SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION Week 2 (Sunday, Feb 14th):
Begin with opening ice breaker, like “what is your pet peeve?” and then have someone pray as you get started with discussion questions.
1) Was there anything from the message Sunday that stood out to you?
2) “The essence of sin is a shift from God-centered living to self-centered living.”
How would you describe differences between God centered living and self-centered living?
3) Read Exodus 2:11-15 and Acts 7:23-36
What are some possible reasons why it made sense to Moses that the Israelites would have recognized him as their rescuer in Exodus 2?
How did God work in Moses’ life to help him shift from self-focused living to God-focused living?
4) King Asa…two examples – God Centered and Man Centered
Read 2 Chronicles 14:9-12
Was Asa living God-centered or man-centered here?
What was the result of his trust in the Lord here?
Read 2 Chronicles 16:1-3, 7
Was Asa living God-centered or man centered here?)
Why might this strategy have made sense to King Asa?
What was the ultimate result of King Asa’s trust in man here?
5) King David… two examples –
Read 2 Samuel 5:17-21
Was David’s living God-centered or man centered here?
What was the result of his trust in the Lord here?
Read 2 Samuel 5:22-25
Was David living God-centered or man centered here?
What may have made sense to David instead of seeing the Lord? Why?
What was the ultimate result of King David’s trust in the Lord here?
What lessons from these two Israelite kings can we learn for our lives today?
6) Does anyone remember the memory verse from week one?
7) THIS week the memory verse is Psalm 20:7
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses. But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
How does this verse apply to living a God-centered life instead of a self-centered life?
*CLOSE IN PRAYER, asking the Lord to show each one of us where we have put our trust!