Prayer Watch Bible Studies: Week 16, April 15

Sunday, April 15, Ruth 1 - 2, 1 Corinthians 6

In Ruth 1, why did Naomi urge her daughters-in-law not to go with her back to Bethlehem?
How did Boaz show kindness to Ruth in chapter 2?
Why does Paul say, in 1 Corinthians 6, that it would be better to be wronged than to go to court against a fellow believer in front of a non-Christian judge?
In 1 Corinthians 6:11 Paul says, "you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified." What do these words mean?
Why does Paul say in 1 Corinthians 6:19, "You are not your own"?

Monday, April 16, Ruth 3 - 4, Psalm 46

Based on Ruth 3, how did Naomi show confidence in Boaz?
How were Boaz and Ruth related to David?
Psalm 46:2 says, "Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea." Do you have this kind of fearless faith in God?

Tuesday, April 17, 1 Samuel 1 - 3, 1 Corinthians 7

If you had the opportunity to speak to Hannah when she was weeping in 1 Samuel 1:7, what would you say?
What was wrong with what Eli's sons were doing in 1 Samuel 2:13-16?
Why didn't Samuel recognize that it was the Lord speaking the first three times the Lord spoke to him in 1 Samuel 3?
Why does Paul, in 1 Corinthians 7, advise people to stay unmarried if they can, but instructs the married to stay married?
In I Corinthians 7:29-31 what attitude does Paul teach us to take because the time is short?

Wednesday, April 18, 1 Samuel 4 - 6, Psalm 47

In 1 Samuel 4 why did the Israelites think that taking the ark of the covenant into battle would help them? Why didn't it?
Why did the Philistines want to send back the ark after they captured it?
1 Samuel 6:6 shows that the Philistines knew about what God did to Egypt when Moses was alive, about 400 years earlier. How would the Philistines know about this?
Psalm 47:6 commands us to sing praises to God. What if you can't sing?

Thursday, April 19, 1 Samuel 7 - 9, 1 Corinthians 8

What was the meaning of the stone that Samuel named Ebenezer in 1 Samuel 7?
Why did Israel want a king instead of following Samuel's sons?
In 1 Samuel 9 Saul went to Samuel for help finding his donkeys. Samuel spoke to Saul instead about the calling God had on Saul's life. Are there times when you are praying about small things and God wants to speak to you about bigger things?
What does Paul teach in 1 Corinthians 8 about food sacrificed to idols? Is it okay to eat it or not?

Friday, April 20, 1 Samuel 10 - 11, 1 Corinthians 9

What change was Samuel speaking of in 1 Samuel 10:6?
Why was Saul hiding in 1 Samuel 10:22?
What did it mean in 1 Samuel 11:14 to renew the kingship?
According to 1 Corinthians 9, is it right for preachers to be supported financially?
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:22, "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some." Who do you have the opportunity to reach out to in the way Paul did?

Saturday, April 21, 1 Samuel 12 - 13, 1 Corinthians 10

What was the purpose of the thunder and rain in 1 Samuel 12:18?
What was wrong with Saul offering a burnt offering in 1 Samuel 13?
In I Corinthians 10 Paul says that the stories of the Israelites who died in the wilderness are given to us as examples of things we should avoid. What do you need to do to keep from repeating the mistakes Paul speaks of?
What promises does God make concerning temptation in 1 Corinthians 10:13?

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