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Feasts of Israel – Study 4

Keith Waters Bible Studies 6th February 2017bible. love, cross, discipline, Easter, faith, hope, Jesus, law, mercy, new connexions, prayer, redemption, repentance, sin 0 Comment

Study based on Gordon’s sermon: Jewish Feasts Part 4 – Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

Reading: Leviticus 23:26-32

Leviticus 16 contains instructions for the priest on the Day of Atonement. Why do you think Aaron needed to make atonement for himself before making atonement for the people? (see vv 11–14). How is this step different from when Christ performed His Atonement? (Hebrews 9: 6-15)
Why did Aaron need two goats? (see vv. 6–10). How do both goats (the one used for the offering and the one used as the scapegoat) represent Christ and His Atonement? (see vv. 20–22).
Using Hebrews 10 vv1-18 compare the work of the High Priest with that of Christ in achieving atonement.
Discuss the effects of Christ’s finished work of Atonement, past (sins forgiven), present (no condemnation) and future (We shall be like Him).

This term’s prayer pointers:

Give regular thanks for answered prayer;
Pray that The Lord will build His Church at New Connexions: spiritually, physically and numerically;
Seek the Lord for direction as to outreach in the year ahead.

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Feasts of Israel – Study 1

Keith Waters Bible Studies, Prayer 16th January 201717th January 2017bible, feasts, hope, law, love, mercy, new connexions, redemption, scripture, truth 0 Comment

Study based on the sermon: Jewish Feasts part 1

Reading: Leviticus 23:1-14

What does it mean to keep the Sabbath? How might we either be too legalistic or too liberal in this?
Are these feasts in Leviticus 23 really relevant to us today? If so how, and why don’t we celebrate them within the modern church?
As a group discuss each of the first three feasts; how are they a reminder of past things and in which ways do they speak of things that were to come.
In the sermon we looked at the dates of Passover, preparation, selecting the sacrifice etc. and how the prophecies of Daniel 9, Psalm 118 and Zechariah 9, Luke 11:29 form part of the picture. Discuss how all of this fits together in God’s plan, how tradition has confused things and what this might teach us about the importance of studying the whole of scripture.
Please use the points below to guide you in a time of prayer.

This term’s prayer pointers:

Give regular thanks for answered prayer;
Pray that The Lord will build His Church at New Connexions: spiritually, physically and numerically;
Seek the Lord for direction as to outreach in the year ahead.

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Micah 6 – A Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 14th November 2016forgiveness, healing, hope, humility, judgement, justice, love, mercy, Micah, new connexions, prayer, redemption, truth 0 Comment

Note to leaders: As with all studies, please don’t feel you must cover all questions, fine if you can, but rather take a few of the questions and do them justice that rush through 🙂

If you missed the sermon, you can pick it up here: God doesn’t want your religion

Read Through Micah 6

Why are the mountains called as witnesses? And who does the Lord ask to state their case?
What is the Lord’s charge? In verse 3? What does it mean?
Look back in your bibles at each reminder the Lord gives, why should have Israel remembered?
In verse 6 and 7 look at the people’s questions, what do you notice about them? Discuss The Lord’s answer.
What does it mean that we should fear the Lord?
Where are the key lessons for us in this chapter today – how should we apply those lessons in our lives?

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Micah 2 – Study Questions

Keith Waters Bible Studies 17th October 2016coveting, cross, faithfulness, forgiveness, hope, Jesus, judgement, justice, mercy, Micah, new connexions, persecution, prayer, prostitution, redemption, repentance, resurrection, scripture, truth, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

A study on Micah Chapter 2

Here is the sermon if you missed it: God wouldn’t do that… Would He?

To gather a bit of context, before taking a look through Micah 2, read through Leviticus 25: 8-34 and Exodus 20:1-17. As a group chat through those passages and clear up any queries group members might have;
Read the first 11 verses if Micah and in the light of the Leviticus and Exodus passages, discuss:
- verses 1-2 who was Micah addressing – how could it apply to Ely in 2016?
- verses 3-5 God lays out what will happen, how come all the people are affected, even the few who have been faithful? What do group members feel about God’s response?
- verses 6-11 What was going on here? Why were the people responding that way? (cf. 2 Timothy 4:3);
Read the last verses (12 – 13) These verses seem to be at odds with the other verses, but the do fit in both technically and theologically, can the group work out how? (don’t give too much time on this :)). Read through John chapter 10and consider what this prophecy is pointing to, both in the near future (to Micah’s time), and further on.

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