Old Testament: 1 Samuel 14 - 31
Do you think Jonathan was being courageous or reckless when he and his armor bearer attacked the Philistines in chapter 14?
What is the meaning of the statement in 15:22, "To obey is better than sacrifice"?
In 16:33 God said, "The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." How can you become more like God in the way you look at yourself and at others?
Why did Israel go out each day shouting a war cry (17:20) if they were only going to run away in fear (17:24)?
Why did Saul throw a spear at David in chapter 18?
In chapter 19 Saul told Jonathan he would not kill David. Then he tried to kill him. Why did he change his mind and fail to keep his word?
What was the covenant that Jonathan and David made in chapter 20?
Why did David act like a madman in chapter 21?
Why did Saul have 85 priests killed in chapter 22?
In chapter 23, why did David ask God a second time whether he should attack the Philistines and save Keilah?
Why did David pass up an opportunity to kill Saul in chapter 24?
In chapter 25 Abigail said to David that he fought the Lord's battles, but that what he planned to do to Nabal would result in the "staggering burden of needless bloodshed." (vs. 31) Did Abigail stop David from doing something that would have been wrong in God's sight?
In chapter 26 David said, "I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed," passing up another opportunity to kill Saul. Even though Saul had tried to kill David, David respected the fact that God had made him king. How does your respect for God change the way you treat people you may have trouble getting along with?
In chapter 28, David inquired of a medium because he couldn't get an answer from the Lord. What should he have done?
Whose side do you think David would have taken if he had been allowed to go into battle in chapter 29?
Chapter 30 was one of the lowest points in David's life, but verse 6 says, "But David found strength in the Lord his God." How did he do this? How would you find strength in God in a distressing situation?
Who killed Saul?
Psalms 47 - 49
Psalm 47 has commands to clap, shout, and sing. What is the reason for praising God in a joyful way?
48:12-13 says, "Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation." What should you be taking note of to tell the next generation?
Psalm 49 warns against living for wealth and trusting in wealth. In summary it says, "People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish." How can you avoid the trap of placing too much importance on material things?
New Testament: 1 Corinthians 11 - 16
In 11:28 Paul teaches us to examine ourselves before we eat of the bread and drink from the cup. How should you examine yourself?
In chapter 12 Paul says that Christians form a body and says in verse 27 that "each one of you is a part of it." How do you fulfill your part in the body of Christ?
In 13:5 Paul says that love is not easily angered. Why would love make you slow to anger?
According to chapter 14, what should be the purpose of everything that is said and done when Christians are assembled?
According to chapter 15, is the resurrection of Jesus an important part of the Christian faith?
What was the purpose of the collection that Paul talks about in chapter 16?
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