Community Group Study Notes
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Have someone in your group give a brief recap of Sunday’s message, highlighting the primary Scripture points and the main idea of the message.
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How did this message strengthen and/or correct your previous ideas about the temporary nature of earthly empires? Was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you? Did you learn anything new about God or yourself this week?
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Read Revelation 1:3 again. How should this verse shape our perspective as we approach the book of Revelation?
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Think about this phrase: “empires come and go, but the Kingdom is forever.” Why does this truth bring such great hope?
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Knowing that God is the perfect Judge who sees everything, is there a situation or circumstance that you need to surrender to Him?
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In what ways do earthly kingdoms seek to allure us? How do we guard against this allure?
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Think about some of the “ways of Babylon” (i.e. deceived by earthly riches, exploitations of others for personal gain, arrogance). Have any of these “ways” affected your heart? What would it look like to repent of these things and embrace what God has for you instead?
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What action step do you need to take in response to this week’s message? How can your group hold you accountable to this step?
Action Step
1. Pray for the election on Tuesday and the outcome of it. Specifically, pray for a few areas:
-Pray that God’s perfect will would be done
-Pray that God’s people would live in unity together
-Pray that we would more fully embrace the truths of Revelation that we have been learning for the glory of God and our good
