Apr 7, 2024
God is in the Details – Ruth 1
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: Ruth
Questions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What is significant about the time period being “in the days when the judges ruled”?
- Do you think Elimelech was right or wrong to take his family into the land of Moab?
- Were Naomi’s bitter circumstances under the sovereign reign of God?
- Are our own bitter circumstances under the sovereignty of God? How does God’s sovereignty in your own suffering bring you comfort and encouragement?
- Why was Ruth’s decision to cling to Naomi a big step of trust in the LORD? How did God honor and use this decision in Ruth’s life?
- When have you faced difficult moments that required you to trust God and do what seemed impractical?
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- Apr 7, 2024God is in the Details – Ruth 1Apr 7, 2024God is in the Details – Ruth 1By: Ben LairamoreSeries: RuthQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What is significant about the time period being “in the days when the judges ruled”?
- Do you think Elimelech was right or wrong to take his family into the land of Moab?
- Were Naomi’s bitter circumstances under the sovereign reign of God?
- Are our own bitter circumstances under the sovereignty of God? How does God’s sovereignty in your own suffering bring you comfort and encouragement?
- Why was Ruth’s decision to cling to Naomi a big step of trust in the LORD? How did God honor and use this decision in Ruth’s life?
- When have you faced difficult moments that required you to trust God and do what seemed impractical?
- Mar 31, 2024John’s Vision of the Glorified Jesus – Revelation 1:9-20Mar 31, 2024John’s Vision of the Glorified Jesus – Revelation 1:9-20By: Ben LairamoreSeries: Glimpses of GodQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about the meaning of today’s passage?
- In our series on glimpses of the holy God, we have learned that the most important thing about us is who we believe God to be? Why is this statement true?
- How has your understanding of who God is been encouraged or challenged through this study?
- Is there anything surprising to you in the description of Jesus’ glorified appearance? What do the different descriptions of Jesus’ appearance communicate about Him?
- Jesus is the resurrected and glorified Lord who has died for sins and defeated death and hell. This means that He alone has the power to save us from the reality of our sin and the punishment that we deserve for our sins. Have you trusted in Jesus alone to save you? If so, how is your faith in Jesus transforming your life?
- Mar 24, 2024Ezekiel’s Vision of God’s Chariot – Ezekiel 1:1-28Mar 24, 2024Ezekiel’s Vision of God’s Chariot – Ezekiel 1:1-28By: Ben LairamoreSeries: Glimpses of GodQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Where does Ezekiel receive this vision? Why is this significant?
- What stands out to you from the unusual vision Ezekiel received? Why?
- The four living creatures have an expanse above their heads where a throne is located. What is this a description of?
- What do we learn about God from this vision? How do these truths impact you personally?
- God tells Ezekiel to not be afraid of the people in chapter 2. How does a vision of God’s sovereignty and omnipresence encourage you to not fear God’s enemies?
- Mar 17, 2024The LORD Alone is God – I Kings 18:16-39Mar 17, 2024The LORD Alone is God – I Kings 18:16-39By: Ben LairamoreSeries: Glimpses of GodQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What is idolatry?
- Why is idolatry so often popular? What examples of this do we see in our culture today?
- How do we see the impotence of the false god Baal in our passage today? How do false gods continue to show their impotence today?
- What shaped the content of Elijah’s prayer in verses 36-37? What can we learn from this for our own prayers?
- God demonstrated that He alone is God and is the all-powerful God in today’s passage. How does this encourage you?
- Mar 10, 2024Isaiah’s Glimpse of God’s Throne – Isaiah 6:1-8Mar 10, 2024Isaiah’s Glimpse of God’s Throne – Isaiah 6:1-8By: Ben LairamoreSeries: Glimpses of GodQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What was confusing, convicting, or encouraging from this study of scripture?
- What words typically come to your mind when you think of God?
- What word would come to Isaiah’s mind in describing God after his vision?
- What does it mean to say that God is holy? How does a vision of God’s holiness impact you?
- What is Isaiah’s response to his vision of the holy God?
- Why is a proper vision of God the path to true humility?
- God did not overlook or excuse Isaiah’s sin, rather He cleansed him of it. How can we experience God’s forgiveness and cleansing? Do you have assurance of such cleansing from your own sin? If so, how has this assurance changed your life?
- Isaiah’s experience of seeing God’s holiness and being cleansed of his sin, led him to surrender himself completely to the purpose of God for his life. Have you experienced this same surrender to God in your own heart and life? (See Luke 9:23 to see how Jesus calls us to this surrender.)
- Mar 3, 2024Final Thoughts from the Apostle Paul – I Corinthians 16:1-24Mar 3, 2024Final Thoughts from the Apostle Paul – I Corinthians 16:1-24By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Do you plan your giving to the LORD? If so, what does your plan look like? Why is it important to have a plan?
- What can we learn from Paul’s willingness to submit his own ministry plans to the sovereign will of God?
- How are you challenged by the character qualities listed in verses 13-14?
- Verse 14 instructs us to do everything in love? Is there an area where it is difficult for your actions to be motivated by love?
- What might help you to obey this command to do all things in love?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 25, 2024What Does a Resurrected Person Look Like? – I Corinthians 15:35-58Feb 25, 2024What Does a Resurrected Person Look Like? – I Corinthians 15:35-58By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What questions do you have about the resurrection and the life to come?
- How are we able to be certain that we will share in Christ’s resurrection?
- Why is a firm hope in the resurrection so necessary for living a faithful Christian life?
- What do you look forward to the most about heaven?
- What does it mean to be “steadfast, immovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord”? How is God helping you to live this out?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 18, 2024Jesus is King – I Corinthians 15:21-34Feb 18, 2024Jesus is King – I Corinthians 15:21-34By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How does believing that you will one day be risen from the dead and live eternally with God change the way you live right now?
- Do you live with a willingness to take risks and suffer for the Gospel because of your hope in the resurrection and life to come?
- How can you protect yourself from false teachers who seek to confuse and mislead Christians away from believing in the resurrection and other essential truths?
- Why is the slogan of the world quoted by Paul in verse 32 not the way we should think as Christians?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 11, 2024The Necessity of the Resurrection – I Corinthians 15:12-20Feb 11, 2024The Necessity of the Resurrection – I Corinthians 15:12-20By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why do we sometimes think of heaven as an eternally disembodied existence? Why is this not accurate?
- What do we notice about Jesus’ resurrected existence in Luke 24:30-43? What might this teach us about our own future resurrection?
- How often do you consider your own future resurrection? Why is this important to remember often?
- How might remembering your own future resurrection impact the way you live now?
- What does Paul mean in verse 19? Why is this true?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 4, 2024A Reminder of the Gospel? – I Corinthians 15:1-11Feb 4, 2024A Reminder of the Gospel? – I Corinthians 15:1-11By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How would you summarize the Gospel message?
- What does it look like to “believe in vain” as we see mentioned in 15:2?
- What does it mean to say that Jesus’ death and resurrection are “in accordance with the Scriptures”? Why is this important?
- Why was it important that most of the witnesses of the resurrection were still alive at the time of Paul’s writing as we see in 15:6?
- Why is it essential that we believe that Jesus died for our sin and rose from the dead?
- Paul stated in verse 10 that he is what he is by the grace of God. How does God’s grace make you who you are?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
