Category: TEACHING

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   1. How is God used you this week? Where have you seen him working?
2. 2. What questions were raised for you from the parts of the Christmas story that we read today
3. 3. What are the things that we learn and can apply to our lives from the Shepherd’s story?
4. 4. What is God trying to teach us from the Magi story
5. 5. What do we learn about the kingdom of God from the Christmas story?
6. 6. What part of the Christmas story speaks the loudest to you and why?
7. 7. How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for December 15 th :

1. How has God used you this week?
2. What questions do you have from the Christmas Story we read today?
3. What are the Adversities faced in the Christmas Story?
4. The Bible does not teach us that anyone in this story questioned or
   complained about adversity. Do you think this is a reality or just something
   that we really don’t need to know about?
5. Are adversities a test of God or   A “curveball” from Satan or something
   else.
6. What are some adversities that you’re facing right now?
7. How can we be praying for you today?

Questions for December 8 th :

1. How is God used you this week?
2. What questions arise for you from the Christmas Story we read today?
3. How do you envision the interaction between Mary and the angel who have
   gone?
4. What does Mary’s experience with an angel and the fact that she carried
   Jesus in her womb teach us about Mary’s father in light of the blood
   covenant we spoke of in Genesis?
5. Do you think Mary and Joseph were surprised that God spoke to them? Do
   we anticipate that God might speak to us?
6. In what ways has God spoken to you?
7. How can we be praying for you today?

Questions for November 24 th :

1. How have you seen God working this week? What opportunities did you have to join him?
2. What questions arose from the text or teaching?
3. Jacob died and Joseph had his body taken care of and Egyptian fashion not a Jewish fashion.
   This seems to have happened because Joseph had been in Egypt so long he was more Egyptian
   than Israeli. What are some things that we accept in ways other than God might desire them to
   be?
4. When Joseph took his father back to Israel to bury him, why do you think he didn’t stay there but
   came back to Egypt instead?
5. Joseph told his brothers you meant for evil against me but God meant for good. When Joseph
   was sold into slavery, he might not have said that. What criteria do we use to label something
   good or bad?
6. What have been some of your major takeaways from the book of Genesis?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for November 17 th :

1. How have you seen God working this week? What opportunities did you have to join
   him?
2. What questions arose from the text or teaching?
3. Why do you think Jacob shared what he did with his sons?
4. What stands out to you about the words to Judah?
5. Genesis followed the story of Joseph why do you think it was important to return to the
   life of Jacob?
6. Let’s begin this discussion that we will continue next week what have been some of your
   major takeaways from the book of Genesis?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?