APRIL 5/6, 2014
THE SHADOWS OF EASTER
The Feast of Tabernacles
Leviticus 23:33-36 (p. 109)
Pastor Dennis Keating
APRIL 5/6, 2014 MESSAGE
SERMON BASED SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Watch Pastor’s Video Blog online at www.efcc.org/video-blog/. Or scan this QR code
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Scan the above QR code with your smart phone / tablet scanner to access the weekly outline notes
PDF and fill-ins on the EFCC Sermon Messages page online (www.efcc.org/sermons/).
Personal preparation for your group time: Read Leviticus 23:33-36 review your outline
and the discussion questions.
As a group, read Leviticus 23:33-36 and watch the video blog.
1. The shadow of the Feast of Tabernacles
C o n n e cti n g
1. Share one of your favorite stories of God’s past provision in your life.
THE HISTORIC
To express
PURPOSE
over God’s
. (See Lev. 23:40)
2. In what ways do you (and your family) try to celebrate and remember God’s “present
goodness” in your life?
C
His present
(23:39; Deut. 16:15)
C
His past
(23:42-43)
C
His future
G row i n g
The main point of the message was that every believer can rejoice because of Jesus’
provision of faith, His Spirit, eternal life, and forgiveness!
(Isa. 12:3)
3. There is a strong tendency to think that faith in Jesus is something we produce rather
than receive from God (Eph. 2:8-9). What are some of your responses to the truth that
God gave you the gift of faith? Are there new ways you can rejoice in this?
2. The substance revealed in Christ (John 7:1, p. 912)
THE MAIN
Every believer can
POINT
C
His gift of
C
His presence by
C
His promise of
C
His assurance of
because of
.
4. Dennis said that the presence of the Holy Spirit gives us hope that life can be
different. In what ways do you, or can you, or will you rejoice in that?
5. The gift of eternal life is about the gift of being able to look at the future with
confidence. In what ways do you glory in this truth?
(7:38; Eph. 2:8)
(7:38-39; 2 Cor. 3:18)
6. Jesus has offered us the assurance of the forgiveness of our sins, if we will but ask.
This is a staggering reality. How does one rejoice in this truth?
(John 4:13-14; Rev. 21:1-4; 21:6)
(1 John 1:9)
Sh a r i n g
7. What is one way you will apply this message?
S.O.A.P. Devotional
S.O.A.P. Devotional Journal
How to Use This S.O.A.P. Devotional
S.O.A.P. stands for Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer.
Each day this week, please read through the verses provided. As you move through the
week in the passages below, look for something new you didn’t notice the day before
and include that observation in your S.O.A.P. Journal notes below.
See next page to begin your S.O.A.P. Journal entry for this week.
SCRIPTURE: Start each day by reading the assigned passage, expecting to
hear from God. Read slowly, noticing key people and places. Think about what
the people in the text were experiencing. Consider rewriting the passage in
your own words and jot down any verse that stands out to you. Remember, the
Bible is about your love relationship with Him. So as you read, open your
heart and mind to draw close to the Lord, asking Him to deepen your heart’s
connection to Him.
MONDAY SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:33-44; Numbers 29:12-40; Deuteronomy 16:13-17
OBSERVATION:
APPLICATION:
PRAYER:
TUESDAY SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:33-44; Colossians 2:16-19; Isaiah 12:1-6
OBSERVATION:
OBSERVATION: In this section write down observations about the verses you
have just read. Focus on answering the questions, “What does this passage
actually say?” and “What does it mean?” Define key terms, check another
translation and make sure you notice the context of the passage you are
reading. Then try to summarize the passage in your own words.
APPLICATION:
APPLICATION: Next ask, “Lord what are you saying to me through this text
of Scripture?” Write down how you think this passage relates to you right now,
as well as anything specific with which you identify.
OBSERVATION:
PRAYER: During this last portion of your time, interact with God’s Word
through prayer. Respond to the passage with prayers of adoration, confession,
renewal, petition, intercession, affirmation, or thanksgiving. As the Lord speaks
to you through the text, respond to Him in prayer.
Our hope in providing this S.O.A.P. companion to the current sermon series
is that you will grow deeper in your relationship with the Lord. If you miss a
day, don’t sweat it; just pick up where you left off and enjoy entering into
the presence of God.
PRAYER:
WEDNESDAY SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:33-44; Psalm 118
APPLICATION:
PRAYER:
THURSDAY SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:33-44; John 7:1-9, 37-39; Ephesians 2:1-10
OBSERVATION:
APPLICATION:
PRAYER:
FRIDAY SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 23:33-44; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18; Revelation 21:1-8
OBSERVATION:
APPLICATION:
PRAYER:
April 5/6, 2014
THE SHADOWS OF EASTER
The Feast of Tabernacles
Leviticus 23:33-36 (p. 109)
Pastor Dennis Keating
(For Scripture references and fill-in the blanks)
“Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival
or a new moon or a Sabbath day — things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but
the substance belongs to Christ.” Colossians 2:16-17
1. The shadow of the Feast of Tabernacles
THE HISTORIC PURPOSE: To express joy over God’s provision. (See Lev. 23:40)
- His present goodness (23:39; Deut. 16:15)
- His past sustenance (23:42-43)
- His future provision (Isa. 12:3)
“Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3
2. The substance revealed in Christ (John 7:1, p. 912)
THE MAIN POINT: Every believer can rejoice because of Jesus’ provision.
- His gift of faith (7:38; Eph. 2:8)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God;” Ephesians 2:8
- His presence by the Spirit (7:38-39; 2 Cor. 3:18)
“… are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord,
the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18
- His promise of eternal life (John 4:13-14; Rev. 21:1-4; 21:6)
“Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I
will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well
of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14
“He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among
them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any
death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed
away.” Revelation 21:1-4
“I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.”
Revelation 21:6
- His assurance of forgiveness (1 John 1:9)
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9