John 19:26-28 & Luke 23:44-47

Grow:

• Watch this BibleProject video for another look at Jesus’ crucifixion.

• Reflect on the crucifixion by listening to this playlist on repeat this week:

  Spotify or Apple Music.

• How does Jesus’ complete trust in the Father encourage your faith when life feels uncertain or painful? Reflect and journal your thoughts.

Share:

• What would it look like to “die to yourself” and live as a sacrifice to God today?

• How can Jesus’ example in his final hours encourage you toward compassion and attentiveness this week?

Connect:

• When facing grief or loss, do you tend to isolate or lean into community? What can we learn from Jesus’ words to Mary and John?

• Share one step you can take this week to more fully commit your life into the Father’s hands. Then pray for each other.

• Explore John 3:16-18, Romans 10:9-13, Acts 2:38, and Colossians 3:17 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.

Luke 23:32-38 & John 19:28-30

Grow:

• Consider how Jesus’ sacrifice atoned for our sins through this video.

• Reflect on the crucifixion by listening to this playlist on repeat this week:

  Spotify or Apple Music.

• How does the forgiving heart of Jesus, at a time of immense agony, deepen your love and understanding of Him?

Share:

• Jesus interceded to the Father on behalf of his “transgressors.” How can His example of mercy shape how you treat people who have hurt you?

• What is one specific step you can take this week to live in the freedom of forgiveness and the new life Jesus purchased with His blood?

Connect:

• Why is it easy to judge the “transgressors” at the crucifixion? How are we like them?

• What sin do you struggle to believe is fully forgiven? What keeps you from allowing Christ to cover even that sin? (Share. Then pray over one another).

• Explore John 19:26-28 & Luke 23:46 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.

Mark 15:33-34 & Luke 23:38-43

Grow:

• Consider the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion through this BibleProject video.

• For another perspective of the thief on the cross, consider this video from Alistair Begg.

• Reflect and sit in the emotion of what Jesus endured for you on the cross. Then write a prayer of gratitude to him.

Share:

• What practical way can you remember Christ’s sacrifice for you throughout the week? Let that reminder shape how you interact with those around you.

• Who, like the “thief on the cross,” may believe it’s too late for them? How can you share the Truth of the gospel with them this week?

Connect:

• How do these final words prove that Jesus was feeling both forsaken and hopeful of deliverance?

• What do these statements from the cross teach us about both the cost of our sin and God’s radical grace?

• Explore Luke 23:32-38 & John 19:30 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.

Galatians 3:26 - 4:7

Grow:

• To better understand the biblical idea of an heir, read this article.

• How does knowing God as “Abba, Father” challenge or reinforce your view of God. Reflect then journal your honest thoughts.

Share:

• How would your daily walk with God change if you fully embraced the joy and freedom of adoption by God?

• What practical ways can you live out of your identity as a son and heir rather than a slave this week?

Connect:

• How should knowing every Christian is a full heir in God’s family affect the way we view and treat believers whose race, culture, social status, or gender differs from ours?

• What “family divisions” are evident or tempting in our church context? How can we fight against these divisions together?

• Explore Mark 15:33-34 & Luke 23:39-43 together to prepare for next week’s sermon.