
Next Level Guide 03.19.23
It’s Not What You Think
Which one are you? Drive until your car is on empty or fill up as soon as your get to a quarter of a tank?
What is your favorite part of the Easter season?
Study
Read 1 Kings 17:7-24
What do you think would have been your reaction to God’s command to Elijah in this passage?
How does God provide for Elijah’s needs during the time of drought and famine? What is surprising about the way God provides for Elijah’s needs in this passage? What lessons can we learn about trusting in God’s provision during difficult times?
What is the significance of the widow’s response to Elijah’s request for food in verses 12-16? What does it teach us about obedience and faith?
Why do you think that God asks us to give out of our weakness? What does the miraculous way God provides for the widow and her family show us about God?
How does the story of the widow’s son’s resurrection in verses 17-24 reveal God’s power and compassion? What does it teach us about the nature of God?
What’s Next
“What often hinders our spiritual growth isn’t a lack of resources but a lack of God.” What are some ways that you hinder God from working in your life?
Chad said, “God doesn’t want us running from the darkness but invading it.” What are some ways that we can invade the darkness around us today?
What does it look like to completely empty ourselves and give our emptiness to God?