Session 1 When Life Doesn't Make Sense
FOR GROUP PARTICIPATION These elements of the study are best used with others in a group setting.
How Did It Go Last Week? Share your successes and trials with the group. (10 minutes) In the coming sessions, questions and topics will be provided here for group discussion of your experiences in putting into practice what you learn each week. And God Said… Have a volunteer read aloud Genesis 22:1–8 . What is the Point? Read these statements aloud and keep them in mind during the video. (5 minutes) • When life doesn’t make sense, you’ll always preach to yourself some kind of gospel. • What you bring to your suffering shapes the way you suffer. • When life doesn’t make sense, you rise as a worshiper of God or you rise as an accuser of God. Petition Pray this together aloud. Oh Lord, we confess that when life doesn’t make sense, often we want to blame you, and accuse you of not loving us because we don’t understand what you are doing. We want comfort more than we want to be conformed to your image. We know you are good but sometimes we don’t feel that you are being good to us. Reshape our hearts to trust you more. And help us to know, not just intellectually but to truly believe, that you love us extravagantly. Hear the Word
Watch the video. (26 minutes) Let's Talk About That Discuss these questions. (30 minutes) 1. What were one or two of your biggest takeaways from today’s message?
2. Read 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 . What do you think it means to boast in our weakness? Have you ever seen the benefits of relying on God’s strength instead of your own? If so, what were those benefits? 3. Paul mentioned the blessings that God has given us, including his presence, his grace, his promises and his power. Looking back on a difficult season, which of those was hardest for you to
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