Respond!--Lesson 5--Am I a Risk Taker?--II Samuel 23

Discussion Questions:

1. What is so appealing about child-like faith? Why do we lose this perspective as we get older?

2. How have you seen courage inspire courage in others?

3. Is there anything you have been afraid to attempt out of worry about failure? What can

help you overcome this, so you move forward?

4. Do you believe that God wastes nothing? How have you seen Him use the things you

have learned and prepared for in greater ways than you anticipated?

5. How does it help to know that victory is guaranteed, even if it is not on this side of eternity?

Respond!--Lesson 4--Response of a Victim--II Samuel 6

Discussion Questions:

1. How have you seen unintended consequences rob you of the blessings God wants you to

experience? What strategies could you employ to look ahead with wisdom?

2. Contrast David’s reaction to pain and adversity with Michal’s reaction. How does a victim

mind set move us to be reactive instead of proactive?

3. How does David’s focus upon the audience he should please differ from Michal’s focus?

What kinds of struggles do you have with worrying about what the wrong audience thinks?

4. How would you describe the prison that Michal locked herself in due to her struggle with

her past and a sense of being a victim? Have you ever experienced the same kind of

imprisonment?

5. How does the rescue of a lost axe head help you to see that you are not really ever a

victim when you are with the LORD?

Respond!--Lesson 3--When Life Turns Bitter--Ruth 1

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the connection between the way you respond to the trials and issues you deal with

in life and the way God can use you in service to His Kingdom?

2. What do you learn from the way God allowed lions & bears to attack David’s sheep? How

might God be using the trials and hardships you are going through to develop you for the

future?

3. How have you seen God be the Great Parentheses in your life? What kinds of things has

He set up and provided before you were even born? What has He promised and provided

for your future?

4. How does knowing what God has done before and after you help you to be worshipful

instead of falling into complaining and becoming bitter?

5. What hinders you from presenting yourself to God (and to God’s people) “just as you are”?