Text: Rev 1:4-8 (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*
1. What do the first several verses in Revelation tell the reader is the purpose for the book? Explain and discuss. 
2. List and discuss the 3 main sermon points, how the apply to revelation, and how they apply to the life of the believer. 
3. Spend a few extra minutes in prayer with your group.

Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.””
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1:7-8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/rev.1.7-8.esv

Text: Rev. 11:15-12:6 (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*

1. List and discuss the 7 observations concerning the structure of Revelation and their importance in the interpretation and application of revelation. (See sermon notes)

Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭11:16-17‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/rev.11.16-17.esv

Text: Rev. 22:1-21  (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*

1. List and discuss the additional four given principles for interpreting the book of Revelation (see sermon notes) Make specific note of how these points contribute to the proper interpretation of The Book of Revelation. 


Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “”Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.””
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭22:12-13‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/rev.22.12-13.esv

Text: Revelation 1:1-8 (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*
1. List and discuss the three principles for interpreting the book of Revelation. 


Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “”I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.””
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/rev.1.8.esv

Text: Rev. 1:1-3 (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*
1. Explain and discuss the use of the term “last days” and how this term applies to the book of Revelation. 
2. Discuss and list the issues of presuppositions when it comes to properly interpreting the book of Revelation. 
3. How are the views and presuppositions of the futurist harmful, especially when it comes to interpreting the book of revelation?

Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/rev.1.3.esv

Text: 2 Cor 9:6-15 (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*

1. Are you currently tithing as ultimately an act of worship? Or do you do it out of obligation? Discuss. Share.

2. Are you giving faithfully, cheerfully, and consistently? Share.

3. How has God shown Himself faithful in your giving in the past? Share with your group.

Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.
Suggested verse for meditation: “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:7‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/2co.9.7.esv

Text: 1 Tim 6:6-11
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons


Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text


1. How are you doing in the area of coveting? Share with your group.

2. 
What are practical ways we can pursue godliness in our daily lives? Share.
3. Are you currently content with your life? Why or why not? What need to change or stay the same? Share.
Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.

Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.

Suggested verse for meditation:

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and[ we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. (1 Tim 6:6-8)

Text: Ephesians 4:1-5:21  (read as group)
Notes: emmauscf.org/sermons
*Begin with sharing general thoughts about the Sermon/Sermon Text*
1. What is the secret to a happy marriage? And how should “Love” be defined biblically?
2. Compare and contrast the worldly definition of love with the biblical definition. Discuss how each of these definitions look different when applied to a marriage relationship.
3. Are you currently “loving” your spouse? If unmarried, are you “loving” those around you especially other believers? Share.
Family Application: Discuss this week’s Catechism questions and share how to communicate these truths to your family.
Gospel Sharing Application: Share about ways in which you have been able to share, proclaim, display, or model the Gospel during this last week.

Suggested verse for meditation: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:15-17‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/eph.5.15-17.esv