When we hear or read a teaching or sermon that challenges us, it's natural to ask, "Now what?" What do we do with the information we’re given? How should this affect us? How should it change or transform us?

And that’s why we’ve created this guide. Not to give you all the answers, but to help you take action with the next practical step to be able to apply that message. Whether it’s a sermon, devotion, podcast or book, we hope it’s something you can come back to each time you need to process a teaching. (We like to print off a few copies of this guide to have handy and keep them somewhere we can access them easily.)

This guide will help you:

• Reflect on what Scripture says about the message you heard in order to see what challenges, convicts or encourages you.
• Learn simple ways to do deeper research on the topic you heard in order to gain a better understanding of the topic as a whole.
• Respond to what you’ve processed by deciding on practical next steps so your life can be personally enriched by what you’re studying.