1 Samuel 23 | Dead Reckoning

1 Samuel 23 | Dead Reckoning

Pray

Church of the Week

 Village Baptist Church & Pastor Shola Akognon

Missionary of the Week

Local Ministries: Troy and Jackie Tisthammer with InterVarsity Campus Ministry

Suggested Outline for Your Group:

• Share “God Stories”

  • Share testimonies of where you have seen God working in your life lately. 

• Read 1 Samuel 23 out loud together

  • Invite a few people to read the verses for the week 

• Go through the Discussion Questions:

  • Don’t feel like you need to get through them all 

  • Use the ones that are the most helpful in stirring up meaningful conversation 

• Make sure you save enough time to pray together

  • Share prayer requests 

  • Pray for one another 

  • Thank God for the ways He’s answered the prayers of the group lately 

  • Invite the Holy Spirit to speak through you as you wait on Him 

Discussion Questions: 

• Share a time when you thought you "knew" something and were wrong, what problems did that cause?

• Which comes easier to you, asking God to bless what you have already decided or asking Him for guidance on what you should do?

• Do you see yourself following the error of Saul in 1 Samuel 23:7 using "God language" to confirm the decision he had already made without God's input?

• Share a time where God was gracious even though you made wrong assumptions. What is the danger of repeating those same assumptions as if that is the right way of following God?

• Read Psalm 57 and Psalm 142 and discuss how David responds to this painful experience.

Application

Commit to using Jesus as your fixed location and navigate based on Him this week. Where do you need to surrender your will to God’s?