Old Testament: Ruth 1 - 4 and 1 Samuel 1 - 13
Why do you think Ruth clung to Naomi and said, "Where you go I will go"?
Look at Naomi's responses to a bad decade (1:20), a good day (2:19-20), and a blessed life (4:14-15). How can you rejoice in the Lord in both good times and bad times?
Why would Naomi put Ruth in the vulnerable position she did when she had Ruth go to the threshing floor in chapter 3?
What do you think of Elkanah's attempt to comfort Hannah in 1 Samuel 1 by saying, "Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?"
Samuel received instruction from Eli the priest (2:11). But Eli's sons were "scoundrels" (2:12). Why was Samuel able to grow strong under Eli's instruction while his sons were not?
God held Eli partly responsible for his sons wickedness, because "he failed to restrain them."(3:13) When is it a parent's responsibility to restrain their children?
In chapter 4 why did Israel think taking the ark of the covenant into battle with them would help? Why didn't it?
Chapter 5 describes God's hand being "heavy" on the cities where the Philistines took the ark of God. Why do you think this happened?
What was the significance of the two cows in chapter 6?
What does "Ebenezer" mean and what was its significance?
In chapter 8 Israel asked for a king. Why was this considered a rejection of God?
In chapter 9 Saul went to the prophet Samuel because he was trying to find his Dad's donkeys. God had already spoken to Samuel about Saul's destiny. Samuel spoke to Saul about his destiny and told him he could quit worrying about the donkeys. How can you turn your attention to what God wants to speak to you about rather than focusing on smaller issues you are worried about?
In 10:16 Saul told his uncle only half of what Samuel had told him. Why didn't he tell him the rest?
What important change took place in 11:6 when the Spirit of God came upon Saul?
Why would Samuel say in 12:23 that it would be sin for him to fail to pray for the people?
Why did Samuel tell Saul in 13:13 that he had done a foolish thing?
Psalms 44 - 46
44:3 says, "It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them." How can you stay dependent on God's strength, not relying on your own?
46:2 says, "Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea." Are you able to trust God and not fear when there is trouble?
46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God." What does being still have to do with knowing God?
New Testament: 1 Corinthians 6 - 10
Why does Paul teach Christians not to have a lawsuit against a fellow believer before a secular judge?
Why does Paul teach us to flee sexual immorality?
How should Paul's statement in 7:31, "For this world in its present form is passing away," affect the way we live?
According to chapter 8, is a Christian permitted to eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols?
In 9:24 Paul says to "Run in such a way as to get the prize." What does this mean to you and what do you have to do to obey it?
What promises does God make in 10:13 concerning temptation?
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