Sermon Notes
Follow along with the latest sermon with engaging
discussion questions and challenging truths.
discussion questions and challenging truths.
The Really Good News
Sunday, February 1st
This sermon framed the gospel as really good news by comparing Christ’s victory over sin and death to a war that has already been won. Like the final land battle of the Civil War being fought after surrender had already taken place, believers often live as though they’re still fighting for a victory Jesus has already secured.
Through Scripture, we were reminded that salvation is complete, sufficient, and rooted entirely in the finished work of Christ. In Him, we are made whole — restored, forgiven, and reconciled to God. From that place of wholeness, God invites us into fullness: a life marked by confidence, obedience, victory over sin, and outward-focused mission.
Rather than living in fear, striving, or spiritual exhaustion, believers are called to rest in Christ’s victory and live as overcomers — not merely surviving sin, but walking in freedom and purpose. When we live from fullness, our faith overflows into transformation, obedience, and a deep concern for others who may still believe the war is ongoing.
Questions:
1. In what ways does the idea of “delayed surrender” resonate with your spiritual life? Where might you still be fighting battles Christ has already won?
Through Scripture, we were reminded that salvation is complete, sufficient, and rooted entirely in the finished work of Christ. In Him, we are made whole — restored, forgiven, and reconciled to God. From that place of wholeness, God invites us into fullness: a life marked by confidence, obedience, victory over sin, and outward-focused mission.
Rather than living in fear, striving, or spiritual exhaustion, believers are called to rest in Christ’s victory and live as overcomers — not merely surviving sin, but walking in freedom and purpose. When we live from fullness, our faith overflows into transformation, obedience, and a deep concern for others who may still believe the war is ongoing.
Questions:
1. In what ways does the idea of “delayed surrender” resonate with your spiritual life? Where might you still be fighting battles Christ has already won?
2. What dangers arise when Christians believe salvation is secure but victory over sin is not possible on this side of heaven?
3. When you sin, what narrative usually plays in your mind about God’s posture toward you? How does Scripture challenge or affirm that narrative?
4. What does it practically look like to live as an overcomer rather than a survivor of sin? Where do you see evidence of either in your life?
5. How does faith — rather than effort or discipline alone — lead to transformation according to 1 John 5?
6. What fears or comforts tend to keep you from living more openly as a witness to Christ’s victory?— and how could your life model the peace of victory instead of fear or striving?
7. How does a secure identity in Christ (wholeness) fuel obedience rather than diminish the urgency of following Him?
3. When you sin, what narrative usually plays in your mind about God’s posture toward you? How does Scripture challenge or affirm that narrative?
4. What does it practically look like to live as an overcomer rather than a survivor of sin? Where do you see evidence of either in your life?
5. How does faith — rather than effort or discipline alone — lead to transformation according to 1 John 5?
6. What fears or comforts tend to keep you from living more openly as a witness to Christ’s victory?— and how could your life model the peace of victory instead of fear or striving?
7. How does a secure identity in Christ (wholeness) fuel obedience rather than diminish the urgency of following Him?