Holy Man Podcast - Episode 38

03/29/23 • 22 min

Life Group Questions – Judah begins to trust and obey

What is something that you helped to fix, or to make better than it was?
Tell about a person who you helped with something that was broken or hurting in their lives.
Read or skim Genesis 37:12-28. In what ways are Judah and his brothers looking out for themselves? What pain did it cause both to others and to themselves? (The Tamar story from the podcast is between these two stories)
Read or skim Genesis 44:10-20; 30-34. What changes do we see in Judah? How does this change affect the story and the people in the story?
Who has something in their life that is not where God would want it to be? How is it hurting you? Others? What step(s) can be taken towards God’s path?

Life Group Questions – Judah begins to trust and obey

What is something that you helped to fix, or to make better than it was?
Tell about a person who you helped with something that was broken or hurting in their lives.
Read or skim Genesis 37:12-28. In what ways are Judah and his brothers looking out for themselves? What pain did it cause both to others and to themselves? (The Tamar story from the podcast is between these two stories)
Read or skim Genesis 44:10-20; 30-34. What changes do we see in Judah? How does this change affect the story and the people in the story?
Who has something in their life that is not where God would want it to be? How is it hurting you? Others? What step(s) can be taken towards God’s path?

Life Group Questions – Elisha sees life through God’s eyes.

“I would have to see IT to believe IT.” What would “IT” be for you?
What is the most amazing thing you ever witnessed? How was God part of that thing?
In the Elisha story Paul talked about in 2 Kings 6, which of these was harder to believe? The vision his servant was able to see? The army being blinded, then unblinded? Or the willingness of the Israelites to love the enemies with a banquet? Why?
Read 2 Kings 5:1-16; Who and when are the different characters living from faith, and from God’s point of view? Who and when are they not?
What is something that your faith in God has helped you with in life?
What is something that you struggle with in life that a better heavenly, eternal, faith in God perspective would help? What are you doing to help gain that perspective?

Life Group Questions - Josiah hearer and doer of the Word

What are your 3 favorite hobbies?
In comparison to those hobbies, where does reading the Bible rank?
How often do you read the Bible? What is your purpose in reading it? How does it affect your life?
Read 2 Kings 23:1-7; 24-25. What are the effects of God’s Word on Josiah and those around him? If you chose to respond to God’s Word as Josiah did, what would potentially happen?
Turn to Psalm 119. Choose several of the 8 verse sections. (there are 22 of them) Read a section and answer these questions: What does the writer think about God and His Word? What can the Word do for the reader? What does the writer ask of God? What does the writer say he will do?
IF you need more to discuss: Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17. What 3 principals does Paul share with Timothy in regards to God’s Word?