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 8:13-9:12
Critically Think
- Read Revelation 8:13-9:12.
- What did John see and hear according to the end of chapter 8?
- What was the creature doing?
- What is the significance to the repetition of Woes? Why 3?
- Who are these woes directed toward?
- Why are the woes given according to the text?
- What does the fifth angel’s sounding of the trumpet initiate?
- What came out of the pit? And what impact do they have?
- Who rules over the locusts according to verse 11?
- Verse 12 makes clear that this is only the beginning. How does it relate to the end of chapter 8?
- Who are the men who do not have the seal?
Prayerfully Meditate
- How is God’s sovereignty displayed in this passage?
- There are other passages that speak of locusts in the bible. Consider Exodus 10:13-14 and Joel 1-2. How do these chapters inform this passage in the book of Revelation?
- From whom is the power given to these creatures?
- How was this power restricted?
- List the descriptions of the locusts. What do we learn about them?
- What is the significance of the titles given to the ruler in verse11? (Consider investigating some of the following to support your answer: Job 26:6, 28:22, 31:12, Psalm 88:11, Proverbs 15:11, 27:20). Apollyon is related to the greek verb meaning “to destroy” compare with Rev. 17:8).
- Summarize the events of this passage in a bullet point list.
Intentionally Act
- How does God’s ability to place parameters on the judgement seen in this text speak to his power? How does this power relate to your life?
- How does this passage speak to the severity of sin?
- How does the sovereignty of God displayed through his wrath in these passages offer you encouragement? Comfort?
- How does the severity of God’s judgement fuel your worship for his grace toward you?
- 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; Rob Stouffer: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- Lead On, Oh King Eternal (sheetmusic)
- O Church of Christ, Invincible (sheetmusic)
- The Former Things (sheetmusic)
- Nothing That My Hands Can Do (sheetmusic)
- My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (sheetmusic)
Evening Gathering
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - ... by Summit Woods Baptist Church