WEEK 1

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WEEK 1

November 21 & 22

Camelot is Burning

This sermon study is designed to be used the week after the sermon it supplements. Before using the study in your life group, it might be helpful to work through the questions on your own before your group meets. The purpose of this guide is to help facilitate discussion and to help your group, collectively and individually, grow closer to Jesus.

target is the family. If he can start a fire there, then he can burn down the whole house. How have you seen this happen in your life or within your family? 6. How can you cultivate an environment at home where your family members can find their identities, are willing to ask important questions, and can be real and vulnerable?

MAIN TEXT Ephesians 3:14-21, ESV

GETTING STARTED What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish or tradition?

7. To do nothing or something trivial when something or someone needs my time, energy, or attention is tragic. Whoever is “home” for you needs your absolute best, not the leftovers of your attention and energy. Who is “home” for you? How can you give him or her your best?

DIGGING DEEPER 1. When people use the word “Camelot,” what do they mean? 2. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to create the appearance of Camelot, but if we aren’t careful, we can manufacture the appearance of Camelot while overlooking the small, cumulative, daily decisions that would give us the substance of it. Give an example of a time when you, or someone you know, manufacture the appearance of Camelot without the substance. How does this affect your family? 3. There are a lot of things that are simply out of our control, except one—you can make an impact on what happens at home. What do you think your role in this is? 4. Read Ephesians 3:14-21 out loud as a group. What are some things that stood out to you? 5. You have an enemy that is scheming to take down your household. Read John 10:10. Satan’s primary

NEXT STEPS What word or words would you use to describe your home as it is right now? What word or words do you wish described your home? What are the things standing in the way? What wisdom from God’s Word do we need to put into practice?