Overview
Text: Ephesians 1:1-2 and 6:21-24

Title: New Year of Grace and Peace

Outline

Fill in the blank:

United with ________

Blessed with ________

Blessed with ________

Personal Reflection & Small Group Questions

Please complete this study on your own, then bring it to your small group for discussion.

1. Looking back over your notes from this week’s sermon and text, what particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
2. Study Philippians 4:6-7. How can prayer help you experience the peace of God in your life? How is this peace different from the world's idea of peace?
3. Read Colossians 3:15. What would it look like for the peace of Christ to "rule" over your thoughts, decisions and relationships this year?
4. How have you experienced God’s grace in the past year? In what area of your life do you need to trust His grace more this year?
5. Paul emphasizes "grace and peace" at the start and end of his letter. How might this truth bookend your own daily life or routines this year?
6. Looking back over this week’s sermon and study, what one thing is most important for you to remember and apply?