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Humble yourself!

Keith Waters Bible Studies 5th September 2016bible, communication, discipline, faith, forgiveness, Holy Spirit, humble, humility, James, morals, new connexions, repentance, Satan, scripture, truth, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

Some study questions For James 4:1-10.

Here’s the sermon if you missed it… Rock Solid

Take a few minutes as a group to remind each other about who James was, why he was writing etc.
Verse 1: If we have any disagreements with people in our church family, how should we deal with them? – see also Matthew 18: 15-20.
Why might we find prayer difficult?
Why doesn’t God give some people what they ask for? (James 4:3, Isaiah 55:89, 2 Peter 3:8, Philippians 4:6-7, John 15:7).
Verses 7-10. In the sermon we looked at three rock solid promises, what are they? Talk through each one as a group and look at how, if we take them to heart, they can empower us.
How is the reverse logic in verses 9 and 10 true?
What are the key applications in this passage that group members are going to take away and put into practice?

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Study Questions for Hosea 7&8

Keith Waters Bible Studies 20th June 2016bible, discipline, judgement, law, morals, new connexions, truth, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

Some questions set by Gordon to accompany his sermon: Reaping a whirlwind!

The people of Israel were compared to a half baked pancake, fit for nothing. 3 reasons are listed in vs 8-10. Failure to remain separated, failure to remain vigilant and failure to seek God. Discuss how this compares to us a individuals, as God’s people and as a nation;
One of the saddest comments in this passage is that the people were unaware of their desperate state. Discuss how easy it can be for Satan to slowly undermine the foundations of the church, and so severely weaken it’s witness;
Half-heartedness and compromise can have devastating effects. In chapter 8 vs 7-10, Hosea pictures this as “sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind”. Discuss what wrong seeds might be sown in our relationship with God, family, work colleagues or in our use of time and money?
It would appear from Hosea, that although Israel talked of acknowledging God, they were not prepared to make the changes necessary to rebuild their relationship with Him. If you feel it is appropriate, discuss areas where God’s people today are reluctant to be obedient to his word as it might entail changes they are not prepared to make.

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Am I bovvered?! – Study questions

Keith Waters Bible Studies 23rd February 2016bible. love, justice, mercy, morals, new connexions 0 Comment

Here’s the link to the Sermon: Bovvered?!

Reading: Amos 6

In the sermon we looked at this passage under 4 different headings. As a group take a look at these headings afresh – try not just to regurgitate the sermon 🙂 but go deeper and broader and look at how these thing apply to us today.

Verses 1-3 Never be Content in the wrong thing
Verses 4-6 I’m all Right, Jack is not all right!
Verses 7-10 God Dictates; Not You
Verses 11-14 Morality Is Important to God

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