Spring 2009, Week 7 – Small Group Questions

The sermon for this week from the series “Strong: Putting on the Full Armor of God” is titled “Sharp“.

Read Hebrews 4:12 out loud. What stands out for you in this verse? What questions do you have?
What do you think it means that “the word of God is living and active”?
Whose “soul and spirit, joints and marrow” is God’s word intended to penetrate? Whose “thoughts and attitudes” is God’s word intended to judge? Why is this important to recognize?
Read Psalm 119:105 out loud. What stands out for you in this verse? What questions do you have?
What does it mean that God’s word is a “lamp to my feet” and a “light for my path”? What function does a lamp/light serve?
Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17 out loud. What stands out for you in these verses? What questions do you have?
According to v. 16, what is the source of the Scriptures? What does it mean that the scriptures are “God-breathed”?
According to v. 17, what is the purpose of God’s word?

What evidence do you have that “the word of God is living and active” in our small group study? In your own life?
In what way do you need God’s word to be a “lamp” and a “light” in your life right now?
In what part of your life right now could the Scriptures help to equip you for good works?

Application: Almost every verse in Psalm 119 has to do with God’s word (using words like law, statutes, commands, teachings, precepts, etc.). Briefly scan Psalm 119 (not necessarily the whole thing) and find one verse that resonates with you. Then, as you begin your prayer time, go around the circle and have each person slowly read the verse they’ve chosen as a kind of prayerful meditation.
Joys and Challenges: What joys and challenges are you facing this week?
Here at Northminster: Thank God for the wonderful work he did through us at our Worship SERVICE Sunday and for the awesome experience it was.
Beyond Northminster: Pray for our neighbors who were blessed through our Worship SERVICE Sunday. Pray that we might continue to bless them!