church and her mission?

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions—Ephesians 3:14-19


1. Compare Paul’s prayers for the Ephesians in Ephesians 1:15-23 and Ephesians 3:14-21. From these prayers, what are some needs that are evident for the church at Ephesus?


2. How is worship evident in the prayers of Paul? Does Paul pray for the physical/material needs for God’s people or the spiritual needs? How can this be a model for our prayer times and gatherings?


3. Paul is praying that the Ephesian church may know God better (1:17) and to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ (3:18). Why is it crucial for the Christian church to understand the love of God and that God is love (1 John 4:8)? In your relationship with Christ, how often do you question God’s love for you? Why? How does the agape (unconditional/unmerited) love of God conquer rebellion and insecurities?


4. The final part of verse 19 says, “that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” In your own words, explain what this means. Make a list of areas of your life where you lack being filled with the fullness of God – how can others pray for you this week in these specific areas of life?

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions—Ephesians 3:1-13


1. Paul writes that he was a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and that his tribulations were their glory. What sacrifices have you made to take the gospel to those who are different than you culturally? How does Paul’s testimony being a Jewish man loving and serving the Gentiles point to the gospel of Jesus Christ?


2. How might someone be selfish in times of prosperity? How might someone be selfish in times of adversity? How does the gospel trans-form us in times of prosperity and times of adversity?


3. Describe a time when you lost heart in your devotion to Christ. Describe what specific factors led to that season. How did the Lord work in your life during that time as He moved you to a season of refreshment? If you are still in that season, what has the Lord been teaching you about Himself? About you?


4. Reminisce about a person that leveraged their suffering to point people to Jesus. Share about their strength, legacy, and testimony. If you can, share about a time of suffering in your personal life that God used to impact others for Christ. Read Philippians 4 and describe how this relates.

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions (Ephesians 2:11-22)


1. How does this passage emphasize the corporate (togetherness) nature of Christianity?


2. Explain the work of Christ in this passage.


3. Which of the three illustrations of the church in 2:19-22 — citizens, family, or stones — makes the biggest impact on you? Explain why.


4. What can the church do to promote racial diversity, if anything? How does a socially, economically, and racially diverse church bring glory to the Lord and draw people to the gospel?


5. Why is a unified church a great witness to the unbelieving world?

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions (Ephesians 2:6-10)


1. What is the relationship between salvation by grace and being created for good works?


2. What does this passage teach about our union with Christ?


3. What is the believer’s future? How should knowing this truth impact our daily lives?


4. Which part of the gospel do you most often ponder: the past work of Christ (creation, incarnation, obedience, death and resurrection), the present work of Christ (His intercession on our behalf, the Head of the Church, awaiting the end time instructions from the Father, His holding all things together as in Col. 1), or the future work of Christ (His return, His triumph in battle and final victory, our eternal dwelling with Him)? Which do you need to ponder more often?


5. In view of verse 2:10, how do you see God’s handiwork in your life? What spiritual gift(s) has He equipped you with? How are you using those gifts for His glory?

“Table Talk” Discussion Questions (Ephesians 2:1-5)


1. How can Paul’s life be paralleled to Ephesians 2:1-5? Describe the difference in your life before and after you surrendered to Christ and your Lord and Savior.


2. As an individual believer, how does the grace of Jesus Christ equip you to fight against “gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts”? How does this help your immediate family? How does this help a church family?


3. Read Ephesians 2:3-5. Compare the difference between the lives of those in verse 3 to those in verses 4-5. Compare their use of time, resources, abilities, and their joy.


4. How would you define the grace of God to a person who has no rela-tionship with God? What does the grace of God mean in your own life?


5. Share with one person this week how your life was changed by the grace of God.