Lent Study Week 5 - 2022
Promised Land
Iron of Culture
I have said these things to you,
that in me you may have peace.
In the world you will have tribulation.
But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
- As the Israelite and Philistine armies faced one another in the Valley of Elah, What are the military equipment and resources available to each party? 1 Samuel 13: 5,19,22, 1 Samuel 17: 4-7,38-43.
- In David's mind what was really at stake in the contest between Israel and Goliath? What was David's perspective? 1 Samuel 17:26,45-47
- What did God demonstrate by Choosing David? Deuteronomy 7:21
- Goliath defied the God of Israel and paid for it with his life. How did each side, The philistines and The Israelites, respond to David's victory? 1 Samuel 17:51-53
- What is the reality of the ongoing spiritual battle between God and satan? What are its real consequences? 1 Peter 5: 8-11, Ephesians 6:12. Consider what God said about the relationship between human beings and the devil and his offspring (seed)? Genesis 3:1-6, 14-15
- Compare God's commands and Solomon's choices and see in what ways had Solomon allowed the world's culture to shape him? Deuteronomy 17:16-17. 2 Chronicles 9:13-14,25-28. 1 Kings 11:1-5
- How did Jesus view his purpose and go about fulfilling his mission? Luke 22:42, John 4:34, John 14:8-13, Matthew 20:28, Luke 4:42-44, Luke 19:10, John 10:7-11, John18:37
- What are the risks and consequences of living according to the example (or culture) of Jesus or culture of the world?
- What do you stand to gain or stand to lose when you make a choice to follow the example of a king of the world or to follow the example of a king chosen by God? 1 Corinthians 15:57, Romans 5:6-11, 18-19. Galatians 1:3-4. 1 Peter 2:24-25. John 3:16.
- What does God want from you? Joshua 22:5, 1 Samuel 15:22-23
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