February 4, 2024 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- What does brokenness look like in our city? What burdens for healing has God put on your heart? How are you called to lead in those spheres?
- What is the world’s picture of a leader? How does this passage today contradict that picture?
- Which characteristic discussed today are you most convicted to grow in?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
January 28, 2024 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- When are you most aware of the fact that you are living in exile? How does this passage draw you closer to God?
- Which aspects of Nehemiah’s prayer (Vv. 5-11) did you resonate with the most? Why?
- What burdens (like Nehemiah’s concern for Jerusalem) has God put on your heart? How has He positioned you to be part of the answer to that prayer?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
November 12, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- It is extremely rare to experience lament over sin and repentance as intense as Ezra’s. Why is that? What does that say about Ezra’s view of sin compared with ours? How can we cultivate a heart like Ezra’s (answer practically/realistically)?
- Why is genuine repentance so difficult? How can you tell if your repentance is genuine or contrived/surface level?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
November 5, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Why is Ezra’s order of first study of the Bible, then personal action, and lastly teaching others important? What happens if we mix up that order? How are you doing with those 3 steps?
Where have you seen God’s good hand on you (Red Sea Moments)? How do those moments produce courage to act and a posture of worship?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
October 22, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Has there ever been a time you felt you were working for God but didn’t see the results (the glory/fire) you hoped for? What did that feel like? How did you respond? How does this passage speak to that moment?
- How would you answer the question, “What are you working for?” (i.e. What is your life’s purpose?) Where do you need to repent? Where are you feeling encouraged?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
October 8, 2023 | Aaron Britton
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Is there a time in your life where God has called you to a new ministry, family decision, job, etc… and you faced hardship in following Him?
- Which one of these things is the most common challenge you face in following Jesus: 1) Discouragement from other people 2) Physical limitations 3) Sin in your life or from others? How do you stay close to Jesus in the midst of those challenges?
- Pray for anyone at your table facing trouble or obstacles in following Jesus today.
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
October 1, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Which part of the definition of worship we used today (The regular, corporate gathering where we run towards God remembering our salvation) are you most in need of hearing? Why?
- Why does worship sometimes feel like work to you? How does Jesus meet you in those places?
- If fear drove Israel to the altar, where does fear drive you?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
September 24, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- What does our world say it takes to have a life that matters? How does Ezra 2 contradict that?
- Which of these 8 reasons discussed today stands out the most to you? Why?
- What would it feel like to belong to a church that valued these 8 things? How is that different from the rest of society?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
September 17, 2023 | Kolburt Schultz
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- When your loves become dis-ordered, what is it that typically takes the place of God as your primary love?
- If God really is sovereign and faithful, as Ezra says He is, how does that impact your day to day living?
- In light of these themes, what do you hope the Spirit stirs in your heart as we study Ezra-Nehemiah over the next few months?
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Ezra-Nehemiah Series
