The Beauty of Baptism--Lesson 4--A New Level of Intimacy with God--Genesis 17

Discussion Questions:

1. How intimate is your relationship with God? Are there times when it feels like He is too

much in your personal space?

2. What security do you have knowing that God wants a relationship with you based upon

covenant vows? What responsibilities are placed upon you due to this type of

relationship?

3. How successful have you been at living with your flesh cut off? Why is this still a problem

if baptism is truly a circumcision ceremony?

4. How well can you relate to Abram’s impatience with God’s carrying out His promises and

then looking for human solutions to help bring things about? How does God’s revealing

Himself as El Shaddai (God Almighty) provide a solution?

5. How successful have you been at keeping your vows to God? What would help you to

keep your vows fresh in your mind and your relationship with God strong?

Senior Sunday Sermon--Wisdom for Your Future--Proverbs 3

Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean that God’s wisdom is a tree of life? How have you traded eating from

the fruit of the Tree of Life for the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

instead?

2. How has God surprised you with His goodness? How is the process of rain falling on a

field of crops illustrative of God’s work on our behalf?

3. What does listening to God’s instruction and direction have to do with putting things in a

natural order? How have you seen God’s wisdom at work to bring order to chaos?

4. Why would one still encounter hardships if God were blessing them? How well do you

patiently wait upon the processes of God to turn hardships into blessings?

5. What hinders you from turning to the wisdom found in the Scriptures when you encounter

challenges and hardships? Do you trust God’s promises and ways to bring blessings to

your life?

The Beauty of Baptism--Lesson 3--Unless You Are Born Again...--John 3

Discussion Questions:

1. What struggles have you had with your flesh driving you to destruction? In what ways have

you resisted God taking over driving your train?

2. How have you focused upon outside actions instead of inside transformation? Why is it so

easy to do this?

3. What things could you point to showing that there is repentance and renewal in your life?

How do these two things show God’s activity in your life and/or in this world?

4. How have you seen the divine working alongside your flesh to proclaim victory and a

different future for you? What security and confidence does it give you to know that

God’s design and call to us is for life to be fulfilled with God and us working together?

5. What does it mean that there is no evolution from flesh to Spirit? Why is it important to

remember this?