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Bold in the Battle Sermon

Ryan Garrett [Middle School Student Minister]

Sermon Points & Scripture References: 

• Sermon Takeaway = Bold in the Battle

• Scripture Reference: Daniel 10:1-21

• Sermon Point: We Should Pray for God’s People

• Sermon Point: The Enemies We Face Are No Match for God

• Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:12

Sermon Point: You Are Greatly Loved

Sermon Discussion Questions

Get to know me

The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. Think of a time when you went through a season of life you didn't understand. What happened? How did you react during this time? How did your spiritual life change because of it?

Into the Bible

The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover the truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

1. Read Ephesians 6:10-20. Warren Wiersbe writes, “We are wasting our time fighting people when we ought to be fighting the Devil, who seeks to control people and make them oppose the work of God.” When we face trials in this physical world, those trials aren't always started by physical things. What do you think are some of the Devil’s schemes that Paul talks about in verse 11? In what ways do you experience the battle Paul talks about?

2. Read Colossians 4:5-6. Our spiritual life is meant to be lived out in public. What does that mean? It means we are to take the commands Jesus gave us and the characteristics we understand from Him and put them into our daily lives. How can we “walk in wisdom” toward unbelievers? What does speech “with grace, seasoned with salt” sound like?

Application

The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. Read Scripture. Daniel was concerned about what was going on with the people of God and he was burdened enough to mourn, fast/pray for them to identify with them. Daniel fasted and prayed to gain understanding. What kinds of things do you do to gain understanding from God?

2. Read Scripture. We live in a day where churches are more interested in programs than prayer. E.M. Bounds once said, “The church is looking for better methods. God is looking for better men. People are God’s methods.” When you face a circumstance in life in which it seems God’s agenda is not being accomplished, how do you decide whether to sit back and let God do His work or to jump in and start making things happen?

3. Read Scripture. The root cause of our problems isn’t a difficult or unreasonable husband or wife, or an impossible boss, or a rebellious child. It’s the underlying spiritual battle against the powerful spiritual forces in the heavenly realm that make life a battleground not a playground. How do you discern if a difficult circumstance is just life happening or if it is evidence of spiritual warfare? How does it make you feel to think that a whole spiritual war is being waged around you between the power of God and the power of evil?