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:
1. Reflect on the significance of names as presented in the chapter. What do names mean to you in your personal experience? How does understanding the depth of a name in ancient cultures enhance your view of the name Yahweh?
2. The author suggests that knowing God’s name, Yahweh, can radically alter the way we relate to him. How does this perspective challenge or confirm your understanding of a personal relationship with God?
3. How does the revelation of God’s name to Moses on Mount Sinai reflect God’s desire for intimacy and relationship with his people? Do you think this desire is evident in your own spiritual experiences?
4. How might you pray differently if you believed prayer could change God’s hand? What would you boldly ask for?
5. Reflect on the idea that God seeks friends and collaborators among humanity. How does this invitation to partner with God inspire or challenge you in your spiritual journey?
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”.