study for the week following 18th January 2009
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Study leaders notes 20 minutes!!!
this sentence is not to be read out it is for the leader only. In our discussion we will think about listening to God.
The sentences in blue are supplementary questions which can be used if & as necessary. The statements in red are possible answers that you may wish to draw out in your discussion. Other pointers are in purple.
(5 mins)
1i. Have you ever felt God speaking to you? How did you experience it?
1ii. Do you think we should expect to hear God speaking regularly, sometimes, never?
Read 1 Samuel 3:1-10
(5 mins)
2i. What was it about the environment in which God spoke to Samuel that made it possible for him to hear?
Quiet; Rest – end of days labour; Samuel’s openness – innocence
(5 mins)
3i. How might we go about creating an environment in which God can speak?
3ii. How might we encourage each other and our congregation to listen out for God speaking?
(In your discussion see if you can think of some examples of how our ideas can be applied) |
