Group Discussion & Life Challenge
Use these notes as discussion prompts for your group, or in your personal time with God.
Connect:
Get to know each other. Connect, warm up to each other, fellowship.
Care:
Carry each other’s burdens. Share life’s challenges and practice Soul Care. Pray together.
Challenge:
Take a minute and pray as a group for God to speak to you as we read these letters. What does he have for your group? For you individually? For MBIC?
1. LORD is the Hebrew word, YHWH. Ex. 34:6-7 is the first time God gives us his name in the Bible, and most quoted verse in the Bible, by the Bible. How does the LORD describe himself (his name) in that passage? How does it expand your view of who this shepherd is?
2. Be honest with yourself, do you know God? If he is personal, and with you always, what is the evidence you have a relationship with him this week? We have seasons in life as believers, but knowing God is relational, how have you taken time to know him and be with him this week?
3. How have you allowed God to shepherd you? Protect you? Provide for you this year? How can you shift your life to be one of faith-ful living, dependent on him?
4. Write 4 sentences of a poem or a letter about who God is and how He interacts with you and you with Him. Take time to reflect on God, sit with him, and respond.
5. “I shall not want/I have what I need”, in Hebrew this phase literally means, “I lack nothing”, This LORD who is creator, and personal, is your shepherd, take time this week praising him for what a gift, let praise be the song in your heart.
Clarify:
Does anyone need clarity on something? Are there any big God questions you are wrestling with?
Celebrate:
Celebrate life’s successes and God’s provision. Worship God’s presence. Time to brag about God.
BibleApp
Through the Bible in one Year
Join us in reading through the entire Bible in one year. Each day of this plan guides you through passages from both the Old and New Testaments, allowing you to see connections between the history of our faith, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Readings average four chapters in length, so it is posible to do. When you use the YouVersion Bible App, you can even have the app read the Bible text to you – very useful when you are in the car or otherwise occupied with your hand.
All you need to do is click the link to the Bible Plan, which should lead you straight to the Bible app. Your two options are now (1) to read the plan on your own, one day at the time. Or (2) you can make it more fun and rewarding, by sharing the plan with one or more friends, and then even “Talk about it”.