Series Resources
sermon-based study guide
This guide is designed to guide a group discussion around the weekend sermon. You can also use this as an individual, but we highly recommend finding a friend and inviting them to discuss with you. Menlo Church has Life Groups meeting in-person and online using these guides. We’d love to help you find a group.
What you will find in this guide: A discussion guide for groups and individuals. If you are using this as an individual be sure to engage with each question in a journal or simply in your mind as you prayerfully consider what you heard in the sermon and seek to discover what God is inviting you to know and do.
Study Guide: Guarding a Legacy
Connect
- What is a celebration in your life that stands out in your memory?
- How does celebration help form you and strengthen communities?
Engage
Read 2 Timothy 1:13-18
- What are Paul’s instructions for Timothy?
- What role does Paul describe the Spirit as having in these verses?
- How does Paul describe his current state of relationships?
Apply
- How do patterns in our lives create pathways, and how can course correction become more challenging over time?
- How do you guard the deposit of faith in your life?
- How have friendships and other relationships helped form your faith?
- How can the insights from Paul's advice to Timothy shape your approach to patterns, security, and relationships in your faith journey?
Prayer
Spend time praying for each other, your towns, and the Bay Area.
Going Deeper
Menlo Midweek Podcast:
Tune in every Wednesday for a conversation with the previous week’s speaker. It’s a deeper dive into the message and an engaging time to learn, reflect, grow—and have fun.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menlo-church-sermon-podcast/id129950807