SMALL GROUP STUDY

Today’s Focus: Trouble and blessing…how to respond to each.

Share God Sightings

Can you think of a way in which you lived in partnership with God this past week?
Have you received any specific answers to prayer?

Understanding the Message

Was there a specific portion of the message that spoke to you this weekend?
Was there anything you didn’t understand or would like more clarity about?

Point of Emphasis

Discussion Thread
1. When you think of trouble coming your way, what comes to mind?
2. What is your natural response to trouble?
3. When you hear, “you need to have an encounter with God,” what do you feel?…think?
4. Are you facing any trouble currently for which you need to position yourself to encounter God?
5. Do you find yourself “forgetting God” when trouble passes and blessings come? Put another way, does God become a little less important to you in times of blessing?
6. What is God saying to you through this teaching and what can you do in response?

Prayer

Are you experiencing any trouble currently for which we can pray for you?
For what blessing(s) can we give God praise for on your behalf?
Note—this would be a great time to pray and praise together as a group.

Reading Invitation
1. Numbers chapters 13 and 14
2. Hebrews chapter 3
3. I Corinthians 10:1-13
4. Job chapters 1, 2 and 42