ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN: Heavenly Promise

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Rev. Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 12, 2015.  To get the most from these questions, view the service at o http://www.graceplace.us and click on “Streaming.”  From there you can watch or listen to the service first.

These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as the topic for a small group study. For more information on hosting or leading a small group study, click on "GP Small Groups" under "GP Ministries" at www.graceplace.us.

Fellowship: (Break bread with your community, share life from last week, announcements for next week)

Icebreaker: (Get to know your fellow believers a little bit better using this week’s topic)

What does it mean to be a “person of your word?”

What is the biggest promise you have ever made?

How do you feel about someone who breaks a promise?

Scripture: (Read the word together – use different readers, different versions, just read it)

Matthew 28:20, Psalm 23

Lesson: (Delve deeper into the Word and into the sermon using open-ended questions)

We tend to remember David as either the brave, young man who killed Goliath or the rich, powerful king who took Bathsheba and had her husband murdered.  If you are reading the Bible through this year, you also know him as the frightened author of many Psalms as he was pursued by his enemy, the evil King Saul.  He knew what it was to find rest in the Lord and take comfort in knowing he was never alone.  Neither are we.

    

How do you think David felt as he was pursued by King Saul?

How was David feeling when he wrote the 23^rd Psalm?

Which part of the psalm speaks most to you?

Why is knowing God is always with you reassuring?

What situations in life zap our strength?

How does God give you rest?

Who has God put in your life to comfort you?

Prayer:  (Share each other’s burdens, become a community of believers)