Passage: Gospel of John, chapter 19, verses 25-30 1. Notice in verse 27 that John didn’t take Mary to “a” home, but to HIS home. Contrast this example from God’s Word with how elderly parents are treated in American culture today. Which one is the example we should be following? Why don’t more Christians choose [...]
Passage: 1 Peter 1:3-9 1. Our burdens, whether they’re good ones or bad ones, have a purpose. What do you think is ultimately the purpose of our burdens? 2. Is it a good thing that we allow the trials and troubles of this world to weigh us down, or should we instead be burdened for [...]
Passage: The book of Jonah, with emphasis on chapter 4. 1. The Bible doesn’t record if Jonah had a response to God after what’s said in chapter 4 and verse 11, but what do you suppose his response might have been? 2. Seeing Jonah’s intense anger and hatred for the gentiles of Nineveh, why do [...]
Passage: Psalm 70 1. Psalm 70 is a prayer, but not one that many Christians would pray today. Is it ok to pray for harm to come to your enemies or does this contradict Christ’s teaching to love your neighbor? 2. In verse 5, David acknowledges his weakness and his need of God. What happens [...]
Passage: John 19:15-18, 36-37 1. What do you think motivated the response of the Chief Priests in verse 15? What answer would you have expected a priest of the most high God to have given instead? 2. In verse 15, we see the people abruptly turning on Jesus, whom they had openly praised just a [...]
Passage: 1 Samuel 26:17-21 1. Even though David hasn’t directly addressed Saul yet in verse 17, something about David’s words/actions gets through to Saul. What do you think it was? 2. In verse 19, David makes a huge distinction between things that have their origins in God, and things that originate with men. Is that [...]
Passage: 1 Samuel 20:1-3 1. What do David’s questions in verse 1 reveal about him as a man? Why do you think Jonathan didn’t directly answer David’s questions? 2. Jonathan had a lot of faith in the strength of his relationship with his father. Was his faith misplaced? Why or why not? 3. Was David [...]
Passage: Acts 15:1-14 1. What is the yoke that Peter refers to in verse 10? Why do you think the disciples and the Jews were unable to bear it? 2. Why do you think the Jews rejected their own Messiah? 3. Contrast Peter’s obedience in taking God’s message to the Gentiles with Jonah’s disobedience in [...]
Passage: Psalm 46 1. Verse 1 reminds us that God is a refuge, a source of strength, and a very present help in trouble, but clearly He is not those things to all people. What are some other things that people trust as their refuge, strength, and help in trouble? Why are all those things [...]
