WHY Am I Here?
Selected Scriptures
Connect:
Share how you have seen God in the Highs and Lows of your week.
Prayer:
Pray that God would lead your discussion time and bring fresh insight, conviction, and hope through your time together.
Review:
This message series looks at 3 of the critical and core questions that we ask of God about the life and world we have. We will look at those questions from a grounded Biblical perspective and discuss how we can approach these questions with a sense of honor, acknowledging God as God, as well as sincerity seeking to understand what we can this side of Heaven. This week we looked at the question of “Why am I here?”
The Grand Tour of the message: Thinking back on what you heard this Sunday…
o What did you learn about God?
o What did you learn about people?
o What did you learn about yourself?
o What do you want to commit to putting into practice?
Reflection:
Personal Experience:
Think back on your early years; when did you first start to ask more existential questions like, “Why am I here?”? What made you begin thinking about that and where did you go for answers? Share a little with each other in pairs and then report back to the group.
Reflective Discussion (Remember to look at the context of the verses as you are reading!):
Read the following Scriptures and contrast the difference between the larger stories of humanity: One says we are the product of chance evolution, and the other that we are designed by a Creator Who has His Own purposes in, for and through each person. DISCUSS: What difference does this make to the identity and dignity of human beings?
Gen 1:26-31, Ps 138:8, Ps 139:13-16, Eccl 12:13-14, Jer 1:5, 1 Cor 10:31, Eph 2:10, Eph 3:14-21, 2 Tim 1:6-10
When we lose focus, we drift from investing the constant daily effort needed to get where we wanted to go! DISCUSS: How do these Scriptures help us with maintaining focus on God’s purposes— both in daily life and in eternity?
Prov 4:25-26, Ps 1:1-6, Ps 32:8, Ps 39:4, Ps 90:12, Matt 6:5-15 and v33,34, Matt 25:31-40, 1 Tim 6:17, Jam 1:5, Rev 5:6-14
Scripture tells us that God’s purposes for us are unique TO us but also extend BEYOND us, impacting others for HIs purposes and glory. Read the following Scriptures and DISCUSS: How do these passages help us to persevere in living our lives “on mission” whatever our circumstance.
Ps 37:3-8, Romans 12:1-8, Eph 4:1-7, 2 Tim 4:3-5, Heb 10:24-25 and v35-36, Col 3:12-17, Phil 2:13
Application:
What is one practical habit that we can begin to build into the routine of life to “acknowledge Him in all our ways” this week?
Prayer:
Finish the evening by doing an A.C.T.S. prayer:
Adoration (praising God for Who He is),
Confession (Acknowledging sin in our lives),
Thanksgiving (thanking God for all He has done) and
Supplication (bringing requests to Him in prayer).
Ask for 4 members of your group to take one each as you close in prayer this evening.
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