Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.
You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.
Sermon Text for Sunday: Revelation 14:1-5
Critically Think
- Revelation 14:1-5.
- Throughout Revelation, John has often used the phrase “then I looked” to mark a shift in focus. What has come before this section, back in chapter 13?
- Compare 14:1 with chapter 13. What are some key differences? What point does John seem to be making?
- Where was the last place we saw 144,000 mentioned in Revelation? Who were they identified as there? How are they further identified now in 14:1?
- What 6 characteristics of the 144,000 are mentioned in verses 3-5?
- Read Zephaniah 3:12-13 (or, for greater context, all of Zephaniah 3). How does this relate to the 144,000 of Israel in Revelation 14:5?
Prayerfully Meditate
- What is being sung in verse 3? What is the biblical significance of this?
- What does it mean for the 144,000 to be “first fruits?” Consider doing a word study on “first fruits” to see how it’s used throughout the Bible.
- How does the fact that the 144,000 are “blameless” connect both to their own description in this passage and to the One whom they follow?
Intentionally Act
- How should 14:1-5 comfort us, especially in light of the previous chapter?
- How should God's future fulfillment of His past promises stabilize you in the present?
- How would you summarize the passage in 21 words or less?
- Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; practice the songs, study the lyrics and sing together.
- Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Dawson Bryant: music; Mark Krystyniak: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching; Rob Stouffer: Lords Supper.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- All Creatures of Our God and King (sheetmusic)
- O Church of Christ, Invincible (sheetmusic)
- Take Comfort (sheetmusic)
- I Stand Amazed
- Grace Greater Than Our Sin (sheetmusic)
Evening Gathering
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - March 30, 2025 by Summit Woods Baptist Church